Apartment and Multi-Unit Water Damage
Leaks that move between stacked and side-by-side units.
Unit-to-unit leaksSanta Monica service
Water damage restoration for Santa Monica homes and apartments
A lot of Santa Monica lives in older small apartment buildings. So a leak in one unit is very often a problem in the unit below too.
- Answered 24/7
- Apartments and condos
- Records per unit
24/7 emergency line
(323) 709-0141- 1Call any hourWe answer 24/7.
- 2Tell us the unitAnd who is below.
- 3Crew sentWest on the 10.
Quick answer
We handle water damage in Santa Monica apartments, condos and houses, including leaks that travel from one unit to the next, shower and roof leaks, and mold. Crews come from our Downtown Los Angeles office at any hour, and in buildings we keep a separate record for every unit the water reached.
Santa Monica
Small buildings, shared walls
In a building, water rarely stays where it starts. A failed supply line upstairs becomes a stained ceiling downstairs. A shower pan leak can show up in a neighbor's closet. That means more than one tenant, an owner and sometimes two insurers looking at the same leak.
We read every unit the water could have reached, above, below and beside, and keep the photos and moisture readings separate so each party sees what applies to them. For owners and boards, our condo and HOA leak guide explains who usually repairs what.
Santa Monica
Older buildings across the city
Santa Monica has 27,589 rent-controlled apartments, according to the Rent Control Board's 2025 report, and rent control only covers buildings put up before 1979. Earlier reports found nine in ten of those units sit in small buildings of fewer than 15 units. Decades-old supply lines, shower pans and roofs over shared walls are why so many of our Santa Monica calls involve more than one unit.
Common calls
Common calls from Santa Monica
Shower and Tub Leak Water Damage
Shower pans and valves leaking into the unit below.
Shower leak damageCeiling and Roof Leak Water Damage
Storm water through older roofs into top-floor units.
Top-floor ceiling leaksMold Inspection and Testing
Testing when a musty smell follows a leak.
Mold inspectionCommercial Water Damage Restoration
Shops and offices dried around business hours.
Commercial water damageEarthquake Damage Cleanup
Cracked risers and water after shaking in older buildings.
Quake damage cleanupHow it works here
How a Santa Monica call runs
Call and tell the dispatcher your unit, whether water is coming from above or from your own unit, and whether the manager knows. If the source is upstairs, the manager needs to reach that unit to stop it.
The crew extracts water, reads every affected unit, removes only what cannot dry and sets equipment, keeping a separate dated record for each unit, the common areas and the owner.
Nearby
Nearby areas we cover
Los Angeles County
County
Los Angeles County coverageMalibu
Los Angeles County
Malibu fire and water damageTorrance
Los Angeles County
Torrance serviceFAQ
Questions from Santa Monica
Call the manager to stop it at the source, protect your things, and call us so the damage is documented.
Yes. Each party gets the records that apply to their unit or the building.
Usually, for clean water. Contaminated water or a lost bathroom can change that.
Yes, with separate records for the unit, common areas and neighbors.
Dispatch gives a real window when you call, based on traffic at that hour.
Leak in a Santa Monica building?
Call the 24/7 line and we will document every unit it reached.
24/7 emergency line
(323) 709-0141