According to the Ohio Landlord Tenant Act a landlord is obligated to Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning fixtures and appliances, and elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him;
With this said, our lease states that if anything breaks from the furnace to frozen pipes to the gas pipes we are responsible.
I agree if we cause the damage we should pay for it. But furnace malfunctioning or a gas leak should not be our problem. I would have bought a house if I could have afforded to fix all these problems should they arise.
My question is, if I sign the lease could I be held made to pay the repairs or is there an Ohio law that requires a landlord to abide by the Ohio landlord tenant act and pay for anything not caused by the tenant.
By the way the landlord, is a relative of a relative, so I don't know if the issue would be pushed but I need to know what my rights are.
2007-11-02 04:14:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
It looks like you are signing yourself up for trouble- you sign your lease you get held to that lease. And even if you were to sue them to make it right? You would probably complicate the relationship. Id ask for sure on clarification- and if it really is this way- you really didnt find the place you need.
2007-11-02 04:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanette F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to go back and double-check the law. Some laws make stipulations that cannot be overridden by contract language. If that's the case you can safely ignore those lease terms as they would not hold up in court. However in many cases the law only applies if the lease is silent on the issue.
2007-11-02 12:41:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about Ohio but over normal ware and tare it is the landlord's responsibility for the house/apt. Now if you signed a lease where it states that you will take care of that then of course it would be yours. You have to really look at the lease to see where the thin line is drawn and that is the hard part since it is in the family. Like you said the property belongs to the owner not the renter. So if their is nothing in your lease then the Ohio landlord act would help you in your case.
2007-11-02 11:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by cyeto 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In most cases terms of a contract will out weigh general conditions of state regulation, Unless it is a life or death safety issue.
Never agree to maintain or repair property that is not yours, force the land lord to remove these terms or seek a different apartment or house. good luck
2007-11-02 11:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋