Today I found out that the washer/dryer provided by the landlord has stopped working, the problem with the machine is, the water is not draining, because it won't pump out the water. is the landlord responsible for this repair or do I need to pay for this repair? Whats the best solution for this?
Thanks
Read the lease, depends on whether it's included or just treated like a bonus extra.
I would just go to the landlord and tell him it has stopped working. He will tell you if he is going to repair it, or not. If he isn't then I would look at the price of getting your own machine,and if cheap enough, then see if he will remove the old one. You could look at Op shops or second hand places. Do not touch the machine without his approval.
Almost certainly the landlords responsibility. It depends on your lease but I've never seen a lease where the tenant pays for repairs on white goods owned by the landlord.
Water pump is a common item to go. Costs about $25 for the part plus up to $150 for the service. My fathers an electrician so he fitted my last pump, Samsung washer, cost me $17.
You should visit tenants.org.au or the ring the Dept of Fair Trading.
Why? Just ask the landlord first.
If he says no, and the machine was part of the lease agreementTHEN you go to dept fair trading. If it was just a machine that a previous tenant left behind and not part of the lease then you are probably on your own
No.
Get informed first.
So if the landlord tries to pull the wool over your eyes, you inform them of the law.
Is every landlord honest and truthful?
But why bother doing that if the landlord is going to say yes. Some of them ae good.
@Happy Bergin:
Then you can spend the effort and find out what legal rights you have etc.
If it was my property and my washing machine and the tenants said it was broken I'd get it fixed.
Because you do anything check for a filter drawer and make sure the out pipe isn't filled with gunk or hair clips etc.
Our washer stopped draining, I found this filter and cleaned it out and works perfectly now.
When it comes to any issues with the Premises you're leasing, you need to read your Lease. It is made abundantly clear within the Lease who is responsible. Recently, my girlfriend's apartment experienced a failure of their oven via the expiry of an internal component. It was in their agreement that repairs and maintenance of the fixtures and fittings was the responsibility of the Lessor, so the Landlord organised a replacement via the Real Estate Agent.
If the problem is contained within the washer/dryer that's situated within your Premises, the Strata will not be responsible. Strata repairs are made exclusively to common area fixtures/property.
EDIT: You've just removed reference to Strata, and now reference "Landlord Repair Policy" — this is known as your Lease.