We had a licensed Plumber come out to talk to us, and his first concern, right away, was that there may now be mold because the kitchen ceiling still has not been repaired since the damage occurred. There are large brown/yellow spots all along kitchen and dining room with is where water came through once the leak began.
My kiddos have been sick with allergies for several month now, and the plumber, said to have them seen by their doctor, because if they don't typically have allergies it may be reactions to the mold.
The next thing was that, he said that the Supply line, which landlord said we broke by hitting the toilet with something hard, may not ever hold up in court, because a broken supply line is a common problem with toilets, especially on the second or third levels of a home, and they typically occur when someone is not home, which is was causes the extensive water damage. He states that the plastic supply lines are easily broken, which is why a metal supply line should be used. He also stated that since the toilet overflowing did not start until after the Plummber out the new supply line in, the overflowing cannot be a result of the broken supply line.
He also said if multiple plumber came out and snakes the toilet and found nothing, it will be tough to prove you and your husband are at fault.
If the landlords statement that we broke the supply line is the cause of the all of the issues, then repairing it (which she did), should have solved that problem.
She can't then say the problem is that we put something in the toilet, and then weeks later, when that doesn't pan out, come back and reference all the problems to the broken supply line, which had already been repaired.