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CriticalStrawberry t1_jdxsw2e wrote

Then it sounds like the landlord is trying to take advantage of your ignorance. You are in no way, shape, or form responsible for the repairs on that and likely entitled to compensation from them for the cost of moving, renting somewhere else, and any damage done to your personal property by the water leak. Them telling you to file a claim with your renter's insurance for something that they are likely liable for is a huge red flag.

Call and email DC OTA and find out your rights. They also have emergency resources and procedures for displacement cases like this.

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[deleted] OP t1_jdxsei2 wrote

The victim’s wife, daughter, and the 40+ other people who submitted statements regarding sentencing pleaded with the court for the maximum 25 year sentence. Instead they got this travesty. https://dcwitness.org/bikers-family-asks-for-harsher-sentence/

So I don’t particularly care about, nor do I really respect, your feelings. Doubly so because the word you were looking for was “morals” not “ethics.”

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magnoliabluebonnet t1_jdxrgp4 wrote

Yeah I'd see what they say. I've had an apartment do renovations for a week while I was living in it and they put me up in a hotel that was paid for and also gave me free rent for the month. Didn't call OTA because I was satisfied with that but a month is a long time to be out of your apartment.

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mansinoodle2 OP t1_jdxr37a wrote

I definitely will. I asked about staying in another unit in the building but they haven’t gotten back to me yet. They’re not asking for money for repairs but they asked us to go through rental insurance for expenses, but my claim was denied because technically the damage occurred prior to my coverage being active.

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magnoliabluebonnet t1_jdxqd8t wrote

Vacating for a whole month seems like a lot...they don't have another unit they can put you in for your extreme inconvenience? I don't know what if anything can be done but I would def call the OTA because a month is a lot. And I'd hope they're paying for any expenses as well.

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