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 Is It A Landlord Or A Tennant's Responsibility To Replace An In Ground Pool Pump And Filter System When It No Longer Works The Way It Needs To Be For Maintaining The Pool? |
| We recently moved to a private rental home with inground pool. From the start, even with using a solar blanket, we kept getting large amounts of debris in the bottom of the pool and after using the vacumn, would find that there would be much air accumulation in the system, thereby forcing the pump to work extra. Our landlord says it is our responsibility to buy a new filter and pump if we want to use the pool. I believe it is the landlord's responsibility to replace it, as that equipment is a necessary maintenance repair. |
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 08 Jul 2008 05:58
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In my opinion from what you have said I would say it's the landlords responsibility. It would however depend upon what the rental contract says. Who does it say is responsible for the maintenance of the pool? Can you reasonably expect a 'layman' to know how to clean and manage a pool? You have rented a property with Pool!
epictetus 
Epictetus: You are correct. According to the 2006 Residential Tenancies Act of Ontario, IT IS the landlord's responsibility, regardless of whether or not the tenant agreed to maintain the equipment on the rental lease, to replace the pump and filter, as it falls under the section regarding landlord obligations for maintenance and repair. Thank you for your input. 
