Law 2101 Lecture 2: Landlord Tenant 2
27 Dec 2018
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Must maintain residential complex and units in a good state of repair and. Comply with health, safety, housing and maintenance standards. Application of rule l applies even if tenant knew unit did not meet criteria before entering into tenancy agreement. To make landlords responsible for maintaining complexes and not transfer obligations to tenant. Doesn"t matter if landlord has insufficient money. Must not withhold or interfere with reasonable supply of any vital service. Applies to services landlord is obligated to provide under the specific tenancy agreement including: If any of the above services are cut-off as result of landlord"s nonpayment to service provider, it is deemed landlord has withheld the reasonable supply. Where there is a breach of the tenancy agreement, the person entitled to collect damages has a duty to take reasonable steps to minimize the loss. Example: a tenant signs a one year tenancy agreement and moves out after a week.
