关于热水费和热水箱的一些疑问和解答

关于热水费和热水箱的一些疑问和解答

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It has come to our attention that we have been paying for hot water tanks for 5 townhouses that tenants did not put into their names as per their lease. Is there anything we can do to recoup this loss?

我们一直在为5栋联排别墅支付热水费用,租户没有按照他们的租约注明名字。我们有什么办法可以弥补这一损失?

 

We know of no clear and definitive case law on the issue of the responsibility of parties when it comes to the providing, maintenance of and payment for rental hot water tanks. We are not sure if your own municipality has property standards that require the property owner to provide or maintain appliances like hot water tanks (most do not). As you must know Section 20 of the Residential Tenancies Act requires that the landlord maintain the premises and comply with all municipal health, safety, housing, and maintenance standards. So if there are no municipal restrictions on the landlord, then a properly worded lease may be a solid foundation for your argument that the tenant should pay you for what they contracted to do, even if you cannot now make them transfer the account or payment into their name. If they refuse to switch or pay you, and the amounts owing are significant enough to make it worth your while, you could pursue the matter in Small Claims Court. The tenant will likely argue “implied use,” meaning that you failed to raise the matter soon enough and have therefore accepted the current “arrangement” over time.

我们不知道维护和付热水费方面明确的相关法律。我们不确定您所在的市政当局是否具有,要求房主提供或维护热水箱的物业标准(大多数没有)。如您所知,《租务法》第20条要求房东维护房舍并遵守所有市政卫生标准。因此,如果房东没有市政限制,那么用适当措辞的租约可能为您的论点打下坚实的基础。如果他们拒绝转换或付款给您,那么您可以在小额钱债法院(Small Claims Court)进行申诉。但租户可能会争论隐含使用,说因为您没有足够快地提出此事,而随着时间的推移,他们已经习惯地接受了当前的安排




 
   

Is the hot water tank rental the responsibility of the landlord or is that a utility that the renter should pay when they pay a monthly rent plus utilities?

热水费是房东的责任,还是出租人在每月支付租金时应支付的水电费?

 

The Residential Tenancies Act states that the landlord is responsible for “vital services” which are defined as hot or cold water, fuel, electricity, gas and heat unless the tenant expressly agrees to “obtain and maintain” the vital services. In order to have the tenant pay for the rental of the hot water tank the lease agreement should be specific and state that “the tenant expressly agrees to obtain and maintain all vital services including heat, electricity, water, hot water and rental of hot water tank”.

《租务法》规定,除非承租人明确同意获取并维持重要服务,否则房东应负责重要服务,即热水,冷水,燃料,电,天然气和供暖。为了让租户支付热水箱的租金,您在租赁协议中应当具体说明,并指出租户明确同意获得并维持所有重要的服务,包括供热,电,水,热水和热水箱的租用

 




I told the tenant I’d pay the hydro and he’d be responsible for additional costs at year end.

我告诉租户我会支付水电费,但他要负责年底的额外费用。

 

Requiring the tenant to pay additional costs at year end is not a reasonable arrangement. There are often problems related to collecting the difference later on without it being considered some form of illegal additional charge.

要求租户在年底支付额外费用是不合理的。经常有与事后收取差额有关的问题,而他们没有将这笔费用视为非法附加费。

 



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