Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Landlords & Air Conditioning

One dilemma that tenants may face throughout a rental lease is problems with their air conditioner. It's important to know where your responsibility ends and your landlord's responsibilities begin. At the end of the day, they own the apartment/house, so their concern for the maintenance should be present.

Small repairs or maintenance, such as changing out the filters, are often left at the responsibility of the tenant. These filters are inexpensive and will help keep the air conditioning unit running at optimum levels. Often, they should be changed about 30 days. These are a few bucks at home goods stores, such as your local Home Depot.

Once you get to a bigger problem and require professional air conditioning repairs, you should certainly contact your landlord. You don't want to do any repairs before involving your landlord first, as they may have a specific request or would like to speak with the repair team for themselves.

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