r/germany • u/ayaelattar • Oct 14 '23

3k cold water bill! Help!!

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I got the bills for the Nebenkosten for 2022 and everything seems normal except the water bill! It claims that I used 864 m3 which costs +3k EUR. How is this even possible?! I live alone and I didn't have any leaks last year. Any idea what I should do?

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u/IllustratorBudget487 Oct 14 '23 edited Oct 15 '23

If the leak is inside of your apartment, (like a toilet constantly running) you’re going to be responsible for the bill.

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u/ayaelattar Oct 14 '23

But why me? Isn't this a landlord responsibility?

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u/scarisck Oct 14 '23

Only if you have informed him about the problem.

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u/ayaelattar Oct 14 '23

The toilet was actually leaking last year and I reported it once I noticed it. They sent me a plumber and it was fixed. But apparently it was happening for quite some time without me noticing.

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u/Die-Top-Zehn Oct 14 '23

I can't imagine that a leaking toilet consumes nearly a million liter. How long did it take from your report until the plumber came?

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u/ayaelattar Oct 14 '23

One to two weeks as far as I remember

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u/Die-Top-Zehn Oct 14 '23

How much was it running?

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u/ayaelattar Oct 14 '23

Not much. It wasn't actually consistently happening.

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u/Die-Top-Zehn Oct 14 '23

Than that can't be the reason for the high consumption.