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Log pending repairs, split them between landlord and tenant duties, set a deadline and generate a documented request letter.
This tool turns a list of pending faults into a dated repair request letter, sorting each fault into the landlord's column or the tenant's column using the Second Schedule of the Model Tenancy Act, 2021. It records how long each item has been outstanding, sets a deadline for the landlord to act, and states the rent-deduction ceiling of fifty per cent of a month's rent that Section 15 of the Act allows when a landlord neglects repairs he is liable for. Tenants get a paper trail; landlords get a clear scope of work.
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Each fault is tagged landlord or tenant against the Model Tenancy Act's Second Schedule lists.
Unsafe faults get a two-day window; cosmetic ones sit on the longer overall deadline.
Works out fifty per cent of your monthly rent, the statutory cap on setting repair cost off against rent.
Under the Second Schedule of the Model Tenancy Act, 2021 the landlord handles whitewashing walls and painting doors and windows, changing and plumbing of pipes, internal and external electrical wiring, structural repairs not caused by the tenant, and common facilities such as lifts, water pumps and staircase lighting.
The tenant's list in the same Schedule covers drain cleaning, switch and socket repairs, kitchen fixture repairs, replacing broken glass panels in windows and doors, and upkeep of gardens and open spaces. Damage caused by the tenant is also the tenant's to fix.
Section 15 of the Model Tenancy Act, 2021 lets a tenant carry out repairs the landlord neglected after notice and deduct the cost from rent, but the deduction cannot exceed fifty per cent of the rent payable for that month. Give written notice first and keep the bills.
Send it by email and by registered post or courier with acknowledgement, and keep the receipt. A dated letter with a delivery record is what a rent authority or court will look for. This is general information, not legal advice — take advice before withholding or deducting rent.