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Window Repair

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  • 05-12-2012 12:59pm
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    tred
    Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭


    Folks,
    I have a rental property and great tennants. We all get on well which is important. Last week, they left an upstrairs bay window open, and the wind caught it, and broke the window hinges. Whos liable for this.


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,932 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    We had a similar issue before. A housemate a few years back left the bay window open and landlord arranged the fix but housemate paid.

    He felt it was fair dues as it was him who left the window open. Quite lucky actually it didnt come off and hit the ground below. Heavy bloody thing.


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    Cathmandooo
    Registered Users Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    Check the lease, it's usually in most leases that the tenant pays for broken windows.


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    ronan45
    Registered Users Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭ronan45


    Happened me.. tenants left both windows open top back room, VERY windy weekend. Both windows pulled back, hinges out of shape and never shut correctly after. Hinges knackered. Naturally the windows where "allready like that" so i shelled out to repair them.:rolleyes:


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    djimi
    Registered Users Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    If you can prove that/its obvious that the tenant was negligent then they should be liable to pay. To be honest if it was me Id probably expect to be handed a bill for it from the landlord.


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