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Please help me understand is tenant liable for minor and repair clause under this scenario?
Landlord has recovered a minor and repair fee for replacing a new fridge during the lease period. We have informed the landlord and he came and took a look and decided to replace a new one for us. For the record, there was no investigate work or repair work engaged in between. Later he claimed $150 minor and repair fee from us , saying that this has always been the practice.

For the clause, it is said 'repair and replacement of parts', wondering is replacing a new fridge considered replacement of parts?
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Basing on the clause itself, replacement does not warrant minor repair costs since there is no repair or replacement, nevertheless, would you prefer the landlord to do repair such that you will need to pay the $150, and risk having the refrigerator break down again after a couple of months maybe and you incur the $150 again? In this case, I suppose replacing the refrigerator with a new one could be a better option, for you as a tenant as well, since a new refrigerator should come with warranty period of at least 1 year so you have less 1 appliance to worry about incurring repair. Read More
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