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  • Double_V
    Double_V Posts: 912 Forumite
    anselld wrote: »
    That is generally for routine maintenance not for damage caused by miss-use.

    I would say any damage, maintenance should be handled by the land lord/building society or whoever is looking after the building.

    How can you tell if its caused by miss-use ?
  • anselld
    anselld Posts: 8,738 Forumite
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    Double_V wrote: »
    I would say any damage, maintenance should be handled by the land lord/building society or whoever is looking after the building.

    You wouldn't say that if you were the other residents who would be charged. "Looking after the building" doesn't happen for free.
    Double_V wrote: »
    How can you tell if its caused by miss-use ?

    In this case the technician presumably found a mattress or two stuck in the door mechanism. However, if the culprit cannot be found then fair enough, the residents will have no choice but to share the bill.
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