he can buy a used stove for cheap too if he needs but if the stove was there when you moved in it is part of the place and need to be working , if you don't get a good response from the landlord call the city and ask what your rights are and if you can get if repaired or replaced yourself and withhold that amount from future rent due
I don't know the laws in Ontario but in BC I could go buy a used oven and have it installed and take that money off the next months rent and the landlord would not have any say in the matter if he had already had enough time to reasonably get it done himself but lucky for me my landlord is good on this type of thing and if my stove was not working I'd call him and the next day he'd be there to fix it or replace it if the repairman said its not worth fixing
good luck
first of all, 'rights' are defined by the terms of the contract. If a tenant agrees by contract to pay so much on such a date and reneges, then the contract is in dispute and rights are determined by the courts.
The landlord can apply to the court for eviction after 7 days of the rent not being paid in full, and usually gets the eviction right away. So, your friends can come home to find the sherrif's been there and put a lock on the door that they have no right to enter.
Secondly, a contract does not have to be a lease. A lease does not guarantee that they have a place to live nor does the landlord have a guarantee with a lease either. Usually leases just spell out the terms of the contract, but there can still be a 'verbal' contract whereby the landlord is entitled to the rent on such and such a date, or face eviction.
Best for your friends to get to Legal Aid. At least then, if they do get evicted, they may be able to get some of their stuff back. Otherwise, the landlord is able to toss it.
what counry u live in?
if in USA? what state.
as for lead in water supply NOT the landlord responsiblity.
simple.
go get the local water supply company to test at your location.
a simple test is available for less than 20 at local hardware stores.
as for not operating oven, with holding rent isn't a legal option.
google local laws for renters to see your options
You can file a T6 (maintenance) application concerning your stove with the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board. www.LTB.gov.on.ca 416-645-8080.
You can retain an Ontario licensed paralegal to represent you, if needed.
I am not concerned with the City of Toronto drinking water. If there was a problem, it would be due to the city's very old water distribution pipes; not the water pipes in your home.
You need to contact your local housing court, they can tell you the exact procedure to handle a resident landlord. In your case not responsive landlords can be liable if your are harmed from lead poisoning and you have rights to receive proper and functioning kitchen equipment. Read your lease to see exactly what your landlord is responsible with maintaining or replacing. It should be there if its a properly written lease.
Two weeks after I moved in to my apartment, my oven stopped working. The stovetop is fine, but the oven part isn't heating up. I told my landlord, who checked it out right away along with his wife. He said it may take a little while to get a new oven, and I said I understood, thinking I would be waiting a couple weeks. It has now been almost two months, with no word from my landlord.
During this time, a study was released on Toronto's tap water. I looked in to it, and reports I read said there were astonishing levels of lead in the tap water, particularly in my neighbourhood. I sent along a written request to my landlord for a water testing kit, as I live on the upper floor of an old house. My roommate managed to talk to him about it the next day, and our landlord admitted to him that he didn't know the exact age of the house, but it should be on the cusp of the 50s and 60s. Post-60's houses are fine, and pose no hazard to drinking water. We have received no water testing kit. Because we are unsure of the age of the house, we wrote another letter requesting the kit a second time as well as any update on the oven. Neither of us has heard from him.
What can we do to speed up the process for either of these issues? I understand ovens are expensive, but we pay him rent for a reason. Testing kits shouldn't be too expensive either, and if the water is deemed unsafe we get a free water filter from the government. Our landlord is aware of this. What are our rights?
