{"id":6095,"date":"2026-05-30T14:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:27:40","slug":"repairs-and-maintenance-in-rentals-who-pays-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/repairs-and-maintenance-in-rentals-who-pays-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Repairs and Maintenance in Rentals: Who Pays What"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The law distinguishes between conservation works (the landlord&#8217;s responsibility) and minor repairs from daily use (the tenant&#8217;s responsibility). Defining this in the contract avoids most conflicts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The problem<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;The water heater broke down \u2014 who pays?&#8217; is the classic dispute. Without clear rules in the lease agreement, each party assumes the other is responsible, and the relationship begins to deteriorate.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The division of responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Landlord<\/strong> \u2014 conservation works and everything that ensures habitability.<\/li><li><strong>Tenant<\/strong> \u2014 minor repairs arising from normal use.<\/li><li><strong>Urgent works<\/strong> \u2014 specific framework regarding who advances the funds and gets reimbursed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the lease agreement, specify<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Condition of the property and appliances, including an inventory.<\/li><li>Routine maintenance responsibilities.<\/li><li>Procedure for reporting breakdowns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost-effective prevention<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poorly resolved maintenance conflicts sour the relationship and increase the risk of future defaults. A clear contract, accompanied by an inventory, is the most cost-effective prevention.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"aluseg-cta\">\n  <a class=\"aluseg-cta__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/free-lease-generator\/\">Generate a lease with maintenance clauses \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n.aluseg-cta{margin:34px 0;padding:30px 24px;background:#eef4f5;border:1px solid #d6e3e5;border-radius:14px;text-align:center;}\n.aluseg-cta__btn{display:inline-block;background:#005869;color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;line-height:1.2;text-decoration:none;padding:15px 34px;border-radius:9px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;transition:background .2s ease;}\n.aluseg-cta__btn:hover{background:#133B3A;color:#fff;}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who pays for painting at the end of the lease?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It depends on normal wear and tear versus actual damage; a well-executed move-in inventory resolves the majority of these disputes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obras de conserva\u00e7\u00e3o vs. pequenas repara\u00e7\u00f5es: quem paga o qu\u00ea no arrendamento em Portugal e como evitar conflitos no contrato.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informacoes-sobre-aluguer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6096,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6095\/revisions\/6096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}