Q: Does a landlord have to disclose to new tenant if there is prior flooding issues, a pre-existing condition, if you may?
I have had a flooding issues twice, consecutively, and I was notified by the other landlord (not our own), that the previous renter of our unit had multiple issues with the same flooding, and the landlord did nothing about it. She ultimately moved out due to the flooding. I'm trying to find out if, when I ask him, my landlord must be forthcoming about there being prior flooding issues and this not being an isolated incident. He so far has blatantly lied about there being any type of previous flooding occurrences.
A: Landlord does not have to disclose prior problems. If the problems continue and landlord does not fix them promptly, a tenant can give landlord written notice, and then start paying rent into escrow with the local court. Check the court web site for the escrow process.
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