Bathroom leak - what to do?

Our Experts Answer:

Under the Residential Tenancies Act your landlord has a responsibility to maintain the house in a safe and habitable condition. I suggest you give your landlord a call and ask when he is going to have the leak fixed. If you get no acceptable response or if he doesn’t do anything about the leak, give him a 14 day Notice to Remedy. If he doesn’t fix it within that period, you can apply to the Tenancy Tribunal for an order that the landlord repair the leak immediately. That order may even include (if appropriate) an award to you in reimbursement of electricity costs and any other loss you can establish as a result of his failure to maintain the property.