Landlord Responding to Emergencies

[jumper1]

Hi, how should a landlord deal with Emergencies with the property they are renting and what is defined as an emergency , as Tenant and Landlord would have a different Idea of what an Emergency is.

Regards

 

[Eithneangela]

Very open question and therefore difficult to reply. Can you be more specific?

 

[itsallwrong]

how should a landlord deal with Emergencies?
Get to the property asap if it is an emergency.

What defines an emergency?
I don't think a Tenant and a Landlord's opinion of what defines an emergency is too far apart.
A broken toilet seat, sticking door and so on, are generally obvious non-emergency matters. Unless the Tenant is an OCD sufferer.

Anything involving serious risk to life or serious damage to the property
would be a fair 'emergency'
A serious water leak, something like loose handrail on stairs, electrical wires exposed and that sort of thing.

So what is wrong with the rented accomodation?

 

[cremeegg]

how should a landlord deal with Emergencies?
Get to the property asap if it is an emergency.

As a landlord I cannot imagine why I would want to get to the property asap or at all.

I am neither a plumber nor an electrician.

If it is a real emergency, the tenant is as well equipped to call the fire brigade, ambulance, Gardai as I am.

If a plumber or electrician is needed, they are not going to turn up in the middle of the night. Indeed recently I have found it difficult to get a plumber in less than a week.

If its an emergency call 999 otherwise it will take time

 

[itsallwrong]

Hi cremeegg,
'As a landlord I cannot imagine why I would want to get to the property asap or at all.'

Would you not be concerned with the property/tenant if there was something serious wrong?

 

[cremeegg]

Hi cremeegg,
Would you not be concerned with the property/tenant if there was something serious wrong?

Well I have insurance for the property and unless a lecture on the finer points of group theory was required what benefit would my concern be.