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

  • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    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