Tenancy law: What to do if your refrigerator is broken?

Questioner

Hello, I live in a student house, and the refrigerator in our kitchen has been broken for 6 and a half years. A total of 15 of us lived in a house with three kitchens. The old refrigerator also had a freezer, but the new one doesn't. When we raised this issue, we were told we had to fix it ourselves. Is this justified, or should we expect a refrigerator with a freezer? And if we buy a separate freezer, who will bear the costs? Thank you in advance!

Questioner

If you jointly rented a movable item such as a refrigerator, you may demand a similar replacement, i.e., one with a freezer drawer, or apply a price reduction. The price reduction can be equated to the purchase of a (small) freezer. I do recommend that you inform the landlord of the rent reduction and its offsetting against the new appliance before purchasing it.

Questioner

Hello, Thank you for your feedback. When we told our landlord we'd like to see a similar one, this was their response: "We installed the old upstairs refrigerator and the freezer. No student ever contributed a single euro to that. A new refrigerator has been delivered, and if you need any additional optional equipment, you're free to purchase it yourself." However, this doesn't go through the advance payment account. We've provided all the basic equipment needed, and more." Is she right in this or not?

Questioner

No, nothing similar has been replaced, and the house is rented with all its movable property, including a fridge-freezer. The landlord is responsible for purchasing these appliances, and he is expected to depreciate them so that a replacement can be purchased after x years, thus fulfilling his obligation to rent out the property in accordance with the agreement. At the very least, he would have purchased the new appliance after consultation. The new appliance may be of higher quality. I don't know if this is worth fighting. You could also all buy a small freezer and demand that it be excluded from the lease.