Windows in the apartment: who should repair them and at whose expense

Rental and middleot councils of Minsk

We're looking at real examples from the point of view of a master who's seen it hundreds of times.

Dimitry · Sпраўнае Akenza · rpo.by · Minsk

Winter. In the apartment, the window blows. The landlord calls the landlord. The landlord says, 'You broke the house; you pay the rent.' The landlord doesn't agree.

I see this picture regularly. My name is Dmitry, I have been working in the repair of plastic windows in Minsk since 2003. During this time I have visited hundreds of apartments for rent; both as a master and as a person who hears both sides of the conflict.

Let's be honest, who's supposed to pay, what to do with the tenant right now, and how to avoid conflict on both sides.

Who pays for the windows — depends on the reason

There's no clear law that says'rentant' or 'owner' or 'no.Why did the window break?

The owner pays

— The sealing machine is out
— The creature is gone
— Blows because of a broken foam
— The old furniture is broken
— Window needs adjustment

It's a natural wear and tear.

They decide together.

— Crashed pen when incorrectly used
— The glass is broken
— The profile is corrupted
Loaded

Depends on the contract and circumstances

The practice shows:Most of the time, the windows in Minsk apartments don't break, they wear out, and that's the responsibility of the owner.

Situation 1. The landlord refuses to — what to do to the tenant

The most common scenario is a tenant calls the landlord, the landlord says, "Get out of here by yourself", or, "It's a small thing, take it easy", and on the street, it's minus 15.

In such a situation, the tenant has several options.

Document the problem Take a picture or video of the windows: hanging, cracking, sealing, send the host to the messenger, and it will leave a written record of what you said about the problem.

2 of the

Offer a compromise. And I'll pay for the repairs myself, and I'll take the next month's rent off, and many landlords agree.

3 of the

Estimate the repair amount Adjustment of one window — 50 rubles. Replacement of the sealer — 10– 15 rubles per meter. Sometimes it is cheaper than a month of discomfort or conflict with the owner. Call the master for diagnosis — it is free.

It's a real case.

The landlord recently calls: he's blowing from the balcony door, the baby's getting cold. The landlord refuses.

The renter paid the rent for the next month, the landlord agreed, and the conflict was resolved in a day.

Situation 2. Apartment with a bathroom — special case

In the apartment apartments, the windows are loaded as much as possible: different people, different usage intensities, no one is particularly attentive.

Owners of these apartments often choose a strategy to make temporary:

Pull the loop so the violin doesn 't crack again after a month
Don 't change the seals — « not quite out yet»
Adjust the « on the eye » without checking the perimeter of the press

The predictable result is that in six months, you'll get another challenge, and then another one, and you'll end up spending more in a year than you would if you did it right the first time.

The bill for the owner of the laundry room

3 hours of master's departure & quot; pulling & quot; & quot; times; 50 rubles.150 roubles.

Plus the unsatisfactory reviews and the cancellation of the armor.What are you doing?

One normal repair with sealant replacement50 and 80 rubles.

Tips for the owner of a property to avoid losing money on windows

A good window condition in a rented apartment is not an expense, it's an investment.

Check the windows every two years.Prevention is 50 rubles cheaper than emergency repairs of broken furniture for 270 rubles.

2 of the

Change the sealant before it cracks.The crushed sealing system no longer holds heat and is constantly causing complaints from residents.

3 of the

You'll have to respond to the first complaint.The resident said, "Reactions quickly, it's cheaper than a conflict, leaving the resident and finding a new one".

4 of them

Do it right the first time.Temporary solutions are permanent costs. I always call the full list of jobs and their cost. You decide what to do.

Renters advice on how to protect themselves

I'm not going to.

Check the windows at the entrance.Close each one, turn the pen, check the paper with a sheet of paper, take a picture of anything that raises doubt; this is your protection when you leave.

I'm not going to.

Write the owner a text message, don't call.The e-mail is proof. You can't make a call if there's a dispute.

I'm not going to.

Don't wait for winter.In summer and autumn, the master drives faster, the cost is the same, and it's easier to deal with the owner when it's not burning.

I'm not going to.

Call the master for a diagnosis.The diagnosis is free, and the master will tell you exactly what's broken and why it helps you talk to the host.

The main thing

The dispute over who should pay sometimes lasts longer than the repair itself. And the cold in the apartment is not an abstraction, it's your health and comfort every day.

The window is set at 50 rubles.It's incomparably less than a heating bill that you literally blow out of the street, or a conflict with a landlord that ends in a premature departure.

Temporary solutions are permanent problems.If the window is a little bit louder, in three months it will be louder, if it closes tightly, in a year it won't close at all, so you better do it now.

Does it sing, scream or close badly?

I'll come and see what you need and what it costs.

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