Tenant caused water damage to unit below
Hey BP! One of my tenants in an upstairs unit left the kItchen sink water running for a long time and the water went through the floors and damaged the unit below. Upstairs tenant says it was an accident but also claims that the broken caulking on the sink caused the water go through the sink into the unit below.
Water damaged the drywall below and damaged the wood floors, and with some light fixture damage. I’m obviously going to charge the extent of his security deposit, around $1000, but there is definitely more costs than that.
My question is, do I charge him and if so how do you go about doing that? Is this grounds for eviction? He is always on time and he used to manage the 4 unit for the previous owner. I’ll post pictures if requested