Housing Service - Who is responsible for what repair

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Who is responsible for what repair?

Bathroom

The Council

YOU

Bath

4

 

Shower Unit (if installed by the Council)

4

 

Shower Unit (installed by the Tenant)

 

4

WC Pan

4

 

WC Seat

 

4

Wash Hand Basin

4

 

 Central Heating

The Council

YOU

Chimney and flue (the structure)

4

 

Coal bunker

4

 

All electric central heating systems (if fitted by the Council)

4

 

All gas fired central heating, (if fitted by the Council)

4

 

Solid fuel central heating systems and open fires including one yearly chimney sweep (if fitted by the Council)

4

 

Fireplace tiles

 

4

Heating systems fitted by tenant if problem occurs during the first 12 months from the date of installation

 

4

Heating systems fitted by tenant if problem occurs after 12 months from the date of installation

4

 

Fire fronts, fire grates, ash pans (not part of heating system)

4

 

 DOORS

The Council

YOU

External doors, including handles, locks, glass (if not damaged by tenant)

4

 

Internal doors, including handles, locks, glass (if not damaged by tenant)

4

 

Keys (lost)

 

4

Door Bell

 

4

Security Chains (if not fitted by the Council)

 

4

Draught excluders and draught strips to external doors only

4

 

 Electrical

The Council

YOU

Communal TV- aerial system

4

 

Immersion heater

4

 

Light fittings installed by the Council

4

 

Extractor fans

4

 

Smoke detectors

4

 

Carbon Monoxide detectors

4

 

Power sockets

4

 

Light switches

4

 

Light pendants

4

 

Communal hall and stair lighting

4

 

Wiring and circuits, including consumer unit, but, not meter

4

 

Individual TV aerial and aerial outlets

 

4

Electric fires (if fitted by tenant)

 

4

Plugs & fuses

 

4

Fluorescent light tubes

 

4

Outside lights to front and rear if fitted by the Council

4

 

 KITCHENS

The Council

YOU

Cooker

 

4

Cooker socket

4

 

Kitchen units

4

 

Sink bowl and drainer

4

 

 Plumbing

The Council

YOU

Blocked drains, externally

4

 

Blocked drains, internally

4

 

Domestic cold water supply and storage tank

4

 

Rainwater pipes and gutters

4

 

Hot water supply and storage tank

4

 

Sink plug and chains

 

4

Blocked sink, if caused by tenant

 

4

Blocked toilet if caused by tenant

 

4

 Structure

The Council

YOU

Ceilings and walls

4

 

Damp proof course

4

 

Floors (not carpets, vinyl or other floor coverings)

4

 

External woodwork

4

 

Roughcast to external walls

4

 

Internal staircases

4

 

Entrance steps

4

 

Roof structure and covering

4

 

 WINDOWS

The Council

YOU

Catches on windows, including Double-Glazing units (if not damaged by Tenant)

4

 

Window Sills

4

 

Window ironmongery (locks, handles, hinges etc)

4

 

Window frames (timber and PVC)

4

 

Glass in windows, including Double Glazed units damaged by tenant (unless proved to be caused by vandalism)

 

4

 MISCELLANEOUS

The Council

YOU

Clothes poles and rotary dryers

4

 

External decoration

4

 

Fencing, any type if erected by the Council

4

 

Pest infestation (not isolated occurrences)

4

 

Paths (if installed by the Council)

4

 

Garages (if provided by the Council)

4

 

Clothes lines, cords

 

4

Minor pest infestation

 

4

Tenants own sheds, garages and fences

 

4

 Any alteration or improvement carried out by the tenant to the property

 

4

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