Break in and theft of job site.

[Jordan Abeel]

I just had an unfortunate experience with a rehab I’ve got going right now out of state. The contractor called to tell me there had been a break in and both brand new water heaters were stolen (it’s a duplex). My question is who should pay for the new ones? Me or the contractor? I only ask because it seems the reason there was a break in in the first place was due to carelessness on the part of his workers. The new water heaters were left right inside the house in plain view through the front windows, to be installed the next day. The contractor even mentioned that they typically only bring in water heaters, furnaces, etc. right before installation and then bring them directly to the basement and install. Any thoughts?

[Jay Hinrichs]

yes your not going to get the contractor to pay for this..  also you probably bought low end type properties were this type of thing is far more common than you really can imagine..

it was determined by one of my vendors years ago that most of the theft was done by workers of the contractors themselves.. they deliver the goods know exactly what is there come back that night and steal them.

Most folks in these type of neighborhoods only install water heaters  HVAC condenser utls literally the day the tenant is moving in.. and if its before that they hire security or someone to sleep in the unit the night before.. welcome to the reality of those areas.