All of the leases on my places say that the renters are responsible for sewer repairs and cleanout if the plumber determines that they have put thing down the toilets they should not. These items include mass toilet paper, feminine napkins, paper towels,... This happens more oftenthan you would think and is not the landlord's problem.
Oh, I don't doubt that. You screw it up, you have to fix it.
it's just that the way that skidmark is portraying it, the DUmmie has to pay for any and all plumbing, from rusted pipes to busted faucets, which certainly isn't standard in any lease that I've ever known. Clogged sink or toilet? Send the maintenance guy with a plunger (I've been that guy plenty of times). Sanitary napkins clogging the main? OK, the renter has to pay for the guy to snake the joint.
But a worn-out faucet? Leaky washers? Rusted out drain pipes? Everywhere I've ever been, that's the landlord's problem. Hell, that's half the point of renting: you don't have to put up with the everyday homeowner crap that ordinary homeowners have to. And at least it sounds like, based upon skidmark's comments, that the DUmmie is taking on the responsibility of a homeowner while also paying the rent and not getting any equity out of the deal.