Renter’s Advice and Resources

Renter’s Advice and Resources

Rental Laws: What Are the Tenant’s Responsibilities for Ensuring an Apartment Is Habitable?

Staff Writer

 · May 21, 2010

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Your state rental laws may require your landlord to maintain the apartment and make repairs. Even if your lease doesn’t state it, landlord tenant laws recognize an “implied warranty of habitability”, which means that the landlord must keep your apartment in a livable condition. However, you may have a responsibility as a tenant to maintain […]