SCHENECTADY - The city failed to provide warnings about a leaking water pipe that led to a damaging mudslide, owners of one of the buildings allege in a claim filed against the city.

David and Bruce Baker say the city is to blame for the damage to their rental property at 225 Nott Terrace because officials knew the water was leaking on the hillside above, weakening the hillside before it gave way on Jan. 29.

The notice of claim filed earlier this week says the city should have warned homeowners that their residences were in danger because of the leak at 11 Barney St. The Bakers said their building was damaged by the slide.

The land behind the Barney Street collapsed at about 1 a.m., damaging several of the buildings below on Nott Terrace.

The notice does not make clear how the Bakers learned the city was warned about the broken water pipe. In the days after the mudslide, city officials gave imprecise answers when asked by reporters if they'd been warned about the leak at least one of the Barney Street homes.

Notice says the city was "on notice of a leaking water main on the hill above the Bakers' property."

The Bakers said the burst pipe sent water "leaking down the hill and caused the mudslide."

City officials could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday.

It is the second notice of claim - a precursor to a possible lawsuit - filed this week in connection with the mudslide.

Iquann Cornish of Schenectady says in his claim that he still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder related to being nearly buried inside the home.

The legal document states that Cornish was buried in "mud past his torso" that trapped him inside 223 Nott Terrace for over an hour as firefighters tried to free him. As a result, he said he suffered broken ribs, nerve damage in his leg, nightmares, anxiety, and depression.

Both claims seek unspecified damages.

City attorney Carl Falotico could not be reached Friday for comment.

The city tore down at least one home on Barney Street after the mudslide.