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Water Woes
On Christmas Day my neighbor noticed water flowing through her ceiling. The water pipes and shutoff valve for our side of the block of four are in her courtyard. Recently the Owners Corporation (she is the Chairperson) fitted another emergency shutoff valve for my unit higher up the external wall adjacent to my juliet balcony or accessible by ladder from her yard.
My neighbor knew I was interstate. During the afternooon she left two text messages and one voice message on my business phone and sent an e-mail hours later advising she would call a locksmith who drilled through my front door lock . Hence the neighbor turned the water off under the kitchen sink. Who is responsible for the locksmith fees?
I checked messages in the evening and immediately contacted a friend who shut off the external lever and mopped up. My neighbor did not use the shutoff valves accessible in her yard because “We have guest here. It’s Christmas” and ” there was thunder and lightning. Much too dangerous to get on a ladder to reach your shutoff lever”. The long delay (7+hours) in taking action caused extensive damage. Now what do I do?
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