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Handling the Signing of a Lease |
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Written by Ken Bauer
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What we have found so far is that most,
not just some but most, of the leases that landlords require tenants to
sign are at least in part unenforceable by law. There are a couple of
very good reasons for this. Those reasons are that tenants generally do
not know any better and sometimes landlords do not know any better. A
third and disturbing reason is that sometimes the landlord knows and
the tenant knows, and the landlord knows that the tenant knows, but
just insists on doing it in a legally unenforceable way and the tenant
allows it because of fear of confrontation or lack of resources or a
will to fight it.
The first key to getting a good and solid deal on a lease is to know
what the basic laws are that apply to leases in your state. Fortunately
there are several websites that are set up as “renter’s rights” portals
(portals are web pages full of hyperlinks all based on a topic or
theme).
Where to Look For
The first place to look that I have personally gone over is “The Landlord Protection Agency.”
Don’t let the name fool you. I assure you it is a website for tenants
much more than for landlords, a quick overview of this site and its
content will assure you of that. It’s website is and will guide
you to the actual landlord/tenant laws of your state.
Another good site for finding help for you is the “Tenant’s Legal Center.” Their website is good for locating agencies in your state that may be able to help.
A really good general common sense site is “Normal Wear & Tear Apartment Cleaning.”
They have a lot of good ideas to prevent problems before they start.
Their website is and is self-apparently easy to navigate.
Another option is to enter the following:“tenant’s right’s ‘your
state’” without the quotation marks into any search engine such as Teoma or Google and find the specifics on your state.
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