As a tenant you are responsible for taking reasonable care of
the property you live in. The information below is not an
exhaustive list but it includes some of the minor repairs that you
may have to deal with:
Door furniture
• Fitting extra locks and catches
• Replacing locks and keys if you lose keys
Interior fittings
• Cupboard and wardrobe catches, hinges and doors
• Fitting extra catches and safety devices
• Kitchen unit doors, catches, hinges, drawers and runners
• Window fasteners
Bathroom
• Bath panels
• Refixing bathroom cabinets, towel rails, toilet roll holders and
mirrors
• Toilet seats and lids
• Tap washers (but not taps if they have been neglected or
damaged)
• Cleaning and descaling of toilets, wash basins, baths and
showers
Property maintenance
• Clothes lines, posts, tidy-dryers and rotary dryers
• Curtain rails
• Provision/replacement of dustbins
• Minor cracks to plaster
• Maintenance of any fixtures and appliances not fitted by PCHA
Heating
• Maintenance of any gas appliances not fitted by PCHA
• Any tenant's fittings/appliances e.g. gas cooker, washing
machine
• Relighting boilers and setting heating controls
• Bleeding radiators
Electrics
• Fitting TV aerials
• Plugs, lamps and tenant's own light fittings
• Changing light bulbs, tubes and fuses
• Bells, batteries and bulbs (except in communal areas and entry
phones)
Garden/exterior
• Drain gratings
• Gates, hinges and latches to gates serving individual
dwellings
• Rubbish clearance
• Gardening at individual properties
• Hedge and lawn cutting and garden maintenance
• Chimney sweeping