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Letter asking a landlord for repairs (Malta)
Malta · in English · for tenants
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For a tenant in Malta whose rented home has a defect the landlord should put right: a structural problem such as a leaking ceiling or a cracked wall, a fault that stops you using the property properly, a water or electricity supply problem, or something the lease puts on the landlord, such as a broken appliance listed in the inventory. It describes the defect and when it appeared, asks for the repair within 14 days, offers access, and names the Adjudicating Panel as the next step. Send it by email.
- Made for use in Malta
- Last updated November 3, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- The ceiling of your rented flat in Malta is leaking and the landlord has done nothing.
- The washing machine or fridge listed in the inventory of your furnished flat has broken down.
- There is damp, a cracked wall or no water supply and you need it fixed by the landlord.
- You want to ask your landlord for repairs in writing and keep a record of it.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Tenant
- Tenant's address
- City
- Tenant's postcode
- Date
- Landlord
- Landlord's address
- Landlord's postcode
- Date the defect appeared
- Defects
- When and how you reported it before (optional)
- Access arrangements
Common questions
- Who pays for repairs in a rented home in Malta?
- Under the Civil Code the landlord delivers the property in good repair, makes the structural repairs, meaning the structure of the building including the ceilings, and answers for faults that prevent or diminish its use (articles 1540 and 1545). The tenant of a home makes the other repairs (article 1556), unless the lease puts them on the landlord: check your lease and the inventory, which may make the landlord responsible for the furniture and appliances supplied.
- Can I stop paying rent in Malta until the landlord makes the repair?
- Keep paying the rent. A lower rent for a defect is something the tenant asks for (Civil Code, article 1545), not something the tenant takes. The one exception is an urgent repair whose delay would cause serious harm: the tenant may have it done at the landlord's expense and recover the cost from the rent, but must tell the landlord as soon as possible and give them an expert's report on the urgency, the cost and the harm (article 1543).
- What if the landlord does not answer my request for repairs?
- Keep a copy of this letter, your photos and any reply, and send a second copy by registered letter. Disputes about the landlord's repair obligations and about the water and electricity supply go to the Adjudicating Panel for Private Residential Leases when the claim does not exceed €5,000 and the lease is registered (article 23 of Cap. 604); larger claims, and asking to end the lease, go to the Rent Regulation Board.
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