Winnipeg landlord on the hook for costly sewer repairs – Winnipeg [Video]

A Winnipeg property owner is warning others after discovering the cost of their rental property’s sewer repairs were not covered by the city.

“We want to raise awareness, because a lot of the businesses and people we have spoken to, they had no clue that if you do not physically live at the address, you are responsible for the repairs,” Lise Musso said.

Musso’s husband Paul Lussier bought a house on Provencher more than 20 years ago. He has rented the house’s two suites to various tenants over the past 17 years. On Feb. 28, one of their current tenants noticed some sewer backup in the basement.

Musso and Lussier contacted the City of Winnipeg and got quotes from contractors. They determined the sewer pipe from the house to the City sewer line was broken, and would cost roughly $40,000 to repair. But the couple thought that cost would be covered by the city, as the issue was …