Responsibilities for Repairs
Although the Association is responsible for most repairs to the property certain repairs remain your responsibility as a tenant. Detailed below you will find tables of the most common repairs and the division of responsibility. This list is not comprehensive so if you are unsure about who is responsible for any repair which is not listed contact a member of staff.
Please note that if the repair is needed because you have not taken care of the property or you have caused the damaged, you will be liable to pay for the necessary repair work.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
Although the Association is responsible for most repairs to the property certain repairs remain your responsibility as a tenant. Detailed below you will find tables of the most common repairs and the division of responsibility. This list is not comprehensive so if you are unsure about who is responsible for any repair which is not listed contact a member of staff.
Please note that if the repair is needed because you have not taken care of the property or you have caused the damaged, you will be liable to pay for the necessary repair work.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
| US | YOU | ||
| Bath | X | ||
| Shower Unit | X | Unless we provided the unit | |
| Toilet Seat | X | ||
| Toilet Pan | X | ||
| Wash Basin | X |
| US | YOU | ||
| Chimney and flue | X | ||
| Electric storage system | X | Including gas fires if we have fitted them | |
| Gas fired system with radiators | X | ||
| System fitted by you | X | Installation must be approved before hand, installed by approved fitters and checked by the Association. |
| US | YOU | ||
| Door Bell | X | Unless fitted by LHA | |
| Door Chain | X | Unless fitted by LHA | |
| Door Name Plate | X | Unless fitted by LHA | |
| Glass on inside door and screens | X | ||
| Inside Doors | X | Includes handles, locks etc. | |
| Keys | X | Unless LHA changed locks | |
| Mortice Locks | X | ||
| Yale type locks | X | Unless fitted by LHA | |
| Outside Doors | X |
| US | YOU | ||
| Communal TV aerial system | X | ||
| Electric fire | X | Unless fitted by LHA | |
| Immersion Heater | X | ||
| Light Fittings | X | Not including table lamps etc. | |
| Mechanical Ventilators | X | ||
| Plugs | X | Including Fuses | |
| Smoke Detectors | X | ||
| Smoke Detector batteries | X | ||
| Batteries | X | ||
| Sockets | X | ||
| Stair Lighting | X | ||
| Switches | X | ||
| Wiring and Circuits | X | Including fuse box |
| US | YOU | ||
| Glass in windows | X | ||
| Sash cords (ropes for windows) | X | ||
| Sills | X | ||
| Window catches | X | ||
| Window frames | X | ||
| Window handles | X | ||
| Window locks | X | Unless you have fitted them |
| US | YOU | ||
| Cooker | X | ||
| Cooker socket | X | ||
| Kitchen Units | X | ||
| Sink bowl and drainer | X |
| US | YOU | ||
| Blocked sinks, wash basin, bath or toilet | X | ||
| Domestic cold water supply | X | ||
| Downpipes | X | ||
| Drains | X | ||
| Gutters | X | ||
| Hot water supply | X | Including storage cylinder | |
| Sink plugs and chains | X | ||
| Washing machine fittings | X | Unless fitted by LHA |
| US | YOU | ||
| Ceilings | X | ||
| Damp Proof Course | X | ||
| Floors | X | Except carpets, vinyl, laminate flooring etc. | |
| Outside Woodwork | X | ||
| Roughcast Plastering | X | ||
| Skirting Boards | X | ||
| Stairs (inside) | X | ||
| Steps to entrance | X | ||
| Walls | X |
| US | YOU | ||
| Clothes line posts | X | ||
| Fencing | X | Unless we put them in | |
| Footpaths | X | ||
| Gates | X | ||
| Inside decoration | X | Including wall tiles | |
| Outside Decoration | X | ||
| Shed | X | Must be approved beforehand |
