Comments on: What Landlords Should Know About ‘White Goods’

By: neil

neil — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:39:29 +0000

Hello, i am a landlord and i supplied integrated kitchen white goods ie fridge, freeze & washing machine unfortuantely the freezer has since seized to work! I supplied the white goods in goodfaith although it did say in the T/A they would not be replaced should they malfunction the tenant now informs me its my obligation to replace the freezer simply because it was integrated and not a stand alone unit !!! Help i am struggling to pay the home insurance let alone another freezer

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:21:28 +0000

A friend has rented her property with white goods (tumble drier, dishwasher etc). The tenants who have moved in to the property are now demanding them to be removed, assumingly so they can replace with their own. Does she legally have to honour this (she’s moved to Aus so isn’t close by). My assumption is the tenants took on the property knowing the goods where there so have to live with what’s been provided.

By: Justin Berkovi

Justin Berkovi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:29:59 +0000

Great site!

We have moved into a property and the kitchen appliances really have come to the end of their natural life – the dishwasher only works sometimes, the fridge freezer is over 8 years old and cannot regulate temperature and the oven is so filthy that our food reeks of burnt grease when we use it to cook.

Does the landlord have to replace them?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:38:20 +0000

In UK, outside of statutory obligations, it largely depends on what is written in the tenancy agreement and therefore what is agreed between the parties.
If the T/A states that the tenant must jump over the garden wall on every full moon, and the tenant agrees to it by signing the T/A (provided the requirement is clearlt written) then I suspect you could enforce that they do it – so long as the landlord provides any tools required :-)
In terms of white goods I think that if the rent charged includes the provision of white goods, then generally the landlord will have the obligation to continue to provide them. So even if the tenant could be made to pay for repair, if they were beyond reasonable repair, then the landlord would need to provide a similar machine & model.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:31:19 +0000

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By: Petrona

Petrona — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:39:10 +0000

In Perth, Western Australia, if white goods are provided and they break down for no obvious reason, it’s the landlord’s responsibility to repair them (as it’s considered to be normal wear and tear). If the tenant has caused the item to break (eg. by swinging off the fridge door, as one ex-tenant of mine did while on suspicious substances) then it’s the tenant’s responsibility to repair it.

By: sheldon

sheldon — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:44:01 +0000

crap I’ve been paying money to repair mine when I could leave it up to the tenant?

Unless laws are different in ontario canada…