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They include the duty to:

• Keep the structure of the building, including drains, gutters and external pipes in good repair.
• Ensure that anything needed for the supply of water, gas, electricity and sanitation is kept in working order.
• Keep the equipment used for heating and heating water in good repair.
• Make sure that the structural instability, serious disrepair or dampness don’t make the building unfit for human habitation.

Other laws force landlords to address the problems of infestations, such as rats, mice and insects, and make them potentially liable for failing to make reasonable efforts to protect people from injury or loss caused by defective premises.

Please see:

• The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Section 8 
• The Environmental Protection Act 1990, Section 79 &
• The Defective Premises Act 1972, Section 4.

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