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    Default Can a Landlord Charge One Tenant for Repair of a Shared Washing Machine

    A landlord has a laundry room with a coin-operated clothes washer and dryer for the use of all tenants. A tenant was using the washing machine when it stopped working. The tenant reported the problem to the landlord. The landlord told the tenant that she would be charged for the repair, because she was the person who was using the washing machine when it broke down, and says that the cost will be deducted from the tenant's security deposit. The repair bill shows that the repair was for a worn out pump, not for something that the tenant did to the washer. Is that a legitimate charge?

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    Default Re: Can a Landlord Charge One Tenant for Repair of a Shared Washing Machine

    Based upon those facts, it is not a proper charge. If the landlord carries out the threat, the tenant can consider suing to recover the money in small claims court. If the tenant has a copy of the receipt showing that the problem was a failed pump, the tenant should hang on to the receipt for later use in court, should it become necessary to litigate the issue.

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