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Updated September 2026

🔧 My landlord ignores my repair request — who do I contact?

Direct answer

The landlord must keep the home in usable condition: heating, water, electricity, a roof that does not leak. Write a dated repair request with a deadline (two weeks is normal, 24 hours for no heating in winter) — the letter is what every next step is built on. Then Schlichtungsstelle für Mietsachen (llv.li) is the body for tenancy disputes in Liechtenstein, cheap or free and without a lawyer. Konsumentenschutz (AVW) — Mietrecht (+423 236 68 71) advises on rent reduction and repair-and-deduct. For dangers to health — no heating, no water, electrical hazards — Amt für Umwelt / Amt für Gesundheit (llv.li) can inspect and order the landlord to act.

Call firstSchlichtungsstelle für Mietsachen
Report toKonsumentenschutz (AVW) — Mietrecht
If that failsAmt für Umwelt / Amt für Gesundheit

🗣️ What to say

"Since [date] the [heating / boiler / roof / …] at [address] is [defect]. I asked you on [date] with no result. Please repair it by [deadline]. If not, I will reduce the rent proportionally from [date] and refer the matter to Schlichtungsstelle für Mietsachen."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Write, dated, with photosEmail or letter with the defect, the date it started, photos and a deadline. Keep proof of sending.
  2. Know the remediesRent reduction from the day of the report in most countries; repair yourself and deduct after a written warning; the tenancy board for anything bigger.
  3. Health or safety at risk? Amt für Umwelt / Amt für GesundheitThe municipal inspection can order works and fine a landlord who leaves a home unfit.
  4. Go to Schlichtungsstelle für MietsachenFree or low-fee, no lawyer. Bring the letters and photos. Decisions bind the landlord.
  5. Do not stop paying rent outrightReduce proportionally and say why in writing; a full stop can become grounds for eviction.

📇 All contacts

Schlichtungsstelle für MietsachenFree mediation in tenancy disputes, no lawyerWhen the demand did not work🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-volkswirtschaft/konsumentenschutz/mietrecht
Konsumentenschutz (AVW) — MietrechtAdvice on deposits, deductions and deadlinesBefore you write📞 +423 236 68 71🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-volkswirtschaft/konsumentenschutz
Amt für Umwelt / Amt für GesundheitEnvironmental health: mould, pests, noise, pollutionWhen health is at risk🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-umwelt
GemeindeverwaltungMunicipal administration: residents, order, noise, wasteFor anything the municipality regulates🔗 www.llv.li
Landgericht — VerfahrenshilfeLegal aid on low incomeWhen you cannot afford a lawyer🔗 www.gerichte.li

❓ Frequently asked

Can I fix it and deduct the cost?

In most countries yes, after a written notice with a reasonable deadline, for necessary repairs, at a reasonable price. Keep the invoices. Check with Konsumentenschutz (AVW) — Mietrecht first for your country's rule.

How much rent reduction?

Proportional to the loss of use: a broken boiler in winter can justify 20–50 %, a dripping tap almost nothing. Konsumentenschutz (AVW) — Mietrecht has tables from past decisions.

The landlord threatens to evict me for complaining

Retaliatory eviction is not a valid ground anywhere in the EU. Keep everything in writing and tell Konsumentenschutz (AVW) — Mietrecht.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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