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Aug. 17th, 2006 04:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysobelleIt seems that in Philadelphia, if not everywhere, there's something called an Implied Warranty of Habitability, wherein the landlord is required to keep the rented premises-- among other things-- safe.
http://www.clsphila.org/warranty_of_habitability.htm
Under the implied warranty of habitability the tenant has an obligation to pay rent and the landlord has an obligation to maintain habitable [safe, sanitary and fit] premises depend upon each other. If the landlord breaks his or her obligation to keep the premises in a reasonable fit condition, this may relieve the tenant from his obligation to pay part or all of his rent until the landlord makes all necessary repairs. The landlord must be given notice of needed repairs and a reasonable opportunity to make repairs, but he does not have to promise to repair before the tenant may withold rent. The warranty of habitability is required by law in all leases (oral and written).
Hm.
http://www.clsphila.org/warranty_of_habitability.htm
Under the implied warranty of habitability the tenant has an obligation to pay rent and the landlord has an obligation to maintain habitable [safe, sanitary and fit] premises depend upon each other. If the landlord breaks his or her obligation to keep the premises in a reasonable fit condition, this may relieve the tenant from his obligation to pay part or all of his rent until the landlord makes all necessary repairs. The landlord must be given notice of needed repairs and a reasonable opportunity to make repairs, but he does not have to promise to repair before the tenant may withold rent. The warranty of habitability is required by law in all leases (oral and written).
Hm.