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Rented house integrated appliances
specialboy
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My Daughter is in a rented house, private landlord through an agency, her kitchen appliances are integrated and the oven has stopped working (since last Thursday) but the agents after 5 days are saying its Daughters responsibility to get it repaired. Anyone offer any had vice please as I'm of the that its the landlords responsibility especially after only being there for 12 weeks.
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For contract law: what does it say in her tenancy agreement?
For statute law:
Landlord & Tenant Act 198511 Repairing obligations in short leases.
(1)In a lease to which this section applies (as to which, see sections 13 and 14) there is implied a covenant by the lessor—
(a)to keep in repair the structure and exterior of the dwelling-house (including drains, gutters and external pipes),
(b)to keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the dwelling-house for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation (including basins, sinks, baths and sanitary conveniences, but not other fixtures, fittings and appliances for making use of the supply of water, gas or electricity), and
(c)to keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the dwelling-house for space heating and heating water.0 -
Does that mean she has to get it repaired at her own expense after only 12 weeks? (Barring what the contract says as I havnt seen it yet)0
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Unless the contract says the LL will repair, OR unless the LL is willing to repair despite lack of any legal obligation (many will out of goodwill), then yes.0
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Assuming the landlord is not responsible for such repairs, and barring any term in the tenancy agreement, your daughter isn't either.
She could decide to leave it as it is and either get her own or not use an oven.0 -
If she left it as it is, would she be liable for it out of her deposit when leaving the property?0
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specialboy wrote: »If she left it as it is, would she be liable for it out of her deposit when leaving the property?
No, if the tenancy agreement does not make her responsible for repairs then, as said, she has no responsibility.
Obviously she should cover herself in case the landlord/agent try to claim that she is liable or that she damaged it.0
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