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by TheSpiceIsLife
3502 days ago
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A step further here in Australia, or at least in South Australia where I used to live - not sure about the other states... If an essential service breaks (toilet, hot water system, plumbing, gas leak) and the landlord doesn't have it remedied in reasonable time frame, you can pay for the remedy and issue an invoice to the landlord (in practice you can withhold the same amount from rent). Worded thusly: organise to have urgent problems fixed and give the landlord an invoice from an authorised repairer. A licensed professional must do the repairs and provide a report that states the cause of the problem and the work carried out. A landlord may be breaking the conditions of an agreement if they learn of a problem and don't repair it within a reasonable time.[1] I firmly believe this is how it should be, and that any reasonable person would agree this is fare. 1. https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing/renting-and-letting/ren... |
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1. http://tutas.org.au/factsheet/repairs-maintenance/