My nine-story building built in the 80s had a partial ceiling collapse today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this in the DC area?

I am in PA

This is straight from the horses mouth :

Good Morning,

The lobby incident was due in part to a resident toilet line that broke and unfortunately his unit sits above the lobby which is why there was so much damage.

Are building is currently up to code on all building requirements.

We had the inspectors out yesterday to do the survey, and have not had the findings provided to us as of yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this in the DC area?

I am in PA

This is straight from the horses mouth :

Good Morning,

The lobby incident was due in part to a resident toilet line that broke and unfortunately his unit sits above the lobby which is why there was so much damage.

Are building is currently up to code on all building requirements.

We had the inspectors out yesterday to do the survey, and have not had the findings provided to us as of yet.

Glad they sent out this info. I have lived in an apartment building that got water damage in between floors before and it looked like a DISASTER AREA when the plaster came down. It really wasn't serious or structural though. Have also seen water vs. drywall and it looks like a huge mess, big insurance claim... but no real danger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this in the DC area?

I am in PA

This is straight from the horses mouth :

Good Morning,

The lobby incident was due in part to a resident toilet line that broke and unfortunately his unit sits above the lobby which is why there was so much damage.

Are building is currently up to code on all building requirements.

We had the inspectors out yesterday to do the survey, and have not had the findings provided to us as of yet.

If this is correct (and I think you should demand to see the report), then I actually would not worry so much. Even small leaks can do a number on drywall. If this one wasn't caught for awhile, it was slowly destroying the ceiling, so I'm not surprised it all fell in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this in the DC area?

I am in PA

This is straight from the horses mouth :

Good Morning,

The lobby incident was due in part to a resident toilet line that broke and unfortunately his unit sits above the lobby which is why there was so much damage.

Are building is currently up to code on all building requirements.

We had the inspectors out yesterday to do the survey, and have not had the findings provided to us as of yet.

If this is correct (and I think you should demand to see the report), then I actually would not worry so much. Even small leaks can do a number on drywall. If this one wasn't caught for awhile, it was slowly destroying the ceiling, so I'm not surprised it all fell in.

I owned a condo many years ago and this happened to me. There was a small leak in my upstairs neighbor’s water line. It leaked between their floor and my ceiling for weeks or months, who knows. One night it all came crashing down onto my kitchen floor and basically destroyed my kitchen. It was an old building so all plaster - in other words, very heavy. Water leaks can do a ton of damage.

[Anonymous]

Definitely sit in my apartment/condo and post on DCUM to get advise from anonymous internet posters.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who lived below the condo where the dishwasher had a line disconnect and there was water overflowing everywhere and caused So Much Damage to my friend's unit below too. Of course covered by insurance but a HUGE PITA.