New property, water thru wall during heavy rain, whats my respons
Hi, I just bought my second unit, a probate rehab & rent. It took me 90 days to fix it up and place a new tenant. Ive noticed that the basement wall seeps water during very heavy rain due to hydrostatic pressure. It is about 1/4 bucket when moped up. This happened 2x, once during rehab and the tenant says it happened yesterday.
As a preventive measure I replaced some drain tiles on the opposite side of the driveway, where the neighbors gutters overflow. I also had the concrete drive leveled and it's pitching away from the house. There is no sump pump as it was built in 1950.
What is my responsibility/response to the tenant on this. I'm sure I'm not the only landlord with minor water issues. I want to be fair but not over do it. The tenant is new and I would like to keep him for a long time if possible.
Also note it is in an area where the storm drains back up when the river overflows (the house has plugs in all the drains) so I would think a sump pump is not going to work anyway.
Thanks for you input!