Landlord And Tenants Law
Introduction to Landlord’s And Tenant’s Obligations
Introduction
When people enter into a relationship of Tenant and landlord they make a variety of promises in the form of obligations with each other. These obligations include
- The amount of rent payable
- The time and manner of the payment
- Conflict resolution in case of non-payment of rent
- Th time period of tenancy
- Whether the tenant is allowed to have a pet etc
Express covenants/promises (Landlord)
These are written covenants agreed between the Landlord and Tenant
Landlord’s covenants normally include
- A promise to allow the tenant to have quiet enjoyment of the land
- A promise to repair the property
- A promise/obligation to insure the property
- A promise permitting a tenant to renew the tenancy
Express obligation/promises (Tenant)
These are written covenants agreed between the Landlord and Tenant
Landlord’s covenants normally include
- A promise to allow the tenant to have quiet enjoyment of the land
- A promise to repair the property
- A promise/obligation to insure the property
- A promise permitting a tenant to renew the tenancy
Implied Covenant /promises (Landlord)
Promises which are implied by law are following
Landlord’s Implied Promises
- A promise to allow the tenant to have quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the property
- A promise not to derogate from the rights given to tenant under agreement
- Implied duty of care to keep the property and any common parts in repair
Tenant’s Implied Promises (Tenant)
- A promise to pay rent
- A promise to pay taxes
- A promise to allow the landlord enter into premises
- A promise not to deny the landlord’s title
- A promise to use the premises in a tenant like manners
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