Who pays for/installs replacement appliance parts?
Started by parksloper4
almost 7 years ago
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Is it standard/reasonable to expect the landlord to replace appliance parts that need periodic replacements as part of normal wear and tear? I'm specifically thinking about : - range hood filter for a ductless range hood* - A/C filters - appliance light bulbs (e.g. fridge bulb) - ceiling light bulbs (particularly recessed and track lighting that don't use standard bulbs) I asked our super for a... [more]
Is it standard/reasonable to expect the landlord to replace appliance parts that need periodic replacements as part of normal wear and tear?
I'm specifically thinking about :
- range hood filter for a ductless range hood*
- A/C filters
- appliance light bulbs (e.g. fridge bulb)
- ceiling light bulbs (particularly recessed and track lighting that don't use standard bulbs)
I asked our super for a filter; he told me to buy my own and management will take it off my rent. My feeling was, "That's great that I don't have to pay for the new part, but as a renter I shouldn't have to deal with figuring out what the replacement item is and going to buy it either. Also, don't you guys have 56 units in the building whose filters need to be replaced at least once a year, so shouldn't you just have some in stock?"
* we just discovered that our range hood is ductless and therefore requires a charcoal filter that must be changed every 12 months or less, depending how much you cook. We've been in the building, we cook all the time, and we never knew anything about this. Neither do most of our neighbors, according responses on our building facebook group.
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Response by 300_mercer
almost 7 years ago
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Consumables including recessed lights are tenant’s responsibility. Recessed light bulbs are very easy to find and replace. Your super may buy/keep all these and do it for you for a charge/tip. Fridge bulbs are typically not considered consumable due to very long life.
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Response by 300_mercer
almost 7 years ago
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Window AC cleaning renter’s responsibility. Central air typically landlord. Through wall units filter cleaning (usually a vacuum cleaning is enough) or replacemet typically renter’s but some building do it for every one at the same time to prolong the life of the equipment. Many supers provide this service for a small charge to supplement their income.
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Response by front_porch
almost 7 years ago
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A really good building will do periodic maintenance sweeps of certain things -- replacing all the smoke detector batteries, for instance -- and charge that maintenance to the landlord. That said, I rarely meet people who change their range hood filters as advised. If my tenant were in that situation, I would probably pay for it, figuring that she is extending the life of my range. Light bulbs, I'd argue that you're on your own.
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Response by front_porch
almost 7 years ago
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A really good building will do periodic maintenance sweeps of certain things -- replacing all the smoke detector batteries, for instance -- and charge that maintenance to the landlord. That said, I rarely meet people who change their range hood filters as advised. If my tenant were in that situation, I would probably pay for it, figuring that she is extending the life of my range. Light bulbs, I'd argue that you're on your own.
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Response by 300_mercer
almost 7 years ago
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Ali, Smoke detector batteries are a special case as it is legal responsibility of the landlord to maintain smoke detectors in good order.
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Response by 30yrs_RE_20_in_REO
almost 7 years ago
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Some of the halogen bulbs the under-counter kitchen lighting went out so I bought a whole bunch of replacements thinking that I would have a supply for as long as I lived here. But even the newly replaced bulb's burnt out very quickly and I figured something must be wrong with the lighting. When I called management, they told me that they were having this same issue it a lot of apartments and the contractor probably bought faulty fixtures. So they came and replaced all my under-counter lighting with LED fixtures. so now I have no LED replacement bulbs but a whole bunch of halogen bulbs that I will never have any use for.
Consumables including recessed lights are tenant’s responsibility. Recessed light bulbs are very easy to find and replace. Your super may buy/keep all these and do it for you for a charge/tip. Fridge bulbs are typically not considered consumable due to very long life.
Window AC cleaning renter’s responsibility. Central air typically landlord. Through wall units filter cleaning (usually a vacuum cleaning is enough) or replacemet typically renter’s but some building do it for every one at the same time to prolong the life of the equipment. Many supers provide this service for a small charge to supplement their income.
A really good building will do periodic maintenance sweeps of certain things -- replacing all the smoke detector batteries, for instance -- and charge that maintenance to the landlord. That said, I rarely meet people who change their range hood filters as advised. If my tenant were in that situation, I would probably pay for it, figuring that she is extending the life of my range. Light bulbs, I'd argue that you're on your own.
A really good building will do periodic maintenance sweeps of certain things -- replacing all the smoke detector batteries, for instance -- and charge that maintenance to the landlord. That said, I rarely meet people who change their range hood filters as advised. If my tenant were in that situation, I would probably pay for it, figuring that she is extending the life of my range. Light bulbs, I'd argue that you're on your own.
Ali, Smoke detector batteries are a special case as it is legal responsibility of the landlord to maintain smoke detectors in good order.
Some of the halogen bulbs the under-counter kitchen lighting went out so I bought a whole bunch of replacements thinking that I would have a supply for as long as I lived here. But even the newly replaced bulb's burnt out very quickly and I figured something must be wrong with the lighting. When I called management, they told me that they were having this same issue it a lot of apartments and the contractor probably bought faulty fixtures. So they came and replaced all my under-counter lighting with LED fixtures. so now I have no LED replacement bulbs but a whole bunch of halogen bulbs that I will never have any use for.