Q: Can I sue my landlord for hotel cost reimbursement
The drain in my shower backs up with gross black stuff making it impossible to shower. I've told my landlord about ur for a month now. He's sent out 4 plumbers, all of them say the pipes have to be replaced, yet he still isn't replacing them. I've had to get hotels in order to shower. Am I able to sure my landlord for reimbursement?
A:
That likely depends upon the terms of your lease agreement. Many leases include an agreement that the tenant will not sue the landlord for certain types of things. In particular, in your case, the cost of paying for somewhere else to shower would by an "incidental or consequential" damage. Many types of contracts, including lease agreements, contain an agreement that neither party will sue the other for "incidental or consequential" damages.
Barring something like that in your lease agreement, you may very well be able to sue the landlord for such damages if you can prove the amount you paid the hotel to shower was "reasonable."
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