Comments on: What are the landlord’s maintenance responsibilities?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:40:02 +0000

Aside from taking all the needed precautions before signing a deal, it may also be wise to get renter’s insurance.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:40:03 +0000

It is always best to check your landlord’s history by asking previous and current tenants before you sign anything. That makes you prepared to deal with a landlord.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:40:05 +0000

I agree. If the landlord refuses to do repairs, file a complaint. It is your basic right as a tenant to do that. I know some court would even appreciate it if you file a complaint first and tried to settle the problem outside of court.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:40:05 +0000

It’s easy to know the difference between a normal wear and tear and a damage caused by your irresponsibility. Broken windows are a good example of repairs that will be charged to you, unless some strong wind blew a tree branch into your apartment and broke the glass.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:40:06 +0000

Before signing anything, make sure that you read the rental agreement through and through. Some landlords would try to make you waive your right for repairs so you have to be extra careful.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:40:04 +0000

And take pictures of everything when you moved in and when you moved back out. Just record everything!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:40:04 +0000

Let me add that if you notify your landlord, make sure that you do that in writing so in case he does not fix the problem and it gets worse, your LL can’t put the blame on you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:40:03 +0000

Basically, if you noticed that there was a problem and you did not notify your landlord and then the problem got worse, then your landlord may charge you for the repair. So always be watchful of the things in your apartment. Take care of them and they will take care of your security deposit.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:40:03 +0000

The only loophole I see here is that the major repairs that need to be done are mainly structural in nature. What about bedbugs? I think these are major things that the landlord has to be responsible for too. But laws on who pays for the bedbug treatment are not yet very much polished that landlord and tenants often dispute because of the issue.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:40:05 +0000

What I’ve learned from the many years of being a tenant is that when it’s normal wear and tear, your landlord will be responsible for the repair. If it’s because of your irresponsibility, you will be charged for the repair.