Landlord And Tenant Essay

Rights and responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant
When the landlord and the tenant enter in a contract they both owe each other responsibility. Tenants’ rights and responsibilities include;
The tenant should be careful when dealing with the property and ensure that no damages are made on the property. They should ensure that when they leave the property the leave as they found it. By doing so the landlord would not need to incur expenses due to damages caused by the tenant and if the tenant had caused damages then they should be liable for the expenses to be used to repair the property. Moreover they should ensure that they pay their rents on time and also dispose their garbage properly to keep the property clean. Tenants should ensure …show more content…
The tenants should not benefit from the property by subleasing it as this is illegal since the agreement was not for that purpose.
Landlords’ rights and responsibilities are:
The landlord is expected to make the property habitable for tenants move in, in that the property will have no effects on the simple lives of the tenant. The tenants should be comfortable living in the property. In that their day to day stay in the property is not disturbed. For example when a property has been invested by pests that are not as a result of tenant’s wrong doings then the landlord is responsible of spraying the pests at their own expense. They are also expected to cater for repair expenses of wear and tear such as leaking water taps or even leaking roofs on the property. When repairs are not done in time they will cause damage on the tenant as their things such furniture may be destroyed by leaking water from taps. Repairs should be done on time to avoid the landlord from being liable for direct damages as it is considered to be an act of negligence on the part of the