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I have just started renting out a small unit to some tenants and am new to the wonderful world of being a landlord. A few weeks after moving in, the tenants have contacted me through the real estate agent requesting the following repairs:
- one of the electricity power points doesn't work
- one of the lights doesn't seem to work
- the fan thingy above the stove is missing a couple of grill thingies
As I understand it, landlords are required to ensure the property is in a reasonable state of repair. This property is a new unit in generally excellent condition and seems to me clearly to be in a reasonable state of repair. The repairs seem to be pretty minor and unless there's some other problem it seems a bit unreasonable for me to have to spend a few hundred dollars fixing these things.
Is this approach correct? Any guidance from the rental / strata gurus would be much appreciated! Thanks
