Small claims court update:
Posted by
Tim (aka othertim)
Sep 17 '21, 10:58
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After the initial date in July, we were given another date of two months (two weeks from yesterday, actually) in order to get more information regarding things such as who is responsible for the pipes in between the units (the bylaws suggest it is NOT the unit owners, though the property manager says yes) and apparently have an inspection performed of the damage to the unit, which was apparently just some small water damage and nothing has happened since the last incident in June.
I misinterpreted something I was supposed to provide (which I thought was an estimate about opening up my bathroom to determine the source of the leak, fix any issue and then repair the bathroom) which turns out to be hiring someone to inspect the OTHER bathroom (huh?) to provide a statement about where the damage came from.
I contacted the plumber who has seen that unit and he said the only way that he'd be able to determine the source is to open up the ceiling in that other unit, which the landlord has refused to allow.
I'm super confused about what exactly I'm supposed to do, why it's my responsibility to hire someone to view the other unit (who then must contact that tenant, who oh by the way, happens to be the unit owner's sister), and also make arrangements with the tenant (who is supposedly immunocompromised and would require anyone to visit to be vaccinated, wear a mask, and gloves and boots...huh again?) to perform said inspection, who is not going to be able to determine a damn thing.
I gave the lawyer that information, the receipt from the last plumber visit, where it does state that he can't see any cause of a leak, and the plumber's number in case he needs more information.
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