Landlord's responsibility?!
Question: A very new renter started living at this house and had been with us a mere 5 days before dying from a drug overdose in the bathroom where he was found hours after he had died.
Blood is on the floor...still.
I was told that professional cleaning crews are usually the most and best qualified to clean these types of messes up as there may be a potential hazard of getting AIDS or hepetitus from cleaning this up.
After hearing this I have no interest in cleaning it up and do not believe it my responsibility.
I believe that the landlord should hire a professional cleaner to take care of this regardless of cost.
What are your thoughts?
Answers: A very new renter started living at this house and had been with us a mere 5 days before dying from a drug overdose in the bathroom where he was found hours after he had died.
Blood is on the floor...still.
I was told that professional cleaning crews are usually the most and best qualified to clean these types of messes up as there may be a potential hazard of getting AIDS or hepetitus from cleaning this up.
After hearing this I have no interest in cleaning it up and do not believe it my responsibility.
I believe that the landlord should hire a professional cleaner to take care of this regardless of cost.
What are your thoughts?
i dont think you should have to clean it up. he should hire a cleaning company to do it or atleast clean it himself. it should have been done by now.
Well... who are you in this mess?
I don't know who rented it to the deceased. If you did, you should want to get it done to be sure its done right. If the landlord rented it, it's definitely his responsibility.
Depends on your rental agreement and the laws in your area.
I suggest seeking legal advise from someone liscensed to practice in your area.
Tough question,however Landlord laws very from city to city, state to state. call City Hall, or a realestate lawyer in your state.
Uh...where do you live? The police would be a good place to call and ask who cleans up crime scenes, suicide scenes, etc.
If you want be sure for yourself, I would still use either Shaklee's Basic G, germicidal cleaner, or bleach. Bleach doesn't leave areas germ free as long as the Shaklee.
And I'm really not trying to sell you anything... ;-)
Good luck!
you're better off having somebody else do it. UNLESS you put on HEAVYDUTY gloves, surgeoins boots and a mask if you want to do it yourself! Especially if you need the bathroom!
If you were room mates than it is actually your responsibility to clean up the mess because you are leasing the space from him and everything in it is your responsibility.
However, if the person lived alone, then yes it is the landlords responsibility to make it habitable for the next tenant.
Who ever is going to be responsible they should definitely get a professional service to do the work because of the hazards!! Typically the police have someone clean it up since it is considered a crime scene, if they do not provide that service in your state I would ask them who to call since they have these kind of situations all the time.
i need some clairfication
who's all on the lease,, is it the same lease or do you all have different month to month leases.
who invited the roomate who died of an OD to live there to begin with
depending on your place of residence there are places who specialize in cleaning up .. stuff like that along with crime scenes and suicide clean ups
i believe that whoever let that guy move in should split the cost with the landlord..
but legally check your lease it may have the answer
I agree with you. Get a professional.
You certainly don't have a responsibility to clean up that loser's blood. A professional crew should do this. Don't know what you can do legally, as you may get on the wrong side of the landlord and cause more of a mess than you bargained for.
Well, that depends. Did you recruit the renter and add them to the lease or was the landlord responsible for leasing to the renter? If the landlord did all this on his/her own then he/she should be held responsible, otherwise it might be a bit of a gray area. For instance, I had a roommate added to my rental policy once. It didn't work out and she did damage to the apartment before she moved out. I was responsible for it.
It is the responabilty of the landlord to maintaine the building,and not tennant if you pay your rent on time .He must by law keep up the property.
oh for goodness sakes, get some rubber gloves and some bleach and clean it up...geesh!