Yes we had that happen a few weeks before the new owners took over and we moved out but the hot water just got fixed (should have been a new one even the electrican said so )
but as the change over was happening I think they wanted a quick fix. But they did fix it imediatly for us. On another note the real estate asked why dont we buy it as its cheap lol but having lived there for three years we knew all the repairs that had to be done and the costs no way