Every tenant is entitled to a healthy living environment – this includes home and surroundings. A rented apartment should be in a good state of repair, conducive for the occupant and it is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure this.
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It is the duty of the landlord to ensure that the house occupied by his tenants is not in disrepair where it could potentially harm the occupants. When your landlord has failed in his duty to ensure that your rented apartment is safe for you to live in, you can make a housing disrepair claim and get compensated for the harm, damages incurred or any inconveniences suffered.
Housing disrepair describes a condition where a tenant’s rented property is not ideal living conditions where it can not only cause damages to the property of the occupants but also pose a threat to their health. When a house is not suitable for living, cannot guarantee safety of the occupants, then the house is not in a “good state of repair”
Housing Disrepair can come in various forms as underlisted
If you are experiencing such forms of disrepair, you need to reach out to your landlord to carry out the appropriate repairs so that you can be safe in your home. If your landlord fails to do the needful within a reasonable period of time, you are within your legal right to start a housing disrepair claim.
This is where our specialist housing disrepair solicitors come in. We not only ensure that you are adequately compensated but also that the needed repairs are carried out – and within the earliest time possible.
A landlord is expected to ensure that the tenants live in a safe and conducive apartment in line with the tenancy agreement so as not to put the lives of the tenants at risk or cause damages to their belongings.
The landlord is expected to perform the following obligations to the tenants living in his property
You make a housing disrepair claim when you take legal action against your landlord for failing in his duty to put your home in a good state of repair causing you to suffer damages to your health, property, finances and otherwise.
Find out more here about how to make a housing disrepair claim and types of housing disrepair claims you can make.
