The Landlord's Obligation to Repair

• Author: John Dickie/David Lyman
• Pages: 43-55

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The Landlord’s

Obligation to Repair

Learning Outcomes

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe the landlord’s three distinct maintenance-

and-repair responsibilities

• Explain the repair responsibilities at tenancy turnover

• Explain how quickly a landlord is required to perform

repairs

• Recognize the extent of a landlord’s responsibility for

repairs

• Describe what tenants should do to request repairs

• Recount the rules about abatements for disruption

due to repairs

“A Good State of Repair” ................ 44

Fitness for Habitation ................... 45

Health, Safety, Housing, and

Maintenance Standards ............. 45

Repair Obligations at Tenant Turnover .... 46

Inspection Versus Requests for Repairs ... 47

Extent of Landlord’s Liability ............ 48

Successor Landlords .................... 50

Recommended Tenant Action ............ 50

Necessity of the Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Key Terms ............................. 55

Review Questions ...................... 55

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