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This 5 page paper presents an overview of how leases are interpreted by courts. Common landlord-tenant disputes are discussed. Several cases are noted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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as witnesses on Peoples Court and in real courts, tenant-landlord disputes are rather common. There are a lot of contingencies in a lease. A common problem is that landlords will
deduct moneys from security deposits when people move out, something done to compensate for damage. However, what a landlord sees as ordinary wear and tear can be quite different from
what the tenant believes. All sorts of disagreements will arise when either a tenant moves out, or is still in residence. Some disagreements that might crop up when a tenant
is still in the apartment could be regarding noise, damage to the residence and so forth. Tenant complaints, on the other hand, might involve disputes where the landlord has not
fixed something as promised. Rent strikes sometimes will occur when a group of tenants are not given proper heat, hot water or other fundamentals. However, disputes are present when
either party does not agree to the original terms of a lease. Barham v. Davenport is a case that involves the failure for the landlord to allow the renter to
purchase the property, an option that was clearly stated in the leasei . Although that is the case, in the end, it was noted that the tenant did not comply
with the original terms of the contract in that he was expected to notify the landlord that he had an intent to purchase prior to June 1, 1953 and he
did not; the outcome of the case was that the landlord was not obligated to give him the option to purchase and the end of the case was ordered as
follows: "The complaint shows upon its face that the plaintiff failed to give notice of his election to exercise the option within the time limited. This being so, the judgment
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