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Some water companies provide catastrophe relief in the form of a one
time bill based upon your average consumtion- it's worth looking into.
Also if the water did not exit back through sewage treatment you might
get relief from that portion of your bill.

My buddy spoke to the water company. They said they made a note in his
record of the event and that when he gets his bill, if it's higher than
normal to contact them and they will adjust it, which is what they do
in cases like this. Not clear exactly what adjusting it means, so
he'll have to wait and see.

Meantime, yesterday was a wasted day. He got hold of the landlord
first thing in the morning. Nothing was done, because her hack
handyman says he couldn't get in the condo, even though he has before
and no one has changed the locks.

Interesting side question. The hack she has is totally incompetent.
I've seen his work. An example of how he fixes things is to smear
joint compound over any cracks, holes etc, then paint over it without
any sanding. He's done this all over the place. And the areas he
paints are just the patch areas. He's too lazy to do any sanding or
paint an entire area, like a small bathroom ceiling, to make it look
right.

So, he's gonna take a look at the water heater. For those that think
the tenant is responsible for a lot of things, what should the tenant
do about who replaces the water heater? Is the tenant responsible for
making sure any required permits are pulled? Should they demand a
licensed plumber be called? Or should they just let the landlord's
hack do it, if that is what they intend to do?