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Originally Posted by nostatic
At my old place the plumber would tell the landlord what caused the stoppage and then they'd figure out who paid. After the second time that raw sewage backed up out of my shower the landlord decided tear out the original line and replace it. I certainly wasn't paying for any of that. She did charge me for one kitchen call and I was pissed about that as the plumber said that he found "rice" that blocked it.
Oh, and I had to clean up the raw sewage both times, and do further clean up after the plumber came. I wasn't reimbursed for my time or disgusting effort.
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for a renter, the best thing is to call a company to clean up, then send the bill to the LL -- of course, many renters lack the financial wherewithal to front the money for this
the LL's plumber, if on call, or if he has a course of dealing with the LL may not be the most objective person as a witness
having been on all sides of this many times, I'm convinced it is just an intrinsically difficult relationship