My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Utah
Recently I moved out of a house I was renting. I received today a notice of intent to pursue Subrogation. Basically about a week before we moved out the water was turned off because we could not afford to pay the bill. Upon our departure and submission of all keys, a few days the landlord did a walk through of the home and paid to have the water turned back on but failed to check all the water connections before turning it on. When he went back to the unit later the home was flooded as a result.
I am confident that all faucets were put in the off position as we had anticipated the water being shut off and didn't even try to turn it on. For all I know the landlord could have been messing with the faucets before he had it turned back on.
The insurance company is now saying we are at fault. I disagree. From what I understand in reading info: "Utah considers the tenant an implied co-insured for the limited purpose@ of subrogation. GNS Partnership
v. Fullmer, 873 P.2d 1157, 1162 (Utah Ct. App. 1994). "
Please let me know your thoughts on if you think we are to blame or not.
Thanks!

