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re: Am I responsible for water drainage in a rent house?

Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:00 pm to
Posted by 13SaintTiger
Isle of Capri
Member since Sep 2011
18419 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:00 pm to
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is yard maintenance included in the rent? If not it's your responsibility to maintain it.



lol wtf are you talking about
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
93541 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:00 pm to
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No its not. The owner is responsible.

really depends on the terms of the lease

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Some of you amaze me daily with how confident you are in your ignorance.

word
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:01 pm to
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No its not. The owner is responsible.



Not if it's in the lease agreement

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Some of you amaze me daily with how confident you are in your ignorance.


Agreed
Posted by McCaigBro69
TigerDroppings Premium Member
Member since Oct 2014
45349 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:01 pm to
Thanks for the responses. I’ll contact the homeowner and we’ll see what happens I guess.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:01 pm to
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My landlord is a family member and here is no rental agreement, at least on paper.



You may want to at least clean them out if that's the case. Keep your relationship in tact. Worth the hour or two.
Posted by LSU82BILL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Sep 2006
11052 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:02 pm to
How does "water" from your gutters frick up the "drainage system" in his yard. Are we talking about a French drain or solid pipe drainage?
This post was edited on 9/27/18 at 12:22 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
179889 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:04 pm to
tell him his drainage system fricked up your gutters.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:04 pm to
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really depends on the terms of the lease


There is no lease. Did you read the posts?

Eta: and the original comment said that if it isn't explicitly stated that maintenance is responsibilty of the homeowner than the tenant is responsible. Which is incorrect
This post was edited on 9/27/18 at 12:06 pm
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:04 pm to
Y’all need to learn how to reed gud too. There is no lease.
This post was edited on 9/27/18 at 12:05 pm
Posted by rowbear1922
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
15825 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:05 pm to
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I just moved into a rent house in August and it’s in an actual neighborhood. Like 10 ft between houses and what not.

Well it’s been raining like a mofo in Dallas the last month and my neighbor came over when I got home from work yesterday and started bitching about how the water from my gutters completely fricked up his drainage system in his yard.

Said he was having to get it completely re-done and there was a crew doing it this morning.

All i’m Wondering is am I responsible for this? I don’t know shite about property damage laws or drainage systems.

I mean my gutters don’t look incredible or anything and probably could be cleaned out, but is this something I just need to pass on to my landlord or what?


Not your gutters, not your house, not your problem.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:06 pm to
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learn how to reed gud too.


You need to learn how to spell guder. We said all that before OP told erbody he didn't have a lease.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:07 pm to
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Y’all need to learn how to reed gud too. There is no lease.


Calls someone stupid, can't read. The OT in a sentence.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:07 pm to
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You need to learn how to spell guder. We said all that before OP told erbody he didn't have a lease.


And you'd still be wrong
Posted by McCaigBro69
TigerDroppings Premium Member
Member since Oct 2014
45349 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:07 pm to
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How does "water" from your gutters frick up thE "drainage system" in his yard. Are we talking about a French drain or solid pipe drainage?


Yeah I honestly don’t know what gutters he is even talking about. I have some on the side of the house that shoot out into some dirt like every other gutter on a house I've seen so I’m not sure.

I really feel like these recent heavy rain storms just caused a random event and he’s looking to blame someone else.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
93541 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:08 pm to
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Unless there is an agreement with the tenant to make exterior repairs, the landlord is responsible. And that agreement better be in writing.

I've been "managing" property for a few decades now, it all comes down to what's in the lease agreement, and the terms can be very specific(I have one property where I agree to take care of the front yard, tenant responsibility for the back, for example,) or they can be very broad, I've gotten real specific over the years because of the whiny assed tenants that think I'm responsible for keeping toilet paper stocked, or replacing light bulbs, for example, couldn't have a better landlord than me, but I've had enough
Posted by MardiGrasCajun
Dirty Coast, MS
Member since Sep 2005
6042 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:08 pm to
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My landlord is a family member and here is no rental agreement, at least on paper.


Well, that's just dumb on your part and the family member, too. ALWAYS get the agreement in writing...especially with a family member.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:08 pm to
quote:

We said all that before OP told erbody he didn't have a lease.


The post I replied to and the post from 777 above yours was a full page after he said there was no lease.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:09 pm to
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Yeah I honestly don’t know what gutters he is even talking about. I have some on the side of the house that shoot out into some dirt like every other gutter on a house I've seen so I’m not sure.

I really feel like these recent heavy rain storms just caused a random event and he’s looking to blame someone else.

Is his wife hot? Bang her.
Posted by CarrolltonTiger
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2005
50291 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:09 pm to
How might your landlords gutters done such a thing? Unless you changed the natural flow of the drainage since moving in, I don't see how you are responsible for anything.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
179889 posts
Posted on 9/27/18 at 12:10 pm to
OP needs to read his lease and see the terms and conditions of his agreement. He might have a gudda clause.
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