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You had a month to notice the toilet and tap are leaking, and you noticed "just" after that month passed? Quite unlikely.mydnight wrote:Hi, jumping in on this thread. It's our (husband and me) first time renting and I'm also a bit confused with the minor repair clause. What happened is about 2 months back, we informed the LL's agent that the toilet bowl is clogged and the washbasin tap is leaking. We discovered this after the so-called one month "warranty" period by the LL, as the issues only became noticeable after that warranty period. So recently the agent informed us that the LL has a go-to contractor who can fix things up at our unit, at the cost of $150 for the tap and $100 for the toilet bowl. Now that I'm reading the TA properly, it says tenant is to bear the cost of repairs up to $150 per item. So it appears we have to pay $250 to repair everything.
My questions are:
1) Is it the norm for minor repairs to be capped at x amount per item repaired?
2) I would think that tap and toilet bowl repairs are categorised into bathroom related repairs. Should the costs be separated like what the agent told me?
3) If I disagree to the costs and choose not to repair it and just bear with it until my tenancy is up, will the LL have the right to deduct the cost of repairs from my security deposit?
We've only rented the unit for 5 months to date, and we've since discovered various minor damages in the unit. We suspect these toilet problems were pre-existing conditions as a plumber who we asked to come take a look said the clogged toilet is probably caused by something foreign being flushed down, and the leaking tap was only discovered when a relative came to visit and used the guest bathroom. I just felt it's unfair that we have to pay for repairs to pre-existing problems. The agent has not been easy to deal with and we know for certain the LL will try their best not to pay for anything at all. For example, the non-functioning kitchen hood. We were told to use a fan and keep the windows open when we cook.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Well JustSee, it's quite likely that we only noticed the leak after the warranty period as it was the spare bathroom which no one uses. As what I've mentioned, it was only noticed after a relative came to stay for a few weeks and it got worse over time.You had a month to notice the toilet and tap are leaking, and you noticed "just" after that month passed? Quite unlikely.
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