What does it mean?
The landlord has primary responsibility for maintaining the apartment and property. This includes the facade, roof, stairwell, plumbing, electrical systems, and ensuring the apartment meets a basic standard.
If the landlord fails their maintenance responsibility, tenants can demand action, claim rent reduction, or ultimately use the self-help right.
Key Points
- Responsible for facade, roof, plumbing, electrical, common areas
- Apartment must be in reasonable condition
- Must fix defects within reasonable time after report
- Failure: tenant can claim rent reduction or self-help right
- Renovations must consider tenants' needs
Practical Tip
Report all problems in writing. If nothing happens — send a reminder and state you're considering a rent reduction. Save all correspondence as evidence.
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