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Advice needed - replacement bed

  • 08-10-2013 8:54pm
    #1
    munchie14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭


    hi. i remember reading an advice sheet from UCD or on this forum that mentioned a tenant has the right to request a new bed of the landlord. can some one help me out in this area. my landlord is requesting proof he has to provide a new bed. it is in poor shape.


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  • #2
    Victor
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    munchie14 wrote: »
    hi. i remember reading an advice sheet from UCD or on this forum that mentioned a tenant has the right to request a new bed of the landlord.
    You can request all you like, getting it is another matter, there is no entitlement to a new bed without good reason.
    my landlord is requesting proof he has to provide a new bed. it is in poor shape.
    If you mean it is worn out, then yes, it should be replaced. You can demand it both on a contractual basis and under the the Housing Standards Regulations, i.e. the bed is unsuitable for use as a bed.
    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/renting_a_home/repairs_maintenance_and_minimum_physical_standards.html

    Combined, the regulations read:
    Structural Condition
    5. (1) A house to which these Regulations apply (hereinafter referred to as “the house”) shall be maintained in a proper state of structural repair.
    (2) For the purposes of sub-article (1) ‘a proper state of structural repair’ means sound, internally and externally, with roof, roofing tiles and slates, windows, floors, ceilings, walls, stairs, doors, skirting boards, fascia, tiles on any floor, ceiling and wall, gutters, down pipes, fittings, furnishings, gardens and common areas maintained in good condition and repair and not defective due to dampness or otherwise.

    There is always the option of buying your own bed, but you would need to agree the removal of the existing bed with the landlord.


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