Repair Responsibilities in Housing Association and Lincolnshire Local Authority Houses: Renters or Landlords?

If you live in social Housing, your rights and responsibilities as a tenant likely differ from if you lived in private rented Housing. One grey area which occupants tend to do not have understanding in is who pays for property repair work and maintenance in social Housing, especially if the damage is not the renter’s fault. Do the repair work obligations in housing association and regional authority houses fall to the renter or the landlord? The response is – it depends. Often it is clear cut that the tenant is responsible for a repair work, and often it’s apparent that the property manager should pay up, but what happens when it isn’t so black and white? Or, what takes place if a housing association neglects their repair work obligations and leaves their occupant living in disrepair? This guide means to assist you develop if your social Housing landlord is trying to shirk their responsibility and what to do about it if they are. If you reside in social or council Housing and your landlord is declining to make necessary repairs, we can help. Repairs and Maintenance in Social Housing

What is a Housing Association Repairs and Maintenance Policy on Health and Safety Standards?

There are particular health and safety standards which apply to rented homes. By law, your home should be safe and healthy to live in when your occupancy begins and this need to continue throughout the occupancy. From the starting to the end of your occupancy, your housing association has responsibilities to fix and maintain security of:. The gas supply and gas home appliances they provide. Electrical wiring and electrical home appliances they offer. Condensation, damp and mould are also common problems that you may encounter. You need to report problems with this to your landlord immediately. Every proprietor, whether they are a regional authority or a housing association, has commitments to fix damp and mould, in addition to to identify the reason for the problem. After you’ve reported the problem, a maintenance they are accountable for need to be carried out. If the condensation has actually taken place due to a stopping working to supply sufficient ventilation on their part, it’s their job to deal with the ventilation concern. Moist and mould can position a major threat to health, causing breathing issues like asthma and bronchitis, specifically in kids. This is why it is essential that you report it to your proprietor, and that they arrange it out as rapidly as possible. Everybody should have a safe house. Are functions of your house risky, and has your social Housing proprietor stopped working to make the required repairs? To learn more about your housing association obligations to tenants, contact us.

Lincolnshire Housing Association Tenant Responsibilities and Repair Obligations.

As a housing association occupant, you have a series of repair and maintenance obligations, mainly for functions inside your home. If you or someone visiting your house accidentally or intentionally triggers damage, you’ll be the one responsible for repairing it. If something takes place and repair work is needed then you need to tell your property owner as soon as possible. They might accept carry out home repair and maintenance themselves and then recharge the cost to you, or they might accept you fixing it. By law, in every tenancy contract it will mention that you should give access for repair: your landlord or their representative can access your home as long as they offer you a minimum of twenty-four hours notification. In an emergency situation, for example if a pipe has burst, and they can’t contact you then they hold the right to go into the residential or commercial property without your permission. You are accountable for using your home in a “tenant-like” way, which typically suggests:. Carrying out small repairs yourself i.e. changing merges and light bulbs. Keeping your house reasonably tidy. Not triggering damage to the property – including visitors. Utilizing any components and fittings properly, for example, not obstructing a toilet by flushing something inappropriate down it. It is extremely essential to note that at no point throughout the occupancy do you deserve to stop paying or decline to pay rent. Even if your property owner has actually stopped working to carry out repairs, you must continue to pay rent till the end of the tenancy. If you think you should not need to pay the total, you can form a complaint with the proprietor in which you can state your reasons.

Taking Your Housing Association to Court for Housing Disrepair

As soon as you have completed your Housing association problems procedure, you will then have to wait 8 weeks. During this 8-week period, your Housing association should solve your problem for you. If it does not, then you will require to bring a claims case against them, which will either be settled out of court, or go to court for judgement. We can assist you take your Housing associated to court. Call us at the number at the bottom of this page to discover how we can do this.