64Urgent repairs to residential premises

#### 64 Urgent repairs to residential premises 64 Urgent repairs to residential premises > > (1) A landlord must, not later than 14 days after being given a written notice from the tenant, reimburse the tenant for the reasonable costs of making urgent repairs to the residential premises. > > > (2) A landlord is required to reimburse the costs only if— > > > > > (a) the state of disrepair did not result from a breach of the residential tenancy agreement by the tenant, and > > > > > (b) the tenant gave the landlord or the landlord’s agent notice of the state of disrepair or made a reasonable attempt to do so, and > > > > > (c) the tenant gave the landlord or landlord’s agent a reasonable opportunity to make the repairs, if notice was given, and > > > > > (d) the tenant has made a reasonable attempt to arrange for a licensed or otherwise properly qualified person nominated in the residential tenancy agreement to carry out the repairs, if such a person is so nominated, and > > > > > (e) the repairs were carried out, if appropriate, by licensed or otherwise properly qualified persons, and > > > > > (f) as soon as practicable after the repairs were carried out, the tenant gave the landlord or landlord’s agent, or made a reasonable attempt to give the landlord or landlord’s agent, a written notice setting out details of the repairs and the costs of the repairs, together with the receipts or copies of receipts for costs paid by the tenant. > > > (3) The maximum amount that a tenant is entitled to be reimbursed under this section is $1,000 or such other amount as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) Nothing in this section prevents a tenant, with the consent of the landlord, from making repairs to the residential premises and being reimbursed for the costs of those repairs. > > > (5) This section is a term of every residential tenancy agreement.