Posted: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 7:15 pm
You cannot be bound by a contract to which you are not a party.
For example the MT might have agreed with the LL that he'll dance around the swimming pool each morning with a flock of pink flamingos, but that does not mean that you are obliged to join him.
In circumstances such as these it would be common for the MT to incorporate (physically) any agreement he has with the LL, into the tenancy agreement he has with you. He would then in your agreement refer to the 'head-agreement' and state that all it's requirements apply to your agreement.
Did the air-con work when you moved in? If so, the MT (or LL, the legal structure and respective obligations are a little unclear) has an obligation to provide/facilitate this service. I can see no reason why you should be obliged to repair part of the 'fixtures and fittings' just because they happen to be in your room.
Asking to see the receipt for the $200 bill is entirely reasonable. That the MT is unwilling to extend the simple courtesy of showing it to you speaks volumes. The MT's blind greed ends up rather shooting him in the foot though, as his behaviour leaves you in no doubt what kind of person you are dealing with. So, he has sown a whirlwind which might come back and fell him.
Not only are you not obliged to pay for upkeep of fixtures and fittings, you are not bound to ensure the future performance of any maintenance carried out to them either (any such obligations are with the engineers). But let's be brutally honest, he's just stealing your money isn't he? So what are you going to do about it?
a) Suck it up, move on, and take it as a lesson in life.
b) Give him a chance to pay you back, and if he won't, threaten him with court, and if needs be follow it through.
Only you can decide what works best given your personal inclinations and circumstances.
For example the MT might have agreed with the LL that he'll dance around the swimming pool each morning with a flock of pink flamingos, but that does not mean that you are obliged to join him.
In circumstances such as these it would be common for the MT to incorporate (physically) any agreement he has with the LL, into the tenancy agreement he has with you. He would then in your agreement refer to the 'head-agreement' and state that all it's requirements apply to your agreement.
Did the air-con work when you moved in? If so, the MT (or LL, the legal structure and respective obligations are a little unclear) has an obligation to provide/facilitate this service. I can see no reason why you should be obliged to repair part of the 'fixtures and fittings' just because they happen to be in your room.
Asking to see the receipt for the $200 bill is entirely reasonable. That the MT is unwilling to extend the simple courtesy of showing it to you speaks volumes. The MT's blind greed ends up rather shooting him in the foot though, as his behaviour leaves you in no doubt what kind of person you are dealing with. So, he has sown a whirlwind which might come back and fell him.
Not only are you not obliged to pay for upkeep of fixtures and fittings, you are not bound to ensure the future performance of any maintenance carried out to them either (any such obligations are with the engineers). But let's be brutally honest, he's just stealing your money isn't he? So what are you going to do about it?
a) Suck it up, move on, and take it as a lesson in life.
b) Give him a chance to pay you back, and if he won't, threaten him with court, and if needs be follow it through.
Only you can decide what works best given your personal inclinations and circumstances.