Is it the landlord responsibility to clean the dishwasher basin

[Anonymous]

My tenants called that the dish washer was not working well. I believe most likely the bottom reservoir was clogged by some food and need to be cleaned. It's a simple thing to do and I have done it myself on this dish washer. I am not sure this falls in the landlord responsibility or not.

[Anonymous]

You don't know what the problem is, so you should probably just go look.

[Anonymous]

If it's relatively easy fix, I'd do it this time but have them there to learn to do it themselves next time. Be clear that this is a one time thing.

As a renter, I don't know much about appliances and we've had dishwasher issues too. I tried using a rinse aide and was surprised that it took care of a lot of the issues we had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's relatively easy fix, I'd do it this time but have them there to learn to do it themselves next time. Be clear that this is a one time thing.

As a renter, I don't know much about appliances and we've had dishwasher issues too. I tried using a rinse aide and was surprised that it took care of a lot of the issues we had.

+1

[Anonymous]

Landlord here and I agree with PP. Go out, investigate and if the problem is failure to perform simple maintenance, demonstrate how to do that and tell them the next call will cost them money.

[Anonymous]

Wow, I'd hate to be your tenants. We had the same problem with our dishwasher in our rental that we own. My husband cleaned it out. I'd never expect the tenants to do that

[Anonymous]

Tenant here. I don't know how to do it. My landlord has never shown me how either. I call the plumber and she pays the bill.

I do plenty of regular maintenance but even in homes I have owned I have never done that.

[Anonymous]

Landlords responsibility, definitely

[Anonymous]

Its a simple fix, which comes under routine maintenance. I would show them how to do it and advise them to do it monthly. I do this and my dishwasher works well.

[Anonymous]

Why would this even need to be done? Just rinse your plates.

[Anonymous]

This is a tenant thing just like hair clogs but I would show them the first time.

[Anonymous]

Who's causing the problem? Just like the landlord shouldn't be responsible for drains that you clog up with your long hair or kitchen scraps this shouldn't be his problem either. Read your lease

[Anonymous]

Landlord. We just did ours. It was not a simple job. We had to watch a youtube video, then google the owners manual and take it apart. It took us two time to get it back together. I could not have done it on my own without my husband. Be decent, go over and do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who's causing the problem? Just like the landlord shouldn't be responsible for drains that you clog up with your long hair or kitchen scraps this shouldn't be his problem either. Read your lease

Its normal usage. It isn't unreasonable to ask for help. By the time you pay a plumber to come out, you might as well buy a new dishwasher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's relatively easy fix, I'd do it this time but have them there to learn to do it themselves next time. Be clear that this is a one time thing.

As a renter, I don't know much about appliances and we've had dishwasher issues too. I tried using a rinse aide and was surprised that it took care of a lot of the issues we had.

You know how to do it, and you say it's easy. They obviously don't know (if that's even what it is). Do you really want them messing with it and possibly breaking it?

Go show them. Once.