Hellobee Boards Topic: Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 02:01:22 +0000 skibobrown on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-412125 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:10:48 +0000 skibobrown 412125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think the landlord would cover it. That's weird that they asked you to pay... heffalump on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-412104 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:52:09 +0000 heffalump 412104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We rent out a townhouse and no way would we make our renters pay. Its not theirs, its ours. Part of the perks of renting ..... Turd Ferguson on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-412098 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:46:23 +0000 Turd Ferguson 412098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, landlord would cover it. Baby Boy Mom on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-412087 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:23:38 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 412087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think our landlord would have to pay for it if it were theirs, but we bought our own washer/dryer. Generally small fixes are on us, but big appliance things are on the landlord. LittleFox on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-412082 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:12:31 +0000 LittleFox 412082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I agree with other posters. When I lived in a place that provided a washer and dryer, my landlord handled all repairs. Our current place did not come with them, so we bought our own. We are, of course, responsible for those- but they'll also come with us when we move out. birdofafeather on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-412055 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:44:34 +0000 birdofafeather 412055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our landlords would definitely pay for the fix. Mrs. Pickle on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411473 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:56:18 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 411473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When our place came with the washer and dryer the maintenance people would fix it if they broke. At the last place we rented we brought our own washer and dryer so it was up to us to fix it. dagret on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411470 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:52:25 +0000 dagret 411470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My washer broke when I was renting, and the landlord covered the cost. (Um, it was the insert to a padded bra that got stuck in some intake hose...THAT was embarrassing.) I also had a garbage disposal connection go bad too (think water and gunk explosion under the sink and in the walls below me) and they fixed that too. Same apartment, 2 different landlords. brownie on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411467 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:46:20 +0000 brownie 411467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Landlord is responsible for appliances unless I did something (knowing it was not appropriate) to cause the damage. Grace on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411437 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:10:34 +0000 Grace 411437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The only time I would expect to pay for things, is if it was specifically in the rental agreement AND if my rent was cheaper because of that. I have friends that own rental propeties in a different city and they ask the tenants to do small repairs, but they are upfront about that. prettylizy on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411435 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:09:03 +0000 prettylizy 411435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If the appliances were included in the unit, then they are the landlords responsibility. Mrs Sorbet on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411432 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:04:27 +0000 Mrs Sorbet 411432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We would have to pay for it because it didn't come with a washer/dryer; we had to bring our own. We had to get our own fridge too...annoying. chopsuey on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411425 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:59:03 +0000 chopsuey 411425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our prop manager said we'd be responsible for repairs/replacement if the washer dryer broke. So he suggested we not leave one for the renters. Our new place came with brand new w/d so we sold our old machines before we moved. immabeetoo on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411423 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:57:35 +0000 immabeetoo 411423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are in a traditional apartment community, and they'd definitely pay for it they've been great about repairs! tororojo on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411403 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:44:06 +0000 tororojo 411403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I hope our landlord would! They paid to fix the fridge when it broke and I assume they would fix the washer/dryer, but I bet it would take awhile. oliviaoblivia on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411383 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:20:28 +0000 oliviaoblivia 411383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would only pay to repair it if I could take it with me when I moved out. Silva on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411380 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:15:26 +0000 Silva 411380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ our washer broke & the landlord bought us a new one. He has also paid to repair the drier once. I would be surprised if he asked us to cover the cost- that is what our rent is for! matador84 on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411376 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:09:55 +0000 matador84 411376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope landlord would...same for dishwasher or anything else that breaks. autumnlove on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411344 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:44:49 +0000 autumnlove 411344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ours did break and our property managers had it repaired! oahujeni on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411332 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:27:55 +0000 oahujeni 411332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I rented (and when I worked for a rental company), the landlord was responsible for covering the repair costs for all appliances that came with the unit. That's the cost of being a landlord and providing those appliances. mrs. bird on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411330 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:24:58 +0000 mrs. bird 411330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It'd be covered since the washer & dryer are included in our lease. Our microwave isn't included anywhere in the lease so he wouldn't have to fix it, but he probably would. In ma landlords are required to supply a stove/oven & keep them in working order & if a fridge is supplied that must be maintained as well. Other appliances are dependent on lease agreement. Andrea on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411328 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:23:51 +0000 Andrea 411328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think we would have. My mom has a lot of rental properties and she would have purchased the new washer for her tenants. mrbee on "Renters: if your washer/dryer broke, would you have to pay for it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/renters-if-your-washerdryer-broke-would-you-have-to-pay-for-it#post-411325 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:14:18 +0000 mrbee 411325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We rent and our washer broke last week. At first, our landlord asked us to cover the cost, which ended up being about $150 or so. We ended up talking it out, but it did get me thinking about what the norm is with appliance repairs. If you rent and a washer/dryer came with the unit and it broke, would you have to pay for it? Would your landlord pay for it? Would you split the cost of the repair?