Landlord's responsibility (repairs and maintenance)

Repair of structure and exterior

The Association must keep the structure and outside of your home in good repair including:-

drains, gutters and external pipes;
the roof;
outside walls, outside doors, windowsills, window catches, sash cords and window frames including necessary external painting and decorating;
internal walls, floors and ceilings, doors and door frames, door hinges, and skirting boards of communal areas but not including internal painting and decoration of your home
chimneys, chimney stacks and flues but not including sweeping;
pathways, steps or other means of access;
plasterwork;
integral garages and stores;
boundary walls and fences

Repair of installations

The Association must keep in good repair and proper working order any installations provided by the Association for space heating, water heating and sanitation and for the supply of water, gas and electricity to your home, including:- basins, sinks, baths, toilets, flushing systems and waste pipes; electric wiring including sockets and switches, gas pipes and water pipes; water heaters, fireplaces, fitted fires and central heating installations.

Repair of common parts

The Association must take reasonable care to keep the common entrances, halls, stairways, lifts, passageways, rubbish chutes and any other common parts, including their electric lighting, in reasonable repair and fit for use by residents, other occupiers and visitors to the Premises.

External decorations

The Association must keep the exterior of the Premises and any common parts in a good state of decoration and normally to decorate these areas once every 5 years.