Q: Tenant agrees to pay the first One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) repairs?
Just got the new lease to sign for a rental we want to rent... but I don't like the amendment to the lease sated above .Tenant agrees to pay the first One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) of any structural, plumbing, electrical, or
appliance repairs that may arise as a matter of course, during the period of this agreement, regardless of fault.
A: Neither do I. It is not commercially common and I suggest you strike the language. Perhaps a compromise would be repair and deduct from rent. Tenant agrees to pay the first $150 of any structural, plumbing, electrical etc. and tenant may deduct any payments made from the next month's rent.
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