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tenant won't move out
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You don't know how a blockage happened. It could have been caused from the inside or outside.
Keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the property for the supply of water/ sanitation. That would include a blocked sink. I can unblock a sink, not everyone can.
Of course I don't know how the OP's tenant's sink got blocked! If I was psychic I'd have selected the winning lottery numbers by now. And consequently be lazing on a beach in the Bahamas.
However, should a sink-blockage occur it doesn't happen my magic. If it's blocked inside the property the tenant has caused it.
"Keep in proper working order" does not mean affecting repairs when something has been misused. Like putting fat down the plug-hole, which is the usual cause of a blocked sink..0 -
Keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the property for the supply of water/ sanitation. That would include a blocked sink. I can unblock a sink, not everyone can.
I don't know how a blocked sink would fit in.
In the word of Lod Justice Denning:
"What does 'to use the premises in a tenant-like manner' mean? The tenant must take proper care of the place.
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He must unstop the sink when it is blocked by his waste. In short, he must do those little jobs about the place, which a reasonable tenant would do."
Note though that this quote dates from before the LTA 1985.BitterAndTwisted wrote: »"Keep in proper working order" does not mean affecting repairs when something has been misused. Like putting fat down the plug-hole, which is the usual cause of a blocked sink..
Not so. If something is part of landlord's obligation to repair, then he must repair. But if the repair was necessary because of the tenant's action, he obviously can charge the costs to the tenant.
So, considering that a blocked sink is not in proper working order, it is arguable that it is the landlord's responsibility to unblock it.
But if blockage occurred because of the tenant's misuse, the cost could be down to the tenant.0
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