Owner insisting tenant to repair.....

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I stay in Pune at a rented apartment for 2 years. I saw leakage in kitchen and the wall getting wet, I informed owner who stays downstairs and told him it may be due to rain, but to avoid spending money, he did not inspect it through plumber or structural engineer and bargained lot of time. Now I decided to leave that apartment and landlord is saying it's not because of rain but Bathroom leakage, Since neighbor also has same problem and our walls are adjoining , I informed landlord it may be due to their bathroom, but now LL is insisting to pay all repair cost of bathroom which may be huge. My question 1) Can owner blame tenant directly for such leakage without proper inspection? 2) If it's due to My bathroom, who is supposed to repair? 3) What are the rights of tenant in such case if Owner is refusing to refund entire Security deposit? Please ...
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Advocate Mufaddal Readycash LawRato