Who is responsible for repair bills?

This is an interesting post that I want to reprint because if brings up an important issue. Who is responsible for plumbing repair bills when tampons clog the pipes? I say it is the tampon manufacturers who label their products as flushable!!

The owner of my house is making me pay the 220 dollar plumbing bill should i ?
our toiletts recently became backed up and clogged and we alerted the owner strait away. he wouldn't get a plumber and he got a couple friends of his to try fix it . after nearly 3 days of us not being able to use water or toiletts and the his *friends gave up and said to call a plumber. we asked him if it was ok and he said yes. the plumber found that the toilets were blocked by tampons in the drains. i live with 2 females. but both of them use the bin we have. we have only been living in this house 2 months and i dont see how if they did, they could mange to clogg it up so bad. the owner is making us pay the bill is this fair?



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Answer:I would not pay the plumber bill if I knew you and the rest of the people their did not throw anything like personal products in the toilet.The owner is responsible to have both toilets in good working order.You were not able to use the toilets for three days and not to include the inconvenience and mess you all endured.The home owner was responsible to call the plumber and take care of the bill.Good luck.However he could instruct you if any further problems with personal items occurred you would be responsible to pay the bill.

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Answer:It depends on the lease (if there is one), rental agreement (in writing if there is one), and the state in which you live. In MA, a landlord cannot charge for such things unless there is a writing (must be in writing) that states otherwise. If there is not and you do not pay, expect a less than cordial relationship, however.

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Answer:It all depends on how the lease is structures. You need to pull out your lease agreement and see if your responsible for blocked toilets. More often than not the renter is responsible for blocked toilets. If its not in the lease agreement then I would not pay it.

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Answer:If you owned the house would not the toilets be stopped up the same as they were?

The landlord did not stop up the toilets.

It would be better for the females to throw their tampons out the window than to drop them into the toilets.



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Answer:yes, you should pay this money. the tampons were carelessly thrown down the toilet while YOU were in possession of this place. the toilet did not clog itself. if you don't see how they managed to clog it so bad, I do.

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Answer:I think he should be giving you a warning this time and if it happens again you will pay. I advise you to read your lease to see if there are any other surprises!! You had better talk to your roomies and get this problem solved.Good Luck

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Answer:Tampons swell to 3 to 5 times there size depending on what size tampons. My daughter in-law clogged our 4 inch drain line by flushing them. sounds like your roommates need to pay for it unless your using tampons also. lol.

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Answer:I doubt the tampons in the drain could be from anyone else or this problem would have happened long ago

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Answer:pay the bill

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Answer:Average mature woman will use a minimum of 2 tampons per day during her cycle. Figure the cycle is 4 days. That's 8 tampons flushed down the toilet. 2 women means 16 tampons. That can easily clog a toilet. But I still think the owners reasoning, valid as it MIGHT be, is a bit lame. He rented to you knowing that there were women. He knows that women sometimes do flush the tampons. So I suggest that you talk to the landlord and tell him what you think (as stated here) and suggest that both you and he split the bill. And make sure that the ladies kick in their fair share. Good Luck.