appliances at rental

Discussion in 'Repairs & Maintenance' started by samiam, 25th Jan, 2017.

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  1. samiam

    samiam Well-Known Member

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    my PM said any appliances which are not included in rental contract must be removed from the house whether its functioning or not. Otherwise keep repairing/supplying :mad:
    I could not find any legislation regarding this. Its in Qld.
     
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    What appliance are you concerned about?

    There are some Queensland PMs that post here. Maybe send them a PM? But it would be good to have them post the answer here so that we all learn.

    I always thought (from reading this forum) that leaving a broken appliance means the tenant can insist it be repaired and you cannot cover yourself by writing it in the lease.

    We have an air-con in an IP that the current tenant has never used. It has stopped working but I'm not going to repair it because if she never turns it on, that will be a waste. I've told her if she ever wants it working, sing out and I'll get it repaired.
     
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    old dishwasher. I thought it would be reasonable to put in the lease that once broken, we are not going to fix but apparently I cant? When we were tenants, we were ok about it... its in different shoes now..:oops:
     
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    I think the advice you were given is correct. I guess the options are to take it out now or fix it when it breaks?
     
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    Why not just bung in a new one? It is more appealing to the tenants, and isn't a big cost.

    If the tenant says they don't want one, then leave it but be prepared to put one in if they ask for it?
     
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    Get a new one- you can pick them up for $350
    $200 to get plumber to install
    Get extended warranty if you want long warranty
    = better quality tenant (I know I wouldn't settle for a house without one)
     
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    Repairing things in the house is standard legislation; a legal obligation.

    Doesn't matter if they weren't working beforehand, either.
     
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    If it's replacing an existing one, then it's pretty easy to swap over yourself. Not that different to changing a kitchen mixer really.
     
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    Yes, we did our own in our house, especially if its already had one there. But if you have no idea easy enough to get the plumber/handyman
     
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    Varies by state I'm pretty sure. The common law position is that things that are disclosed to be not working at the start of the tenancy generally don't need to be repaired.

    And in WA that position is confirmed by the RTA as well.

    RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 42
     
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    Thanks guys. I will replace it to a better brand once it's broken then :)
     
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