my landlord is trying to hold us responsible for a plumbing bill, and replacement of carpet padding in the bathroom and kitchen, becaue we had a back up in the shower drain, he is trying to telll us that HIS plumber buddy found baby wipes when snakeing out the drain, therefore we are responsible for the damages and the bill. (they are FLUshable wipes made by kleenex) we called a plumber out of the phone book and he came over and looked at our plumbing and told us that the plumbing is outdated, and the tub is missing a p-trap. He said that it was very unlikely that those wipes would have caused aa problem that big.
the landlord is threatening to evict us if we dont pay the bill, what shoud i do?
i am in Ohio. we have had a problem with our toilet since we moved in. about 2 weeks ago, i called the landlord and told him that he needed to get a plumber over here, there was gurgling noises in all drains and the toilet, and a strong odor coming from the drain, that nite the shower overflowed while the tub was draining, and water spilled out over the edge, causing it too not only cover the bathroom carpet, but it came thru ceiling in kitchen and ruined kitchen carpet, he says that his plumber(came to fix it next day) said that he discovered baby wipes clogging drain. (they arent babywipes, they are kleenex flushables). he says that we must pay for the bill, and damages and repairs, because he feels that it was our fault that it happend. we called a plumb. out of yellow pages, he wrote us a estimate saying that the plumb.is outdated,lackingp-trap,and it is impossible wipes could have casued. landlord is threaten to evict us if we do not pay for all of this. what do we do????

this is for cowboydoc. reread what she wrote. the tub was draing. when a clog happens, it backed up to the shower drain. water wasnt running, it was draing. flushable wipes equal to about 4 tabs of toilet paper and was made to be flushed hence the name. they degrate inb water almost as fast as TP. and they didnt know it was “packed” with wipes til it overflowed. old plumbing CAN be a problem, bc they didnt vent properly, use the correct pipe diameter anjd often done by the original homeowner bc they didnt do inspections. so just like this poor lady’s bathroom floor, you re all wet.
as for your question, sounds like you have a cheap landlord that prolly claims tenants errored all the time. your plumber is your best bet, compared to his “buddy” who has an agenda. good luck