My host is wanting me to reimburse them for 16k [guest]
Myself and a few coworkers rented a place in the Atlanta area while there for work. The day we got there everything went fine, check in was a little annoying but the house was clean and well maintained. I used a bathroom upstairs and it immediately clogged. I proceeded to spend about 30 min trying to plunge and unclog it to no avail. At that point it was later in the evening and I planned on telling the host about it the next day. The following morning I get up for work and there is a small leak coming from the ceiling in the dining room. I messaged the host, told them about the toilet and the leak. They told me they would get a plumber out there as soon as possible. They proceeded to beat around the bush with the plumber until the fourth or fifth day we were there at which point the leak was so bad that the ceiling was starting to fall apart. The plumber finally came while I was still at work and placed 5 gallon buckets around the dining room to catch the drips and nothing else. The host messaged me and said the plumber would be back once he came up with a plan to deal with the leak and toilet. By that time our stay was almost up so I didnt even worry about it. Earlier today however I received a message from air bnb saying that the host wants me to reimburse them 16k for damages. They said the leak started due to a clogged pipe because excess toilet paper was flushed. I am the only person that used that toilet and I used a very normal amount of tp when I got done doing my business. I am going to contact a law office tomorrow but I just wanted to get any and all advice on the situation.