I have taken over a residential lease from another person. Now I am trying to understand whether my landlord can hold me liable for the property damages caused by the original tenant. I have signed a boilerplate rental agreement that says I am liable only for the damages caused after I moved in. It does not even say that I am taking over anybody's lease, let alone transfer of previous tenant's obligations. However, there is an AS-IS provision in the following addendum:
. I am afraid it will make me liable. The lease contains no definition of how this provision affects the lease. The contract also describes the re-letting procedure, saying that the original tenant is responsible for all his damages, but as far as I know he has not been billed for anything. Landlord refused to accept any condition forms (this fact is reflected in the addendum I mentioned above). However, I have recoded a few videos that demonstrate the state of the properties 1 week after I moved in.
I feel like the management just did not bother to inspect the properties or prepare the paperwork to transfer the obligations, but wanted to hold somebody responsible for remodeling. At the same time they charged the original tenant a hefty fee of $450 to cover their "expenses".
I can provide my agreement after removing all sensitive information if it helps you to answer my question.
I feel like the management just did not bother to inspect the properties or prepare the paperwork to transfer the obligations, but wanted to hold somebody responsible for remodeling. At the same time they charged the original tenant a hefty fee of $450 to cover their "expenses".
I can provide my agreement after removing all sensitive information if it helps you to answer my question.