Apartment rental question
- Thread starter Twister
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While I don't specialize in tenancy issues, I believe the landlord would be responsible unless you signed a contract that stated you would pay for any repairs in the unit while you were renting.
That would be your landlord.
You will have to give written notice with permission to enter to repair the work. Make sure you receive a stamp or dates signature of receipt of the written notice and keep a copy of it for yourself.
After which your landlord has 10 days to fix the issue or find out the extent of the repairs and return to you, in writing, when the repair will happen if needing to be done by an outside source. In this case, the plumber.
If the plumber is coming before the 10 days, no extra notice is needed. If coming after the 10 days from receipt of your letter, they will have to give you 24 hrs written notice of entry for the plumber.
If after 3 attempts, you have not gotten the work completed, you can make a T-6 application (double check for your area) from the Landlord Tenant Board to have the landlord ordered to fix it. In some case, you may pay for the repair yourself and then add that amount in the application suit against the landlord. I would of course double check this for your area and with a lawyer before paying yourself.
I'm going to assume you are a market renter and not in any type of social housing as those come with other options as well.
You will have to give written notice with permission to enter to repair the work. Make sure you receive a stamp or dates signature of receipt of the written notice and keep a copy of it for yourself.
After which your landlord has 10 days to fix the issue or find out the extent of the repairs and return to you, in writing, when the repair will happen if needing to be done by an outside source. In this case, the plumber.
If the plumber is coming before the 10 days, no extra notice is needed. If coming after the 10 days from receipt of your letter, they will have to give you 24 hrs written notice of entry for the plumber.
If after 3 attempts, you have not gotten the work completed, you can make a T-6 application (double check for your area) from the Landlord Tenant Board to have the landlord ordered to fix it. In some case, you may pay for the repair yourself and then add that amount in the application suit against the landlord. I would of course double check this for your area and with a lawyer before paying yourself.
I'm going to assume you are a market renter and not in any type of social housing as those come with other options as well.
Yup. Landlord is to basically ensure tenant is not deprived of basic amenities such as heat, safety, utilities. Oddly, AC doesn't count. I'm a landlord too so if anything goes wrong, I have to get it fixed.
Uhhhhhh, no.
I used to own multiple rental units and am very familiar with the regulations. Some shifty or uninformed landlords may try to get away with toilet paper contracts, but they mean nothing if and when they contravene regulations.
This is a good reference, even if you’re not a landlord, because there’s information that just as equally will help tenants understand landlords obligations under the law.
https://landlordselfhelp.com
The landlord is responsible of paying and fixing their broken properties. Don't try to fix them for the landlord because it's not your home / property. The landlord can also blame you if you fixed them and didn't turn out that the fixes were properly done. We rent their properties and not own them. So let the landlord fixes his / her properties.
That's one of the beauties of renting a property. You don't own it and you don't fix it. The rents you have paid to the landlord is there for the landlord to fix his / her properties.
That's one of the beauties of renting a property. You don't own it and you don't fix it. The rents you have paid to the landlord is there for the landlord to fix his / her properties.
Landlord can help you on some things but not obligated if they can prove that you damaged it due to not taking a reasonable care of the items within the unit or damaged something deliberately.
So, imo, kitchen facet you can try to talk to him and it is truly smth they would have no problem fixing if it broke down as part of wear and tear.
Regarding the shower knob though it really depends on the condition it was in before and how you maintained the property. Property management company might also help sometimes if you live in a condo and they usually have clauses for wear and tear too as well as insurances on those plus people to fix them.
Technically, both parties are really supposed to have an insurance set up,ie both the tenant and the owner; however, these would usually differ on what it applies to and in the premiums as well.
The best course of action is usually an honest discussion of these issues (and in writing) irrelevant of whose fault was that. However, it these were your faults, many landlords tend to have pictures taken before leasing the unit as well as terms in contracts also disclose on many clauses on who bears responsibility for what and how, so lying might end up much-much more expensive in the end.
I only had to deal with the similar problems recently with a family member: one item was replaced/fixed by the management co free of charge another one I had to pay myself
So, imo, kitchen facet you can try to talk to him and it is truly smth they would have no problem fixing if it broke down as part of wear and tear.
Regarding the shower knob though it really depends on the condition it was in before and how you maintained the property. Property management company might also help sometimes if you live in a condo and they usually have clauses for wear and tear too as well as insurances on those plus people to fix them.
Technically, both parties are really supposed to have an insurance set up,ie both the tenant and the owner; however, these would usually differ on what it applies to and in the premiums as well.
The best course of action is usually an honest discussion of these issues (and in writing) irrelevant of whose fault was that. However, it these were your faults, many landlords tend to have pictures taken before leasing the unit as well as terms in contracts also disclose on many clauses on who bears responsibility for what and how, so lying might end up much-much more expensive in the end.
I only had to deal with the similar problems recently with a family member: one item was replaced/fixed by the management co free of charge another one I had to pay myself
