If you're a renter with no heating or air conditioning in your property, you might have asked your landlord to install one, only to be told no. So, what are the rules? And what are landlords obliged to provide? Here's a breakdown.
If you're a renter freezing during winter without proper heating or suffering in summer without air-conditioning, you may be wondering what your landlord's legal responsibilities are.
Dr Martin said tenants who found their properties unsafe or uncomfortable could approach their landlord to install a fixed heating or cooling unit, in the first instance. In recent years states and territories have been amending their tenancy laws to make sure landlords meet minimum rental standards.While most minimum standards focus on making sure properties are structurally sound or have hot and cold running water, some jurisdictions do more than others.A display house in Perth built with an energy rating over 9 stars aims to show people they can heat and cool their homes and save on their power bills.
If there is an existing fixed heater that is not energy efficient, the rental provider must upgrade it. Similar to NSW and Victoria, minimum housing standards specify that rental properties must be structurally sound, be in good repair, and have adequate plumbing and drainage and hot and cold water.The property needs to have a functioning cooktop, if a kitchen is provided.
The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 was amended in 2020 to allow the ACT Government to make minimum standards for residential tenancies. "Deliberately raising the standard of rental properties in this way would likely impose a cost, and it's reasonable to expect that cost to flow through to higher rents," Dr Martin said.Dr Martin also said reforms should go one step further and ensure landlords can't unreasonably terminate tenancies without grounds at the end of any fixed term or during periodic leases.
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