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Under the terms of my residential tenancy agreement, my landlady agreed to carry out repairs to all the appliances and the plumbing. Two weeks ago, the refrigerator stopped working. I complained immediately, but still no one has come to look at it. Can I use some of my rent money to get someone in t

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Under the terms of my residential tenancy agreement, my landlady agreed to carry out repairs to all the appliances and the plumbing. Two weeks ago, the refrigerator stopped working. I complained immediately, but still no one has come to look at it. Can I use some of my rent money to get someone in t

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     No. You should not use your rent money for anything other than paying the rent. Even if you feel that your landlady is not living up to her obligations, you must continue to pay the rent. If you stop paying, your landlady can evict you for non-payment of rent.
    You do have other remedies that you can pursue. You could call someone to repair the fridge and then take legal action against the landlady for the cost of the repair. In court, you could also claim a reduction in rent for the period that you were without the use of the fridge and a sum for general damages for your inconvenience.

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