callmeoboe
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NH
We own a rental property in NH. We are currently renting to a couple with a rent to own lease. In lieu of a down-payment, we agreed to repairs to the home over the term of the lease. Some have due dates, some do not. One of those repairs was to replace the carpets. That does not have a due date, just needs to be completed by the end of the lease term.
However, back in August they ripped up all the carpeting (with no prior notice to us) and have yet to replace it. They are living on the sub-flooring. Needless to say, we are not happy about this. We want to require them to put the carpeting down ASAP but since there is no set completion date, we are not sure we can make that request. There are however clauses in the lease that state the tenant will keep the premises in good and sanitary conditions and repair during the term of the lease. We don't feel that exposed sub-flooring for 4 months is keeping things in good conditions and repair. The lease aslo states that time is of the essence, but I don't really think that applies to open ended dates such as that.
So, even though that repair is to completed by lease end (2 years), can we still require they fix it by a certain date since they already started the project?
Thanks so much, and sorry this is so long.
We own a rental property in NH. We are currently renting to a couple with a rent to own lease. In lieu of a down-payment, we agreed to repairs to the home over the term of the lease. Some have due dates, some do not. One of those repairs was to replace the carpets. That does not have a due date, just needs to be completed by the end of the lease term.
However, back in August they ripped up all the carpeting (with no prior notice to us) and have yet to replace it. They are living on the sub-flooring. Needless to say, we are not happy about this. We want to require them to put the carpeting down ASAP but since there is no set completion date, we are not sure we can make that request. There are however clauses in the lease that state the tenant will keep the premises in good and sanitary conditions and repair during the term of the lease. We don't feel that exposed sub-flooring for 4 months is keeping things in good conditions and repair. The lease aslo states that time is of the essence, but I don't really think that applies to open ended dates such as that.
So, even though that repair is to completed by lease end (2 years), can we still require they fix it by a certain date since they already started the project?
Thanks so much, and sorry this is so long.