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Hey, I totally get it.

Dealing with water issues and mold problems where you live SUCKS.

But doesn’t it make more sense to get to the bottom of the issue and then address it from there?

Sounds reasonable, right?

Well, as you probably already know, reason is in pretty short supply these days!

The woman who wrote this story is dealing with a neighbor who is blaming her for the problems in her apartment…and she couldn’t be more wrong.

Let’s take a look at what’s going on!

Downstairs neighbour harassing me over a ceiling leak after her own plumber certified my flat as dry. What next?

“I own my top-floor flat.

My downstairs neighbour (let’s call her C) has been insisting for a month that she has bubbling on her kitchen ceiling and mould on her walls, and claims the problem must be coming from my flat.

I have been incredibly cooperative. I have let her into my flat twice to inspect.

On top of that, my flat has been thoroughly checked by three separate people: a male friend, my uncle, and a professional plumber that C sent up herself which was about 3 weeks ago.

No problems here!

All three have explicitly confirmed that my boiler, pipes, and floors are completely dry. On top of that, the pressure in my boiler is normal.

Here is why I know it isn’t coming from my flat:

My cupboards under the sink and boiler are dry and have absolutely no musty or damp smell.

I have built-in lights inside those lower cupboards; if water were seeping through, the electrics would have shorted out.

My own kitchen ceiling and walls are fine.

She thinks she knows what’s really going on here…

We have had a ton of heavy torrential rain recently, so I suspect it is penetrating damp from the external building walls.

I’ve noticed she barely ever opens her kitchen window, meaning it is highly likely a severe condensation/ventilation issue on her end. It literally started as one tiny bubble on her ceiling a month ago.

This lady sounds like trouble…

The issue is that C has a suspended sentence for neighbour harassment (she recently had the police called on her for a dispute with the basement neighbour who she is legally restricted from speaking to).

Tonight, she pushed a note under my door demanding that I “speak to her urgently as her ceiling is getting worse.” It has triggered a panic attack for me.

I have the freeholder’s contact details and intend to email them tomorrow to get them to step in as a buffer.

Now what is she supposed to do…

My question is, am I legally safe to just completely ignore her notes and knocks at the door now that her own plumber has cleared me?

What is the best way to word the email to the freeholder so they handle her and investigate the external walls?

Does this count as a breach of her suspended sentence if she keeps pushing notes?

I’m recovering from a mental breakdown and really just need some peace.

The whole situation is causing me so much anxiety.”

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What a major headache!

And, on top of that, it’s an unnecessary and an unfair one…

She shouldn’t have to deal with this!

Her neighbor is stressing her out in a major way.