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Air con / rental property

twinkles**stars — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:19:32 GMT

The air con in my daughters rental property is not working. The agent was notified pre Christmas. They sent out an electrician after Christmas 😞 who then had to arrange for the air con fellow to attend. The unit is burnt out and needs replacing. They have had the quote for a week now they want a second quote and will have to arrange this. Agent says these matters take time?????

How long is an acceptable time to wait for a replacement.....Melb is expecting 40+ degrees this week?

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azureline** — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:23:00 GMT

what does her rental agreement/contract say?

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twinkles**stars — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:25:39 GMT

I have no idea azure. But I will mention that to her.

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love*today — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:28:21 GMT

Lmao, it won't be fixed this week for sure :)))

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the_hawk* — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:28:32 GMT

contact what ever department in your state that deals with rental bonds and disputes

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purple_haize — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:34:30 GMT

Twinkle, dont think it will be fixed this week.........

My daughter doesnt rent and when hers needed replacing it took a couple of weeks for it to be replaced.

So with your daughter renting, would assume it would take a couple of weeks........

A few yrs back when I rented and something went wrong with heating, I had to ring constantly to get them to do something, some agents are rather lax.

Hope she gets an answer this week.....

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happyroo_bunji — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:35:36 GMT

In victoria air con is deemed non essential, so the landlord can take thier time in fixing it. I checked up on this last year when my air con went bunk.

Heating is essential, cooling isn't

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twinkles**stars — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:03:17 GMT

The landlord is terrific, it's the agent that is slack.

I rang them explaining miss 10 is asthmaatic....that has made a difference. I now have a copy of the first quote and they are willing to let me get another. Hopefully I can, the landlord accepts ( and we have his number 🙂 ) and one can be installed asap.

Yes happy heating is essential but not cooling. But misses health issue will factor into it now.

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purple_haize — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:10:02 GMT

Thast is good Twinkles......

Hope gets done asap....

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twinkles**stars — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:40:00 GMT

Thanks everyone all sorted. Should be in installed Wed. by local fellow

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:54:43 GMT

Great news!

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joz*garage — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:50:57 GMT

a tenant considers a property for the working appliances fitted, which should all be recorded in the tenancy agreement

the tenants are the ones using the machines and wearing them out.. not the landlord, the landlord supplied them in working condition, who should really be liable for any repairs, unkeep and servicing costs?

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twinkles**stars — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:29:43 GMT

You hire a car and it breaks down...are you going to pay for repairs?

The unit was 10 years old. Too small for the area it was in so possibly well and truely over used during that 10 years? A much larger unit is being installed.

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azureline** — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 06:50:38 GMT

the owner......... he expects to have his fittings used, that is what encouraged them to rent his property