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10 June 2023 | 23 replies
I find it more favorable to have tenants bring their own microwaves, allowing them to handle any potential malfunctions.
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21 November 2018 | 11 replies
I am sure that the air conditioning unit which was a heat pump was malfunctioning but they never fixed it properly.
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10 January 2023 | 15 replies
Mind is malfunctioning right now...
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29 October 2013 | 10 replies
Replacing HVAC that is working I agree with Christian I would wait unless there is something malfunctioning.
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6 January 2017 | 45 replies
That's when I learned you can't trust the old style ballasts and I'm very careful not to install those kinds of light fixtures in any of our properties.I've heard of the belt going out on a dryer, stopping the turn of the drum, leaving the clothes stationary too close to the heating element and resulting in a fire.Snow bird friends of ours had a refrigerator ice maker water line malfunction in their vacation home in Palm Springs while they were away for the summer and the water ran for weeks throughout the house unchecked.
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2 February 2016 | 2 replies
When we do, it usually points to a broken water line or malfunctioning toilet flapper, which we rectify in short order.Note: We live on the "wet" side of the state, not in the desert, so our water usage and water costs per cubic foot are reasonably low.
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12 February 2016 | 20 replies
In the event there is a malfunction of an appliance or an appliance is in need of repair, Tenant agrees to notify Landlord in a timely manner and in writing.
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26 April 2018 | 14 replies
Plus, where I can, I pass the snow removal and grass moving onto the tenants with their lawn movers (you can be liable for malfunctioning of your lawn mover and they will own everything you own).
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30 October 2021 | 8 replies
If it's the flooring I'm thinking of (the synthetic tiles that click together that are completely waterproof), you might not even have to pull them up.I've had water get under those in my own house from a plumbing malfunction, to where the whole floor was floating.
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2 October 2018 | 21 replies
Any damage caused by improper maintenance of the appliance or its malfunction will be repaired by the Landlord at the undersigned Tenant(s) expense.Tenant’s clothes washer and dryer will only be used by the legal occupants of the rental unit (as determined by the signed Lease Agreement, referenced above).