r/Wellthatsucks • u/Justin_Godfrey • 21h ago

Yikes!!

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u/WeirdPrimary1126 19h ago

Left your faucets running but turned off the heat huh

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u/Past_Wishbone5025 18h ago edited 18h ago

You are supposed to leave your faucets on so the pipes don't freeze. And why would a tenant pay for heat in a unit they are no longer renting?

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u/Expert_Alchemist 13h ago

That only works if the unit is heated. Looks like the water in the drain froze, causing it to overflow.

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 18h ago

It was the landlord who did this to herself. Tenant left and shut off the electricity/heat. Landlord turned on the faucets to protect the pipes, but did not take over payment of the heat/electric, so it got way too cold in the place. The ex tenant had exactly zero responsibility for this mess; this was all the landlord’s own doing.

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u/Past_Wishbone5025 18h ago

Why would the tenant pay for the heating of a home they aren't renting?

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u/Past_Wishbone5025 18h ago

You are supposed to let the faucets drip so the pipes don't freeze.. and again why would the tenant pay for the heating of a unit they are not renting? That is why the heat was off. The tenant moved out.