Maintenance Guide for Tenants

9.TELEPHONE, TV AND
INTERNET CONNECTIONS
A landlord is not required to
provide telephone, television
and internet connections with
the premises.
However, existing phone/TV/internet
sockets are facilities provided with the
premises for use of the tenant. As
such, the landlord is obliged to ensure
such facilities are in reasonable
condition and to maintain them.
enquiries as to the availability and
adequacy of such services before
accepting the tenancy of the property.
The landlord does not warrant that any
telephone plugs, antenna sockets or other
such service points located in the property
are serviceable, or will otherwise meet
the requirements of the tenant, and
tenants must rely on their own enquiries.
The tenant acknowledges that the
availability of telephone lines; internet
services; analogue, digital or cable
television (and the adequacy of such
New connections
If you want a new connection installed,
you must have the landlord’s consent.
You will have to pay for installation. You
services); are the sole responsibility of the
pay for repairs to connections you have
tenant and they should make their own
installed.
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