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Just because it’s running doesn’t mean it’s working. The integrity of the racks being compromised due to corrosion is a big problem. It’s getting rust all over your stuff, and if the rack fails, you could be cleaning up a ton of of glass and broken dishes.
As has been mentioned, a new dishwasher is not expensive.
The LL sounds cheap and is trying their best to get out of fixing the actual problem.
Take good pictures of the dishwasher, and when the rack fails, tell the LL you expect reimbursement for your broken dishes due to their failure to correct the problem.
Yes. My landlord is cheap beyond cheap. I ended up replacing every single set of blinds over the last year or so because he didn’t feel it necessary to do so himself.
How would I, as a landlord, handle the sutuation? Unless it is something obvious and easy to repair, (which it often is), I just buy a new dishwasher because that is often cheaper than paying a repairman. Although, note, I do the install myself and don't pay to have it done.
Great big disclosure, here, about my dishwashers. I don't rent low end places. If I had bottom end rentals or section 8 tenants, if the dishwasher works, the tenants could consider themselves lucky to have any dishwasher at all. In rentals you get what you pay for and you aren't going to get anything you aren't paying for.
OP, your landlord is not going to give you a brand new dishwasher. That leaves you with several options. You can buy replacement racks. You can coat the racks you have. If you plan to stay long term, you can buy your own new dishwasher; the ones without fancy digital features are cheap. You can just continue to use the dishwasher like it is. You can hand wash your dishes instead of using the dishwasher. You can give notice and move to a better maintained, and probably more expensive, rental.
How would I, as a landlord, handle the sutuation? Unless it is something obvious and easy to repair, (which it often is), I just buy a new dishwasher because that is often cheaper than paying a repairman. Although, note, I do the install myself and don't pay to have it done.
Great big disclosure, here, about my dishwashers. I don't rent low end places. If I had bottom end rentals or section 8 tenants, if the dishwasher works, the tenants could consider themselves lucky to have any dishwasher at all. In rentals you get what you pay for and you aren't going to get anything you aren't paying for.
OP, your landlord is not going to give you a brand new dishwasher. That leaves you with several options. You can buy replacement racks. You can coat the racks you have. If you plan to stay long term, you can buy your own new dishwasher; the ones without fancy digital features are cheap. You can just continue to use the dishwasher like it is. You can hand wash your dishes instead of using the dishwasher. You can give notice and move to a better maintained, and probably more expensive, rental.
I’ll just continue doing what I have been doing, which is coating the racks. I’m not expecting my LL to replace the dishwasher, I would however, expect him to replace the racks.
Yes. My landlord is cheap beyond cheap. I ended up replacing every single set of blinds over the last year or so because he didn’t feel it necessary to do so himself.
I would keep the old ones and take the new ones with me when I leave even if I have no use for them.
I’ll just continue doing what I have been doing, which is coating the racks. I’m not expecting my LL to replace the dishwasher, I would however, expect him to replace the racks.
You should not be responsible for any out of pocket expenses. Period.
It’s not your dishwasher, the LL has to fix it. If you start doing stuff to it, and it breaks, the LL could turn around and say what you did is a reason it broke. I wouldn’t even touch it honestly.
And LOL at buying a new one yourself. That is ridiculous. A tenant is not responsible for repairs or the Landlords crappy stuff
I would keep the old ones and take the new ones with me when I leave even if I have no use for them.
At first I was saving them, but I ran out of space. Besides, I may be in this house for another couple years, and I didn’t have the storage space for them.
You should not be responsible for any out of pocket expenses. Period.
It’s not your dishwasher, the LL has to fix it. If you start doing stuff to it, and it breaks, the LL could turn around and say what you did is a reason it broke. I wouldn’t even touch it honestly.
And LOL at buying a new one yourself. That is ridiculous. A tenant is not responsible for repairs or the Landlords crappy stuff
I get what you are saying. But buying a $5 bottle of sealant so I can continue to safely use my dishwasher is a better option than ultimately resigning myself to hand washing my dishes. Adding sealant to areas on the rack won’t cause it to break anymore than it already has. And as for buying a new dishwasher? Now that’s out of the question.
Great big disclosure, here, about my dishwashers. I don't rent low end places. If I had bottom end rentals or section 8 tenants, if the dishwasher works, the tenants could consider themselves lucky to have any dishwasher at all. In rentals you get what you pay for and you aren't going to get anything you aren't paying for.
Wow, thanks for letting us in on that great big disclosure.
Wow, thanks for letting us in on that great big disclosure.
You’re not kidding.
I’d like to hear that argued in court. “ Your honor my rental did have a dishwasher that I refused to fix or replace when it broke, but my tenants rent is cheap so they should consider themselves lucky they even had one to begin with”
Bottom line, if the rental has something at time of a tenant moving in, the expectation is they will have that for the life of the lease. You can’t just decide you’re not fixing appliances you put in the rental to begin with.
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