FYI: This addresses just a few of the basic rights of becoming a Tenant with a Landlord or Landlady...to view in depth your rights as a Tenant please go to NOLO Home Page....Law for All.... The Implied Warranty of Habitability So what does it mean to say that your landlord is expected to fulfill an implied warranty of habitability? It means that the property owner must: keep basic structural elements of the building, including floors, stairs, walls, and roofs, safe and intact maintain all common areas, such as hallways and stairways, in a safe and clean condition keep electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems and elevators operating safely supply cold and hot water and heat in reasonable amounts at reasonable times provide trash receptacles and arrange for trash pick-up manage known environmental toxins such as lead paint dust and asbestos so that they don’t pose a significant danger in most states, provide rental property that is reasonably safe from the threat of foreseeable criminal intrusions, and exterminate infestations of rodents and other vermin. In virtually every state, these rights are yours, no matter what the landlord has asked you to sign or agree to. (In narrow situations, landlords and tenants in Texas and Maine can agree that certain habitability requirements will be the responsibility of the tenant.) In other words, the landlord cannot shrug off these responsibilities in a “disclaimer” when the tenancy begins. And he can’t effectively ask you to waive your right to them. (Any so-called waiver will not be upheld by a court.)
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:14:39 +0000
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