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When I moved into my house, I signed a lease addendum that stated the owner would neither repair or replace broken appliances. Sure enough, within 6 months I had to buy a new washer, dryer, fridge, and stove since the ones that were here were so horrible that I couldn't use them. They are currently stored in the garage. Now I'm moving out by the end of the month and taking my appliances with me. I never bothered to call them to tell them their appliances were rubbish because I figured what's the point. .. they aren't going to go anything about it. I'm kind of regretting not telling them now because they have the house listed and in the description, it says all of these appliances are included. I'm so confused about what I should do. Are they going to pin me with replacing them? Can they take it out of my security deposit? Should I just put the old ones back and go about my life after moving out?
If they show the house, is the new potential tenant going to assume my appliances come with the house? I plan on letting them show as soon as they request it because I don't want to be a pain in the ***. This whole appliance thing just has me thrown for a loop.
These appliances truly were crap, very old, and I knew when moving in I'd probably end up buying my own. I signed an agreement saying they come "as is." So I never thought to tell them because I didn't think ahead to the day I'd be leaving. I only thought of the moment and that they would not do anything about it. If it doesn't say anything in the lease about notifying them when an appliance breaks down, was I legally obligated to tell them?
There isn't a simple answer on this one. I would assume as long as you returned the appliances then you would be okay. I would mention they aren't working and ask if they want to repair or remove them, I wouldn't mention you have your own at this time though. I would question the legality of not providing a working oven/stove so that addendum could be unenforceable.
There isn't a simple answer on this one. I would assume as long as you returned the appliances then you would be okay. I would mention they aren't working and ask if they want to repair or remove them, I wouldn't mention you have your own at this time though. I would question the legality of not providing a working oven/stove so that addendum could be unenforceable.
Luckily the oven "works", just not well. They did fix a burner within a week but the oven part worked so erratically that I just bought a new one. I could put it back though. Same thing with the fridge. It "works" but had such an awful smell from them leaving it closed for a month without power, that I couldn't use it. It made me vomit, it was that disgusting. When the lease said they would do nothing about it, I accepted that and just got a new one. By now the smell is hopefully gone. I took the doors off before storing it. I'm sure I could just put it back.
Dryer was burnt up on the inside and I have pictures of it and noted it at move on. It took a couple of times of using it to see it was a hazard. Again, why call them? My lease says they would do nothing. So I bought a new one. The washer has some sort of leak and had to be replaced as well.
If you rented the house with working appliances, you are required to leave the same when you vacate.
My lease says "as is" so I can see maybe buying appliances that are on their death beds like the ones they provided were, but I'm not leaving my brand new appliances with them.
I'm an idiot sometimes. I moved in more than two years ago and completely forgot that I emailed them about the fridge and dryer right away. She told me in an email to store them in the garage if I buy new ones!! The stove is easy to put back as it is probably my preference which led me to buy a new one. (One completely trashed Thanksgiving dinner will do that. ) And the washer, I'll buy a cheap one to replace the delapidated one they provided if needed. Or maybe they'll service the leak and take it out of my deposit. I don't know. I'll email them and leave it up to them. But in any case... solved my own problem. I get too worked up.
My lease says "as is" so I can see maybe buying appliances that are on their death beds like the ones they provided were, but I'm not leaving my brand new appliances with them.
You shouldn't have to pay for their appliances. You should take your appliances with you and reinstall their appliances. Working or not.
Exactly. Owner won't fix the broken ones, so why does OP have to leave working ones? However OP, you should have told the owner that the appliances broke. I'm wondering how they all died during your residency. Even crappy appliances shouldn't bite the dust simultaneously. Was there human intervention at work?
Last edited by Ultrarunner; 12-06-2015 at 11:46 AM..
The only problem I see would be IF you disposed of the old ones without permission.
I stopped supplying free standing appliances decades ago... just keeps things simple... no 4th oj July emergencies due to a broken refrigerator and no Holiday fiascos cooking.
The last home I sold the tenant had a very nice refrigerator they brought with them from their foreclosed home.
The appliances were listed as tenant owned... so no problems there.
The tenant was going overseas and was planning on putting everything in storage... the buyer offered to buy the refrigerator, stove and washer/dryer for $1500 and the tenant accepted saying it was worth it not to store them for maybe two years... everything was used... and not new... but looked great and well cared for.
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However OP, you should have told the owner that the appliances broke. I'm wondering how they all died during your residency. Even crappy appliances shouldn't bite the dust simultaneously. Was there human intervention at work?
