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Signed a 3-year lease for retail space and the AC died 2 weeks in
Landlord says it's my problem because the fine print says 'maintenance of HVAC systems' is tenant responsibility. Anyone else get burned by boilerplate lease language that you just skimmed over?
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gavin_kim2d ago
Man I used to think boilerplate lease language was mostly just standard stuff nobody enforced, but after seeing this I totally changed my mind. You really gotta read those maintenance clauses like a hawk before signing anything, especially the fine print about major systems like AC. Hope you can push back and get the landlord to cover this since it failed so early in the lease.
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simonk982d ago
Pretty much this. Landlords bank on people not reading the fine print or just assuming things are covered. HVAC breaking in the first month is a huge red flag that something was already wrong before move in. Most standard leases put maintenance on the tenant after a certain period but failure that early should fall on the owner. Definitely push back hard on this one.
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aaron8802d ago
Did you try asking for a copy of the maintenance records from before you moved in? In my case, showing the AC had a history of problems got the landlord to cover the full replacement cost.
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