/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I've been having problems with my 2nd story bathtub leaking into my laundry room. Maintenance is saying that what's happening is I'm filling my bath too much (I have an overflow valve cover) and that when I drain my bath it's putting too much pressure on the pipes and causing the leak by pulling the pipes away from the plumbers putty around the drain. They've instructed me to not take any baths that go up to the overflow valve.

My question is, is this a real thing or is maintenance just trying to pull a fast one on me? I only ask because it has leaked when I've taken showers as well.