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That's shitty Australian housing for you. We could have houses that work with this climate but we just don't
No dude. You don't understand. That would cost the landlords and developers money. If they bothered insulating their houses, installing split systems, double glazing or tinting windows, painting with reflective colours, etc, they would have a gew less bank notes to lie on at night. They NEED that money or the poor starving landlords won't be able to get a good night's rest :(
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Put my name down for that too!
Well, they actually do though. We just had our Landlord pay to service our aircon this week because it wasn't cooling. Given what we pay in rent though, I have zero qualms about making sure the stuff in the place works as agreed.
I gripe about how much we pay fairly regularly, but I will concede that our landlord does actually approve the maintenance stuff we raise. Gotta be fair to the guy.
In Victoria at least (not sure about WA), air cons not working are considered urgent repairs. They must be remedied immediately, or you can have someone fix it yourself then be reimbursed for the costs (as long as it's under $2,500).
But, of course, that's only a thing if the property already has cooling that's supplied by the landlord. And I bet you can guess how many landlords volunteer to install something they aren't required to, and if they installed, would be obligated to maintain. Especially considering the amount of people who don't have much choice, and how many rentals don't even meet the minimum standards they are already required to meet but choose not to.
I don't believe your experience is anywhere near across the board. My experience isn't universal either, and I'll concede may be less so for small time landlords who only own one or two houses, but based on just about everywhere I've ever lived (and what I've heard from other people), is somewhat representative.
It's very likely the same in WA; I haven't looked into it. Which I regret now, as the landlady took ages (over a year) to approve an Aircon repair in our old house.
This topic sort-of skirts around the issue of solar panels in WA. They're very common among home owners, but rare among renters. You can almost tell whether a house is owned or rented here by looking at solar panels in the street. Landlords have zero incentive to install them, because they cost a decent amount and don't change the amount in rent by very much and then they're on the hook for repairs/maintenance of them.