No wonder in the morning you are tormented by the thought that some business has remained unfinished. And, only returning in the evening, you are convinced that the apprehension is not deceived. In the morning there was no water, so I couldn’t really wash / shave / brush my teeth. But the crane remained open. And according to the most effective law of meanness , they gave water while you were at work. Often this situation becomes the cause of a real flood, which floods not only the apartment of the unlucky owner, but also the neighbors below. Even worse is the situation when a pipe breaks during departure. And then the question arises: "What if the flooded neighbors?"
Ahead there is an unpleasant explanation with usually such a cute aunt Masha, turning into an evil fury, accusing you of all sins and promising to sue those who fell behind the wall during perestroika even during the perestroika. If you are lucky, there will be much less emotional people below who will agree to a reasonable compensation for losses and help with repairs. So what to do if flooded the neighbors? The most correct procedure is described below.
First, you need to make sure who is still to blame for what happened. If the accident occurred only because of your actions, go to the neighbors with an attempt to resolve the issue peacefully. Try to convince them that you fully admit your guilt, repent and are ready to help to eliminate the sad consequences as much as possible. If you are lucky, the incident will be exhausted. If mutual understanding could not be reached, try again in the presence of an uninterested party.
Be that as it may, you need to personally inspect the flooded apartment. If the owners do not allow this, it is entirely possible that they want more compensation than they can expect. Warn them that contact the experts. So, the second paragraph of the answer to the question: "What to do if flooded the neighbors?" - a letter to the organization operating the house requesting an examination to assess the consequences of flooding. If you were not allowed to attend, the results can be challenged in court. We keep a copy of the letter with us.
Expert judgment can be based on determining compensation for neighbors.
What to do if flooded the neighbors through no fault of their own? If the cause of the flooding is the marriage of a geyser, and maybe the accident occurred due to the fault of the ZhKO, you will not have to compensate for the losses, but the seller, the installer of the equipment or the operating organization. Remember that the lawsuit must be accompanied by relevant documents on the purchase, installation of equipment, the results of the examination.
If your apartment was damaged due to an open crane in the apartment one floor above, call the employee of the operating company, who must draw up an act about this. Are the neighbors flooding and do not admit their guilt? With a copy of this document, you can go directly to court. At the same time, you can count not only on compensation for the material costs that follow, since the neighbors have flooded you. The court may also order them to compensate for
non-pecuniary damage.And the last: do not eliminate the traces of the flood before the examination of the damage. Well, besides wiping the puddles, of course.