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Below are the facts:
– A fire started in the garage of the building preventing access to apartments for a week due to repairs and safety reasons.
– There was no damage whatsoever to my apartment.
– My apartment is rented out to a tenant.
– As the landlord I have insurance for loss of rent for my apartment.
– Strata insurance covers loss of rent related to common property issues for landlord and owners only.
– Temp accommodation is only provided for owners occupying their apt.
– I have advised the tenant that no rent is payable whilst he can’t access the apt.
The issue:
The tenant spent almost 3 times the weekly rent in temp accommodation, transportation and food. He is now seeking reimbursement for the total bill less what I will receive from strata for loss of rent.
My thoughts:
As the landlord, I do not believe I have any liability for the temp accommodation costs. I am forgiving the rent for the period access was not available and the incident that causes the deny of access was not caused by me.
The fact that I am recovering loss of rent should not be a concern as I pay for the insurance; he does not. The rent forgiven would cover some of his costs but I do not believe that I am liable for the shortfall (especially food and transport as they are not my costs to begin with).
Please advise any thoughts on the above. I may compromise and provide some additional monies or forgoing of rent.