oil-fired central heating with underground fuel oil tank: annual maintenance
oil-fired central heating with an above-ground fuel oil tank: no regular maintenance is required here, unless it is specified in your rental contract.
You have the right to request the latest maintenance certificate from the landlord. This allows you to see when the next maintenance is due. Are you already renting the rental property at that time? Then you are responsible for that maintenance.
do minor repairs. From 2019, there is a list of minor repairs that you, as a tenant, have to do. This list contains the most common minor repairs. Look at the bottom of the page.
repair damage you have caused yourself.
What should your landlord do?
carry out major repairs
repair damage caused by wear and tear, age or force majeure
The ZieZo! booklet gives a handy overview of the various repairs that may be needed in the rental property.
Do you have a problem of damage in the rental property?
Report it immediately to your landlord. As a tenant, you have an obligation to report it. Always do this in writing: by letter, e-mail or text message.
Didn’t report the problem or damage? Then you can be held liable for additional damage.
Does the landlord not repair the damage after your report? Then contact the Huurdersbond.
