Rights & Responsibilities - Lincolnshire Housing Partnership

Rights & Responsibilities

Below you will find a table displaying which rights and responsibilities belong to who.

*This list is not inclusive of all items and this list must be used as a general list.

**There may be other details within your lease.

If you are unsure on any details contained within your lease, LHP encourages you to seek independent advice.

Rights & Responsibilities

ItemOur responsibility*Your responsibility**
Rewiring inside your flat
Repair and replace fuses inside your flat
Repair and replace electrical fittings inside your flat
Communal lighting
Door entry systems
Repair/renew mains stop tap
Repair and renew burst or leaking supply pipes into Building and pipes that serve more than one property
Repair and renew burst or leaking pipes within your home or building if it serves your property
Repair and renew hand basin, bath, WC or shower
Clear blocked main drains and soil stacks
Clear blocked WC, bath and hand basin
Communal heating system
Independent heating system within your home - including boilers, water heaters, immersion heaters, radiators, and fires
Joists and/or concrete slabs
Floorboards
Floor tiles, laminate flooring and carpets
Repair/renew roof (including tiles, joists, beams)
All external and any internal structural walls
Foundations
Chimney stacks, gutters, rainwater pipes and soil pipes
Repair and replace door entrance to the building
Repair and replace door entrance to your flat/ maisonette
Repair and change locks, hinges, doorbell to your flat/ maisonette
Repair and replace door entry and intercom systems to the building
Paths, steps, walls, and fences to communal areas
Walls and fences which enclose the areas you are responsible for within your lease and title *
Any communal balconies, landings and stairs
Paths, steps, walls and fences to communal areas
Internal doors, skirting boards, kitchen units, cupboards
Glazing in communal areas
Glazing inside your home