Hello all!!

I have a question...........If the water pump,that delivers water from a tank to my RENTED villa, has been rendered useless from the recent rain, who is libel to pay for repair/replacement?? I own a house in Australia, and I know it is my responsibility if the pump fails-as it has. There is nothing in the rental agreement relating to this. Any thoughts?

Depends on your landlord.

If he/she is a cheap Charlie then it's your problem.

Tell him/her to fix it or you move.

It is your landlords responsibility to repair / replace it but getting him to do that is a different matter altogether. It will boil down to how much rent you have given him and whether you like living there ? A small pump is around 4000 bah. I would buy a new one but let the landlord know that when you leave the pump goes with you unless he would like to buy it from you

It is your landlords responsibility to repair / replace it but getting him to do that is a different matter altogether. It will boil down to how much rent you have given him and whether you like living there ? A small pump is around 4000 bah. I would buy a new one but let the landlord know that when you leave the pump goes with you unless he would like to buy it from you

It's the responsibility of the landlord, if not fixed in resonable time, then move out. He/she needs to replace it anyway if he/she wants to rent out the house again.