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By billing only the owner, they can place liens on real property if not paid (as opposed to tenants they may not know exist or who have little to lose if they move without paying). Utilities also generally prefer not to have water meters beyond their easement (i.e., the property boundary), since leaks to a service line would be before the meter ...
Landlord–tenant law governs the rights and responsibilities of leasehold estates, like in an apartment complex. Landlord–tenant law is the field of law that deals with the rights and duties of landlords and tenants. In common law legal systems such as Irish law, landlord–tenant law includes elements of the common law of real property and ...
Constructive eviction is a circumstance where a tenant's use of the property is so significantly impeded by actions under the landlord's authority that the tenant has no alternative but to vacate the premises. [1] The doctrine applies when a landlord of real property has acted in a way that renders the property uninhabitable. Constructive ...
The city shouldered more than $50,000 in costs for relocating hundreds of residents from an apartment complex where poor living conditions abounded.
A triple net lease (triple-Net or NNN) is a lease agreement on a property where the tenant or lessee agrees to pay all real estate taxes, building insurance, and maintenance (the three "nets") on the property in addition to any normal fees that are expected under the agreement (rent, utilities, etc.).
The landlord is not obligated to repair the defect as long as the tenant is made aware of it, though typical rental agreements would make the landlord responsible for reasonable repairs. For a short-term lease (typically three months or less) of a furnished dwelling, the tenants are treated as invitees, and the landlord is liable for defects ...
Free sale—meaning a tenant could sell the interest in his holding to an incoming tenant without landlord interference; Fixity of tenure—meaning that a tenant could not be evicted if he had paid the rent; Fair rent—meaning rent control: for the first time in the United Kingdom, fair rent would be decided by land courts, and not by the ...
If a landlord is found to be retaliating, he or she will not be able to evict the tenant, who may also be awarded damages from the landlord of one to three months' rent plus attorney's fees. The landlord also cannot willfully deprive the tenant of heat , hot water , gas , electricity , lights , water , or refrigeration service.