commercial lease question (roof leaks)

Oct 6th, 2009, 04:06 PM

Can the LL make the tenant responsible for roof leaks? In other words, if the contract states that the tenant will be responsible for roof leaks, is that legal?

Texas

Oct 6th, 2009, 07:27 PM

In residential leases, no. But commercial leases are different and do not fall under LL-Tenant laws in most states. You, as a tenant, do not have those protections as a residential tenant would have. If you signed a lease with a provision in it that you are responsible for repairs, plan on making them. Unless your state has specific commercial LL-Tenant laws (and few states do), whatever your lease says is the contract. Read commerical contracts very carefully before signing.

Oct 7th, 2009, 09:32 AM

That would be highly unusual frankly--even in commercial leases and why would you agree to that?

Oct 7th, 2009, 04:47 PM

The tenant should never agree to repairing roof leaks. That is the responsibility of the property owner.

Oct 8th, 2009, 06:49 PM

Agreed. He shouldn't. But apparently this one did!

Oct 6th, 2009, 04:06 PM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	commercial lease question (roof leaks) Can the LL make the tenant responsible for roof leaks? In other words, if the contract states that the tenant will be responsible for roof leaks, is that legal? Texas

Oct 6th, 2009, 07:27 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: commercial lease question (roof leaks) In residential leases, no. But commercial leases are different and do not fall under LL-Tenant laws in most states. You, as a tenant, do not have those protections as a residential tenant would have. If you signed a lease with a provision in it that you are responsible for repairs, plan on making them. Unless your state has specific commercial LL-Tenant laws (and few states do), whatever your lease says is the contract. Read commerical contracts very carefully before signing.

Oct 7th, 2009, 09:32 AM	#3
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: commercial lease question (roof leaks) That would be highly unusual frankly--even in commercial leases and why would you agree to that?

Oct 7th, 2009, 04:47 PM	#4
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: commercial lease question (roof leaks) The tenant should never agree to repairing roof leaks. That is the responsibility of the property owner.

Oct 8th, 2009, 06:49 PM	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: commercial lease question (roof leaks) Agreed. He shouldn't. But apparently this one did!

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