35Reimbursement of cost of repairs

35 Reimbursement of cost of repairs

(1)  If a suitable repairer carried out repairs under section 33 or 34 , the tenant is to give the owner the following documents:

(a) a statement from the repairer as to the apparent cause of the need for repair;

(b) a copy of the statement of account;

(c) a receipt of payment of the account.

(2)  The owner is to reimburse the tenant with the amount of the payment made by the tenant within 14 days after receiving the documents unless the owner makes an application under section 36.

(3)  [Section 35 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 49 of 2003, s. 15, Applied:25 Aug 2004] This section does not apply to boarding premises.