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I rented a house in Texas and when I moved out, the landlord decided to charge me with a new backyard installation fee of 2,700 dollars. However, before we moved in, the landscape was not in pristine condition, and the landlord did not notify us of the fact that the sprinkler had been broken for a long time. We signed the lease without knowing that the sprinkler had been broken, is this a legal move for the landlord?
The lease said that the tenant, at tenant's expense, will maintain the yard. Which is later on described wwith "means to perform activities such as, but not limited to: mowing, fertilizing, and trimming the yard; controlling pests, removing debris from the yard.
The lease said that the tenant, at tenant's expense, will maintain the yard. Which is later on described wwith "means to perform activities such as, but not limited to: mowing, fertilizing, and trimming the yard; controlling pests, removing debris from the yard.
Sounds like you didn't follow the terms of the lease that you read and signed.
I rented a house in Texas and when I moved out, the landlord decided to charge me with a new backyard installation fee of 2,700 dollars. However, before we moved in, the landscape was not in pristine condition, and the landlord did not notify us of the fact that the sprinkler had been broken for a long time. We signed the lease without knowing that the sprinkler had been broken, is this a legal move for the landlord?
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Originally Posted by chaekim
Yes we did. The landlord replied that she was not aware of the situation and would fix the broken sprinkler. It took over a month to do so.
Unless there is no hose hookup on the outside of the house, so rare I've never seen it, a broken sprinkler is not reason enough to neglect the responsibilities you agreed to in your lease. All my rentals are landscaped with grass, bushes, and gravel and if I had to replace any of these things you can bet I would charge the tenant for it. Grass isn't cheap to have installed, I wouldn't do it myself, and if there were other plants in the back they all need to be replaced of too. Because we don't know the size or the yard or any of the other details I can't say if this fee is high or not but you absolutely owe something for your failure to adhere to the terms of the lease.
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