Phil Landlords Responsibilities?

[russellmania]

I know Im living in the philippines now and its different rules here for sure. But I was wondering what are the landlords responsibilities to repairs in the units they are renting out? Are tenants expected to repair some minor things? Or leave it all to the landlords handyman?

[scott h]

Are tenants expected to repair some minor things?

 

Only if you want them fixed :thumbsup:

[sonjack2847]

I know Im living in the philippines now and its different rules here for sure. But I was wondering what are the landlords responsibilities to repairs in the units they are renting out? Are tenants expected to repair some minor things? Or leave it all to the landlords handyman?

It will depend on the landlord.I had 1 who would do nothing and the 1 I have now is very good. I do do some things myself but that is more just to keep busy than anything else.One thing I will say is before you undertake any repairs tell your landlord and get an ok or he may charge you for damage.

[Mike S]

As has been mentioned above it is entirely up to the landlord as there is no law that I am aware of should you try and take one to court .... all the contracts I have read only favor the landlord so buyer beware .... JMHO

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[Dave Hounddriver]

Most houses I have rented require a written contract or leas.  In that lease it has always said that it is the tenant's responsibility to keep the house in the same condition that it was in when they rented it.  The landlords often take that to mean you fix anything that goes wrong.

[RBM]

In a nut shell NOTHING most landlords here seem to consider they have zero responsibility.

Ensure all is on working order before moving in as otherwise yourrobably just gona have to live with it.

[luke]

My contract of lease states repairs under 5000 PHP is for my responsibility.

The landlord does any repair on the outside of the house. Roof is cleaned regularly. Outside repainted every 2-3 year.

All I have repaired/replaced are a number of electrical switches/wall plugs and faucets over a span of 13 years.

During that time the landlord replaced toilet drain pipes to the septic tank (the old stone pipes collapsed) and the drain pipes to the street sewer,

Any roof leak is immediately attended to inside and outside by the handy men employed by the landlord at his expense.

Recently the whole (tin) roof has been replaced and of course painted.

So it all depends on who you are dealing with.

This is a relative old house (I think build in the early 60's) with concrete ground floor and  a wooden first floor.

 

My previous rental was a newly build house with 5 bedrooms/bathrooms.

After 3 months there was a leak in one of the bedrooms. Owner had to cut out the PVC pipe and redo it "properly".

After 6 months another bathroom started leaking, even never used. Decided to get out ASAP. 

[Bellacissa]

My lease says that anything that is under 7k pesos and a minor repair should be taken care of by me. That seems reasonable.

[Tukaram (Tim)]

i have had only 2 landlords here (both were landladies).  The first one said for me to fix anything that needed to be done - and deduct the cost from my rent. When I first moved in I repaired so much, and installed a cr, that I did not pay rent for 6 months.   The second one did all repairs. When the water line between the valve and the sink leaked she even had her repairman fix that.    I offered to fix it since it was easy....

 

Other guys I know say their landlord won't fix anything.  So, like everything here.... your mileage may vary. Most good landlords should have it specified in the lease.   :tiphat:

[Petey]

I've rented twice in Manila.

 

The first landlady was pretty decent at collecting the money for the rent, but that aside. When the septic tank needed emptying 3 months after moving in, she only addressed it 2 months later. I offered to pay, but i wanted it deducted out of the rent - she wasn't keen on that idea. Silly thing was the tank was under the kitchen floor and half of it had to be smashed out to access. But it was done and i was happy. We had a very easy agreement, no contracts or what not, just that i paid when she turned up. Only moved out when the new owner turned up informing me i have to move out due to the property had been sold.

 

The second landlady was a little more problematic. He daughter was a lawyer and she drafted a contract which "seemed" fair, however i wasn't informed that the are i lived in was a flood risk zone. When the water came in over 6ft she tried to get me to pay the repairs, but managed to hold that off, and paid for nothing. However soon after that i moved into my house which we have bought - but i had to forfeit the deposit on the rental due to breach of contract.

 

For the most part the landlord/lady has to make sure the house is in ( somewhat ) good condition. This usually means plumbing and electrics are working and the roof keeps out the water. As far as painting and decorating goes, to them its not important, so its down to you to accept the property at face value. I offered to paint a prior rental and was told that it would be at my own expense. I didn't bother.

 

Think of it like this. The lest you spend the more you make. Simple as that really.