What to do if I’m renting a townhouse and the water pipe broke between the city connection and the actual home connection?

What to do if I’m renting a townhouse and the water pipe broke between the city connection and the actual home connection?

An excess fee of $42.84 was added on to the water bill for a leak that I could not see. I was notified of the leak by a city water works truck that noticed a high water usage warning and I then called the landlord. The landlord had the repair made the next day but is not willing to pay the excess $42.84 nor will the city remove the excess fee.

Asked on November 12, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Virginia

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