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OT lawyers: beer can thrown from car, breaks tenant window
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:38 pm
On this fine jazz fest day, I present you gentleman a question.
Riddle me this.
Lease states tenant is responsible for window maintenance. State of the window not specifically declared on walk through list.
Hoopty cruising down street throws beer can through tenant window and shatters it.
Landlord says it's the tenant problem.
Tenant says he will hire a Mexican for 2 dollars to fix window with putty and glass.
Tenant draws up contract releasing him from any liability of quality of window repair.
What should landlord do? Repair window himself or accept crap maintenance.
Some people really do hire stupid lawyers to write their leases, baw.
Riddle me this.
Lease states tenant is responsible for window maintenance. State of the window not specifically declared on walk through list.
Hoopty cruising down street throws beer can through tenant window and shatters it.
Landlord says it's the tenant problem.
Tenant says he will hire a Mexican for 2 dollars to fix window with putty and glass.
Tenant draws up contract releasing him from any liability of quality of window repair.
What should landlord do? Repair window himself or accept crap maintenance.
Some people really do hire stupid lawyers to write their leases, baw.
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Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:39 pm to mahdragonz
Oh yeah.
Who gets possession of empty brewski? Tenant or property owner?
Who gets possession of empty brewski? Tenant or property owner?
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:41 pm to mahdragonz
that is up to the landlord, but shouldn't the lease require the maintenance performed by the tenant to be of equal or greater quality than it was before the tenant took residence?
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:42 pm to mahdragonz
what kind of window breaks from a tin can?
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:44 pm to mahdragonz
Move somewhere less trashy
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:45 pm to mahdragonz
I think the landlord should just stop being an a-hole and pay for it to be fixed.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:46 pm to Displaced
Yeah. But some fools think buying property in poor areas mean the poor people can't read.
So the lease only says maintenance. And there's no verifying document of what that window was like before lease began.
That's why you don't let your uncle fester write your lease bc he's free.
So the lease only says maintenance. And there's no verifying document of what that window was like before lease began.
That's why you don't let your uncle fester write your lease bc he's free.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:50 pm to mahdragonz
If it's a single pane window it's not hard to reglaze it and the materials will be less than $20 at Lowe's and they even cut the glass to size for you.
No need for the landlord to be an arse over $20 and 15 minutes of work.
I reglaze windows all the time at vacant repos.
No need for the landlord to be an arse over $20 and 15 minutes of work.
I reglaze windows all the time at vacant repos.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:52 pm to mahdragonz
so are you the landlord or the poor?
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:53 pm to mahdragonz
quote:
Lease states tenant is responsible for window maintenance.
quote:
Tenant says he will hire a Mexican for 2 dollars to fix window with putty and glass.
As long as it is reasonable maintenance, I see no issue.
Or the landlord could not be a tPOS and just fix it himself.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:54 pm to mahdragonz
You take it out his deposit. Basic stuff.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:57 pm to mahdragonz
In my college house, we had a glass screen door shatter when someone open the front door on the other side of the house. Clearly a foundation problem. Our prick landlord tried to make us pay for it. We told him we would take it to small claims court if that's how he felt. Landlords don't want to deal with that.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:58 pm to Tornado Alley
Not my circus not my monkeys.
We cover our arse and even bring in some self ordained local advocate for some neighborhoods we rent in. That way the tenants can't say they were duped.
But some people think it's the principle of it
But when that window wood rots the landlord is fricked.
We cover our arse and even bring in some self ordained local advocate for some neighborhoods we rent in. That way the tenants can't say they were duped.
But some people think it's the principle of it
But when that window wood rots the landlord is fricked.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 6:59 pm to mahdragonz
If that's what reAlly happened how is the tenant's responsibility?
It's not his fault. The residence would have been vandalized no matter who lives there.
It's not his fault. The residence would have been vandalized no matter who lives there.
This post was edited on 5/2/15 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 5/2/15 at 7:01 pm to mahdragonz
Again, as long as the maintenance is reasonable, the landlord can't complain.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 7:03 pm to stout
quote:
If it's a single pane window it's not hard to reglaze it and the materials will be less than $20 at Lowe's and they even cut the glass to size for you.
Yep. I've replaced a few at my house. The actual glass is like $3. Then all you need is some caulk. The hardest part is getting the size of glass perfect and scraping off the old caulk.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 7:06 pm to mahdragonz
Landlord should be in charge of having any repair to building and said repair should be equitable to when said tenant leased building. Tenant would be responsible for expense.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 7:07 pm to chalupa
quote:
Then all you need is some caulk. The hardest part is getting the size of glass perfect and scraping off the old caulk.
Caulk is OK but you're supposed to actually use glazing putty hence the term reglazing
The putty hardens better than caulk and forms a tighter weather proof seal.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 7:09 pm to mahdragonz
If I was the tenant, I would argue that fixing the window is a repair and not maintenance. Kind of like an oil change on a vehicle is maintenance, but replacing broken parts is repairs. Lease didn't mention repairs, so owner has to pay.
Posted on 5/2/15 at 8:45 pm to mahdragonz
does LA even let you write weird stuff like that into a lease?
Seems BS.
Seems BS.
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