I’m reading the lease for the apartment I want to move into and I come across this clause:
Tenant is responsible for all plumbing repairs including faucets, leaks, stopped up pipes, frozen pipes, water damage, and bathroom caulking.
Surely this is illegal right? Like if I sign this lease I’m not gonna have to pay for water damage on a house I don’t own. I’m leaning towards not signing the lease but lmk if this is a slam dunk obvious example of an illegal clause that would get thrown out in court
AFAIK, the only thing a tenant is legally responsible for is daily maintenance. ie if you don't clean regularly and everything gets backed up, that's on you.
The line "all plumbing repairs" though is way out of bounds and shouldn't hold up in court because the law supersedes contracts. That doesn't mean it won't, and you probably should see this as a red flag and find another place if possible.
Basically any lease i've signed has had this in it. Be it shitty landlords or even shittier property managers. The red flag might be too broad tbh