syncpulse
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I need advice on an issue i am having with the people who own the house Attached to mine. Here is the situation.
My roof is new-ish (under 5 years old) and in very good shape. The attached house's roof is about 7 or 8 years past the point where it needs it to be replaced. According to 2 Different roofers and one general contractor the reason i have had water in my attic and upstairs hallway is because it is getting in under the join between the bad roof next door and my good roof. To compound the problem The attached house is a rental property and the landlords are old and i am told senile. My repeated attempts to get them to rectify the issue have been unsuccessful, the problem is either being ignored or forgotten.
I have tried to get the city involved siting the property standards by-law (629 section 20) but i have gotten no help there.
What can i try next? Lawsuit? The idea of me taking a couple of pensioners to court isn't actually that appealing. I don't want damages i just want the problem fixed, so is this a small claims court thing or should i hire a lawyer?
Any advice would be appreciated.
My roof is new-ish (under 5 years old) and in very good shape. The attached house's roof is about 7 or 8 years past the point where it needs it to be replaced. According to 2 Different roofers and one general contractor the reason i have had water in my attic and upstairs hallway is because it is getting in under the join between the bad roof next door and my good roof. To compound the problem The attached house is a rental property and the landlords are old and i am told senile. My repeated attempts to get them to rectify the issue have been unsuccessful, the problem is either being ignored or forgotten.
I have tried to get the city involved siting the property standards by-law (629 section 20) but i have gotten no help there.
What can i try next? Lawsuit? The idea of me taking a couple of pensioners to court isn't actually that appealing. I don't want damages i just want the problem fixed, so is this a small claims court thing or should i hire a lawyer?
Any advice would be appreciated.