Window hinges repair: Management company or owner?

Baptistepichon

Hello,
a hinge on my window is completely bent, hence I can't close the window once opened, unless I force the hinge down with a knife.
Photos here: [https://]photos.app.goo.gl/zy7HtjtTweQWmvYx7
I contacted the management company who said it was up to the owner to fix windows, doors, balcony...
And I got a contractor come down and since the window has to be taken out, probably from the outside, it's up to the management company since it's part of the outside of the building.

Any idea what I should do? Who can I contact?

Thanks a lot for your help!
Baptiste

dubrov

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It's normally the owner. Check the management company lease for details.

Mike3549

Job will be done from the inside, just pay for repair yourself. its a grey area when it comes to doors and window repairs. Pretty sure individual window repairs are not in this years budged. If it was a window in a hall or some other communal area, you could argue that its a h&s issue, but not in this case.

fash

Check conditions of the lease: I expect it is the owner's problem.

CosmicFool

Baptistepichon wrote: »

Hello,
a hinge on my window is completely bent, hence I can't close the window once opened, unless I force the hinge down with a knife.
Photos here: [https://]photos.app.goo.gl/zy7HtjtTweQWmvYx7
I contacted the management company who said it was up to the owner to fix windows, doors, balcony...
And I got a contractor come down and since the window has to be taken out, probably from the outside, it's up to the management company since it's part of the outside of the building.

Any idea what I should do? Who can I contact?

Thanks a lot for your help!
Baptiste

Any decent landlord will fix the issue for you as soon as possible. You don't need to do it from the outside. Windows can be taken off from the inside.

We had to get a few hinges replaced on windows last year in the apartment we rent. We rang the owner and told her the issue with them. She had a guy come next week to have a look and the next day he changed them.

silent_spark

CosmicFool wrote: »

Any decent landlord will fix the issue for you as soon as possible. You don't need to do it from the outside. Windows can be taken off from the inside.

We had to get a few hinges replaced on windows last year in the apartment we rent. We rang the owner and told her the issue with them. She had a guy come next week to have a look and the next day he changed them.

I think the OP is the owner, not a tenant.

Mad_maxx

Of course it's the responsibility of the owner

SozBbz

You need to check the terms of the leasehold but typically thats the owners responsibility.