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Posted by dennis_nj on December 17, 2001 at 23:01:18:

In Reply to: Heating repairs posted by Kevin Dempsey on December 17, 2001 at 10:25:38:

: Hi,

: Is it legal (In New York State) for the landlord to require the tenant to pay for repairs when the heater breaksdown? Our lease says
: we are responsible to repair all applainces and equipment. Does equipment cover the heater. We've already paid to repair it twice in the last 2 years.

: Thanks

'equipment' is a fuzzy word, does the lease specifically say that the heater is included in what you are responsible for?
like zephyr said, if you agreed to it when you signed the lease, you may be out of luck, and by you paying to repair it twice before, shows you believed you were responsible for it. but, if you 'fixed' it twice in 2 years, how good could the repair have been?
if you are in a multi-unit building, though, i doubt this would fly in court, because if you didn't get it fixed, do you think that the other tenants would come after YOU to get it fixed???

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: :  Is it legal (In New York State) for the landlord to require the tenant to pay for repairs when the heater breaksdown? Our lease says
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: 'equipment' is a fuzzy word, does the lease specifically say that the heater is included in what you are responsible for?  
: like zephyr said, if you agreed to it when you signed the lease, you may be out of luck, and by you paying to repair it twice before, shows you believed you were responsible for it. but, if you 'fixed' it twice in 2 years, how good could the repair have been? 
: if you are in a multi-unit building, though, i doubt this would fly in court, because if you didn't get it fixed, do you think that the other tenants would come after YOU to get it fixed??? 


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