Walk It Through: The Lease with Fine Print
A lease that waives repairs, charges the landlord's lawyer fees, and asks for a deposit of more than a month's rent.
A lease says the tenant waives any right to repairs and will pay the landlord's attorney fees in any dispute.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Residential lease terms. Commercial leases, a single family home where the tenant agreed in writing to do repairs, and rent amounts are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Security depositMoney a landlord holds against unpaid rent and damage, no more than one month's periodic rent except for pets, changes to the premises or increased liability risks.
- Unlawful detainerThe court case a landlord brings to get possession, with the court's notice served on the tenant at least six days before the return day.