One Bali expat recently woke up to find that the water in his Seminyak house was not working. What could be the problem? This particular house had a large water-tower where water was pumped to create pressure. The electric pump appeared to be working, water could be heard sloshing, but none came out of the taps. After consulting the Balinese owner, the expat agreed to wait for some Javanese 'tukan' (workers) to arrive and look for the source of the problem. The house owner suggested that the expat would agree to pay for all the costs of this investigation and subsequent repair.
Here is the thing about renting in Bali. We know that a renter is only liable for damages to the property, not long term repairs. This is often stated in the contract too, but in situations where repairs are actually needed this fact often gets 'misunderstood'.
On this occasion the expat was able to politely explain that if he 'broke' the water system he would pay for repairs, but if the water system was merely old then 'bapak' (the older gentleman) would be liable. It all ended well and the 'tukan' earned some extra money fixing an old decaying water system.
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