Landlord/Tenant Question In Los Angeles,CA?

If you have damaged his fridge, you will need to pay for that - parts are VERY expensive. If you want to use your fridge, you will have to store his and put it back when you move out. Another option would be to give him yours, IF he will agree to the exchange. Get it in writing. That will save you storage fees - ask him what he wants to do with his fridge. Seven years should make for a "like new" fridge, NOT major wear & tear. A fridge can last 30 years and still be in excellent condition. Oh - if he will not agree to accept your ss one in place of his when you move out, then you will have to return his fridge to the spot where it sits now.

The fridge came with the unit and likely will need to stay with it as he/she might not have extra space to store it. They won't be insulted if you just tell them your situation and ASK if you can bring your fridge in, but it will also likely go with you whenever you move out, they might not have a problem with that or they might tell you sorry you need to store your fridge somewhere else. Whatever you do, don't reference the current fridge as being old..., just that you have the opportunity for a newer fridge.

Home much longer do you plan to rent there?

As a former renter and a California native the only place that ever came equipped with as refrigerator was when i lived in Georgia for a while. None of the place i rented from in California ever had a fridge provided and as a landlord now I don't supply a fridge my tenants need to bring their own.

I will tell you this, however, although i like Samsung phones... their refrigerators are a bunch of crap. They will constantly break down on you and the parts don't last as long and can cost more to find and install, FYI. Newer isn't always better as you will learn. Oh and you whether you keep the older fridge or not you have to return it to the condition (clean....) that you found it in when you moved in or you will be charged.

Ask him if you can replace the fridge. Simple. You have to get permission.

Offer him his fridge back.

The typical procedure when a tenant wants to get their own appliance and the old one is in poor condition is to clear it with the landlord to get rid of it & get it in writing. Even though it is old & in crappy condition you need to leave the choice to get rid of it to the landlord.

If he does not want to get rid of it then it is your responsibility to store it on property.

No you would not have to leave your fridge there when you move out. It is yours & you paid for it. If the landlord wanted you to keep the old one then it needs to be put back in. If they agreed to let you toss it then it is their responsibility to get a replacement the same as they would have had to do if the old one stopped working.

They cannot charge you for damage to the fridge unless you caused it. If it was new when you moved in then you should be charged. It should not have gotten such heavy damage in only 7 yr.

Fridges don't have "major" wear and tear. If the handle, shelf or something else is broken or there are dents, that is not wear and tear, that is damage and you need to pay for the damage (unless it was like that when you moved in). It breaking would still "accident" (no one thinks this happened on purpose), but it's still not "wear & tear).

- If there is something mechanical that breaks with a refrigerator, that is wear & tear. Thus, if it was not like that when you moved in, yes, you would have to pay for the existing refrigerators damage. Assuming that it was valued for 10 years, you would have to pay 30% of a similar replacement fridge (3 years).

Also, are you saying the refrigerator was new when you moved in (7 years)? That's not very long in the life of a refrigerator.

Your options are:

- store the existing refrigerator until you are ready to move. If it's then been over 10 years, you are unlikely to have to pay for any damage you caused

- tell him that you would like to replace the refrigerator with the one you are being given and decide between the two of you how this will be handled. leave it, take it/pay a portion of a new frig, etc.

Talk to your landlord & get permission to replace the refrigerator. If he agrees, be sure to get in writing that the landlord acknowledges it is your unit and that you will be taking it with you when you move. Keep in mind that once you put your fridge in, it is YOUR responsibility to maintain it, so if it breaks, your landlord will not pay to have it fixed. AND, he could charge you to put the old fridge back in after you move out since it was there when you moved in.

Also, if he does NOT agree, you cannot replace the old fridge.

Check your lease and see what it says. Communicate with your landlord.

First thing to do is to carefully measure both the space in your kitchen and the new fridge. The cost of moving an appliance is high enough that you really do not want to even consider this unless you are positive that it fits. Remember to measure the height and depth as well as the width.

If it does fit, send your landlord a written note asking for permission to do this. Not sure why a 7 year old fridge would have wear and tear. It is not as if you use it to chop wood but I would suggest you not mention that you trashed it.

It would be completely pointless to take the new fridge with you when you leave as it is unlikely that you will move somewhere where it is needed and where it fits so tell him you will leave it.

There is no set way to deal with this. You will just have to discuss the matter with your landlord. He has the final say in all respects as you cannot just swap appliances that were included willy nilly.