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CA Home Under Repair

Jeff B

started a topic over 10 years ago

We were notified by our tenant that the toilet overflowed and they didn't notice for a few hours. We have hired a plumber for the repair and hired a water mitigation service to extract the water. The water mitigation service has pulled the wood flooring out of the master bedroom and hallway, the carpet out of a 2nd bedroom, and pieces of sheetrock in the master bedroom, and hallway. The tenant is stating they need to stay in a hotel and they want us to pay the hotel bill. Our insurance company has said that as long as the home is not uninhabitable they will not pay a hotel bill, the insurance company acknowledges it may be uncomfortable, but it is livable and therefore their choice to go to a hotel. Total repairs could take 1 1/2 - 2 weeks. Questions: (property is located in CA) 1) Whose responsibility is it to pay the hotel bill? Landlord or Tenant 2) If they got to a hotel temporarily do they stop paying rent? Thanks for your help!

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Patty H

said over 10 years ago

If the insurance claims the house is livable then the tenants can live there and if they choose to rent out a hotel room it would be on them to do so. You can write up a notice claiming the property livable from the insurance co. and that they are responsible for any hotel expenses if they so choose that option.