Your lease
Tenant and landlord responsibilities
A general guide to who takes care of what during your lease. Your lease has the final word for your home.
Tenant responsibilities
- Pay rent on time.
- Pay utility charges, including gas, electric and water, unless otherwise agreed.
- Maintain the grass and landscaping, and handle snow removal.
- Keep the home clean.
- Keep the home safe.
- Cause no unsafe or unsanitary conditions in common areas.
- Dispose of ashes, rubbish and garbage in a clean and safe manner.
- Keep all plumbing fixtures as clean as possible.
- Not deliberately destroy, deface, damage or remove any part of the premises, or allow anyone else to.
- Comply with all applicable building and housing code obligations.
- Be responsible for any damage done to property inside the home.
Landlord responsibilities
- Deliver possession of the home to the tenant at the start of the lease.
- Pay the mortgage, taxes, insurance and any condo association fees.
- Not interfere with the tenant’s quiet enjoyment of the home.
- Comply with current building and housing codes.
- Make repairs and keep the premises in good condition.
- Keep all common areas safe.
- Maintain and repair the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and other systems supplied under the lease.
Need a repair? Current residents can submit a maintenance request any time through the resident portal.
Questions?
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