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Destroyed Floor
About a year ago I installed new laminate wood floor in the living room of one of my rental units. 2 days ago I got a call from my long term tenant stating that the AC unit (in wall) was leaking and had destroyed the floor because it had expanded. I went over to inspect and repair the AC unit and found out that the entire floor in destroyed and needs to be lifted up and taken away. A new AC unit is also needed...
My question is, does the tenant bear any responsibility for this? This was more that one or 2 days of a leaky ac unit would have caused, and even though it's the AC's fault, I feel I should have been notified earlier about the issue before it ruined the whole floor.
I am now going over today to get the floor out of there and replace the unit.
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This seems to be one of the hazards of being a landlord to me. An AC leak can be hard to spot if the water was leaking behind a wall and soaking up into the flooring from below. This has been the issue for me in the past and it is amazing how much condensation develops in just one day. I have my handy man blow out and bleach the AC line once a year to avoid this issue. From the limited information presented, I would say the tenant has no responsibility for the flooring.