Repair of pump: who pays, tenant or landlord
Question
Shalom.
A tenant lives in a basement unit below ground level, and there is a pump that pumps the sewage up to the level of the municipal sewer. There was a blockage there, and it was necessary to remove the sewage and replace the pump. Who has to pay for this, the tenant or the landlord?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
The landlord has to pay.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Siman 314: all skilled work is the landlord’s responsibility, unless the tenant caused damage or was negligent in guarding the property.
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