Notice to Tenants of Duties

TENANT'S DUTIES

Each tenant shall comply with all duties imposed upon tenants by the applicable provisions of all municipal codes, regulations and ordinances, and in particular:

  1. Keep that pant of the premises which tenant occupies and uses safe and sanitary.
  2. Dispose of all rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
  3. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by tenants as clean as their condition permits.
  4. Use and operate all electrical and plumbing fixtures properly.
  5. Personally refrain, and forbid any other person who is on the premises with tenant's permission, from intentionally or negligently destroying, defacing, damaging, or removing any fixture, appliance, or other part of the premises.
  6. Maintain in good working order and condition any range, refrigerator, washer, dryer, dishwasher, or other appliances supplied by the landlord and required to be maintained by the tenant under the terms and conditions of a written rental agreement
  7. Conduct themselves and require other persons on the premises with tenant's consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
  8. Upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times give consent for the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make ordinary, necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, improvements, deliver parcels which are too large for the tenant's mail facilities, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mongagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors.
  9. Inform the landlord, or landlord's agents, within a reasonable time, of any conditions, whether caused by the tenant or due to normal use of the premises, which should be corrected in order to preserve the condition of the rented premises.
  10. LANDLORD'S DUTIES

    Each owner or landlord of residential property shall comply with all duties imposed upon owners or landlords by the applicable provisions of all municipal codes, regulations, or ordinances governing the maintenance, construction, use or appearance of the dwelling unit and the property of which it is a part, and in particular:

  11. Keep all common areas of the premises in a safe and sanitary condition.
  12. Make all repairs necessary to put and keep the dwelling unit and the appurtenances thereto in a fit and habitable condition and in compliance with the basic building codes, fire prevention codes, and the regulations of the Board of Health.
  13. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning fixtures and appliances, and elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by landlord.
  14. Dispose of all garbage and rubbish in accordance with the provisions of Section 00053-7 of the regulations of the board of health.
  15. Exterminate any insects, rodents, or other pests on the premises.
  16. Supply running water, reasonable amounts of hot water and reasonable heat at all times, except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose, or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is generated by the tenant
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  18. Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, give the enant reasonable notice of landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS BUILDING OR ANY PORTION OF IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING CODE, FIRE PREVENTION CODE, AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, NOTIFY YOUR LANDLORD OR LANDLORD'S
AGENT _____________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _____________________________ TELEPHONE _________________________

TAKE A WITNESS OR NOTIFY THE LANDLORD OR LANDLORD'S AGENT IN WRITING AND KEEP A COPY. YOU MAY NEED EVIDENCE OF YOUR COMPLAINT.

IF YOU HAVE FULFILLED YOUR DUTIES AS A TENANT, AND YOUR LANDLORD HAS NOT FULFILLED HIS DUTIES AS A LANDLORD, YOU MAY, IN SOME CASES HAVE YOUR RENT USED TO MAKE REPAIRS OR YOU MAY BE ABLE TO APPLY TO A COURT OF LAW FOR A DECREASE IN YOUR RENT.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receiving a copy of this Notice to Tenants from the Owner/ Agent

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Owner/Agent

 

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Resident

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Date

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Resident

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