wow that really sucks!! i'm sorry for you. your landlord should put you up in a motel. could you ask?

I thought you got rid of your roommate??

tinaz said:

BobGeorge909 said:

tinaz said:

I thought you got rid of your roommate??

His sister had already been planning to come...she still is. Dude hasn't left yet, he still has 20-sum days....he hasn't left yet. Still looking for a place or something like that. [Edited 4/3/12 18:09pm]

Oh yeah, i forgot you gave him a month... Sorry bout your place... Do you have renters insurance?

Sue your neighbour upstairs for damages since they left the tap running.

My previous upstairs neighbor flooded my bathroom more than once... I had them evicted.

That mess f---s with the quality of your life and if it keeps happening it grounds to have them removed for damage caused to your things and the building itself.

tinaz said:

My upstairs neighbor's fridge was leaking a few months ago, but thankfully she cleaned it up before it could cause too much damage. Thank goodness I was home and noticed the leak. I still have a foot long section of discolored ceiling though.

Several years ago I was living beneath of family of honest to God pigs and my whole living and dining area got flooded because one of their brats left the water running in the tub.

Several years before that I was living beneath a hood rat who got evicted and turned on all of the faucets in the apt. before leaving and locking the doors. You would think I'd stop living in condos and apartments or at least get a unit on the second floor by now, but no.

You should sue the bastids!

Btw, how comes you got rid of your roommate? I missed that news.

Sorry to hear that! I hope you get a full recovery of all your stuff, or full compensation for it.

But on the bright side, will it get that slovenly roommate of yours out earlier?

make sure you push for new carpet AND pad!!! MOLD!!! Especially if you are in a humid state.. DONT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER! Plus make sure what ever kind of flooring is under the carpet is dry B4 they lay the new stuff!!

dyslexic edit..

[Edited 4/4/12 5:26am]

BobGeorge909 said:

tinaz said:

Oh yeah, i forgot you gave him a month... Sorry bout your place... Do you have renters insurance?

It sux... ...rented insurance.....riiiiiiight...the only people who have that are the knee who need it...LOL. mind of my stuff is messed up..note crazy....well except for a cpl records I had in the wall... They better replace this carpet....its SOAKED....nothing but like can come if this..n.itsboouisina in sweaty spring weather.....ewww

I have renter's insurance and it's the cheapest of all my bills. I have it with Geico for about $20 a month.

vainandy said:

BobGeorge909 said:

tinaz said: It sux... ...rented insurance.....riiiiiiight...the only people who have that are the knee who need it...LOL. mind of my stuff is messed up..note crazy....well except for a cpl records I had in the wall... They better replace this carpet....its SOAKED....nothing but like can come if this..n.itsboouisina in sweaty spring weather.....ewww

I have renter's insurance and it's the cheapest of all my bills. I have it with Geico for about $20 a month.

Yeah, renter's insurance is pretty inexpensive. I'm in (very expensive) New York and mine is about $25-$30/month. (I pay it off in a lump sum otherwise they charge me a $3.50 service charge every month.) I believe it also covers your stuff if it's stolen outside your apartment - in certain situations, like if your car is broken into.

When I asked them about my Prince collection (because a lot of the stuff is out of print) they said that I should get it appraised. Otherwise I'd probably just get reimbursed at the going rate for cds or vinyl. I'm thinking, "where am I going to find someone who can accurately appraise the value of a 16 track Goldn*gga and Sexy Dancer (Long Version) on vinyl?"

jone70 said:

jone70 said:

vainandy said:

I have renter's insurance and it's the cheapest of all my bills. I have it with Geico for about $20 a month.

Yeah, renter's insurance is pretty inexpensive. I'm in (very expensive) New York and mine is about $25-$30/month. (I pay it off in a lump sum otherwise they charge me a $3.50 service charge every month.) I believe it also covers your stuff if it's stolen outside your apartment - in certain situations, like if your car is broken into.

When I asked them about my Prince collection (because a lot of the stuff is out of print) they said that I should get it appraised. Otherwise I'd probably just get reimbursed at the going rate for cds or vinyl. I'm thinking, "where am I going to find someone who can accurately appraise the value of a 16 track Goldn*gga and Sexy Dancer (Long Version) on vinyl?"

I worry about that too. That's why it gets on nerves when people say to just let a thief have what they want because items can be replaced. The hell they can. You sure as hell can't replace vinyl and a thief would have to kill me before I'd give it up to them.

In a way, I'm kinda glad that shit hop dominates the scene now because my ex brother inlaw was a former blues DJ and when he got broken into, they took his stereo equipment which he had replaced by the insurance so in a way, the thieves did him a favor because his stereo equipment was old, worn out, and outdated anyway and he got new stuff afterwards. But they had his records and tapes thrown all over the floor like they were looking for something they wanted to steal but didn't like the music he had so they didn't take one single record.

BobGeorge909 said:

jone70 said:

Yeah, renter's insurance is pretty inexpensive. I'm in (very expensive) New York and mine is about $25-$30/month. (I pay it off in a lump sum otherwise they charge me a $3.50 service charge every month.) I believe it also covers your stuff if it's stolen outside your apartment - in certain situations, like if your car is broken into.

When I asked them about my Prince collection (because a lot of the stuff is out of print) they said that I should get it appraised. Otherwise I'd probably just get reimbursed at the going rate for cds or vinyl. I'm thinking, "where am I going to find someone who can accurately appraise the value of a 16 track Goldn*gga and Sexy Dancer (Long Version) on vinyl?"

I am definately looking into it ....scratch that...defintaely PURCHASING it after this crap!

Call Christie's or Sotheby's auction houses to see if they'll appraise or recommend someone, its going to cost though.

BobGeorge909 said:

Talked to landlord, carpets getting replaced...theandlord himself is a contractor, so I hope he knows the benefits of ensuring all water damage is fixed...being a contractor, I'm sure he also knows how to cut corners. This is his own building though, so hopefully he sides with protecting his own asset.

Contact Mike Holmes

http://mikeholmesinspections.com/

BobGeorge909 said:

tinaz said:

Oh yeah, i forgot you gave him a month... Sorry bout your place... Do you have renters insurance?

It sux... ...rented insurance.....riiiiiiight...the only people who have that are the knee who need it...LOL. mind of my stuff is messed up..note crazy....well except for a cpl records I had in the wall... They better replace this carpet....its SOAKED....nothing but like can come if this..n.itsboouisina in sweaty spring weather.....ewww

Lucky you, in California you have to have renter's insurance.

It's not expensive though.

BobGeorge909 said:

Talked to landlord, carpets getting replaced...theandlord himself is a contractor, so I hope he knows the benefits of ensuring all water damage is fixed...being a contractor, I'm sure he also knows how to cut corners. This is his own building though, so hopefully he sides with protecting his own asset.

If he doesn't fix the damage properly you may have to move as you mentioned above...good luck.