Tenant & Council Responsibility

What repairs and maintenance am I responsible for?

• You are responsible for repairing and maintaining any items that you have fitted or alterations you have made.
• You are also responsible for various items, such as glazing and internal decorations (including filling of normal plaster cracks). A full list of these items is shown below.
• If you live in a flat with a communal hallway and/or stairway, you will be responsible for keeping these areas in a clean and tidy condition (unless there is a cleaner employed to do this, as in sheltered housing).

What repairs are South Lakes Housing responsible for?

• South Lakes Housing are responsible for the structure and exterior of the property; gas and plumbing systems; heating and hot water equipment; and fixtures and fittings. A full list of these items is shown below.
• If any of these items are damaged by you, your family or guests, or because you have misused them or not looked after them properly, then we may hold you responsible for the repair.

 

Repair Responsibilities