Topic: Damage responsibility – FLAT CHAT

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24/07/2015 at 8:11 pm #10110 Reply | Quote
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Hi there again,

I could again use some advice. The situation is that a unit owner, rented her unit, the new tenant put dishwasher on and went out. Dishwasher malfunctioned, flooding the unit. Water entered the unit below, causing damage. The damage caused will cost in the vicinity of $4000.00 to rectify. Owner of the dish washer unit is claiming that the responsibility to fix the damage to the unit below is not theirs and that the owner of the damaged unit should claim on their own insurance. I would have thought that it was obvious that the person responsible for the damage pays to have it fixed. The owner of the dishwasher acknowledges the cause of the damage to the unit below is from their flooding dishwasher. The response we have had from them is ‘ it is not our problem, let them claim on their own insurance.’ How do we make them live up to their responsibility to make good the damage they caused? The owners of the damaged unit have been very patient in waiting several months for the damage to be fixed and it now looks like the Owners Corp will be left to pay for the work to be done. Any advice would be appreciated.
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