Neighbor AC leak caused mold and nobody is responding
When an upstairs neighbor or HOA ghosts your emails about water damage and mold, you are left dealing with property destruction, anxiety, and uncertainty over whether repairs require a licensed contractor to claim reimbursement. This communication breakdown prevents owners from securing repairs or holding the responsible party accountable, especially when trying to manage the issue from overseas.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1hire a local contractor to do the repair and then take the upstairs owner to small claims court for the cost
- 2Hiring a licensed surveyor to establish legal property pins
- 3Setting the replacement fence slightly inside the property line
- 4Sending written emails to the neighbor to propose neighborly solutions
- 5Accepting cash payments from the neighbor to rebuild the damaged fence
- 6asking for insurance information from the owner and contractor
- 7rescuing and moving damaged shrubs
- 8asking a mechanic or forum for opinions on whether damage looks like theft or intentional sabotage
- 9Trying to soft hammer the dent back into shape
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“We rented a U-haul and were backing it up to access the area between our and neighbors' house to load some items. Unfortunately, the neighbors' gutter corner was damaged.”source ↗
“our local mechanic shop, which we’ve trusted and used for many years, told us during a routine service inspection that someone had deliberately cut the fuel filler hose.”source ↗
“We have a toxic, narcissistic, racist neighbor whom we’ve had a few horrible encounters with.”source ↗
“Do I have anything to worry about here? This has plagued me with anxiety for years at this point.”source ↗
“The problem is that rootball was basically a Siamese twin of my tree a foot on my side of the line.Now my tree is leaning as it has no roots on the side they chopped with the back hoe .”source ↗
“I’ve asked for insurance info from both the owner and contractor to repair and replace the damaged property . They refuse to give any info .”source ↗
“The problem is that I now have mold growing on the wall where the leak happened, and neither the HOA nor the owner of the second floor unit is responding to my emails.”source ↗
“I’m renting out the condo right now, and unfortunately I’m currently living outside the country because my husband is in the military and was stationed in Okinawa, so I can’t just go to the property myself.”source ↗
“Does it has to be a license contractor for me to be able to claim the money?”source ↗
Where this came up
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