Comments on: Rent allowance

By: Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:38:32 +0000

After 2 years, he is now trying to replace or repair the bathroom problem, that too because now it is on a verge of breaking down. Good is that he is now planning to give you deduction in rent, however as per your saying and his past history of repair works taking a long time. why not ask him in written that say us the exact time and date till when he can finish up the repair work. and also let him know, that using outside bathroom and toilet is really bad and less privacy. For fair deduction and calculation try taking a help of some property mediator or agents help. Looking at the cost it’s less, however try and gets first opinion or estimation of people that would be coming to repair the bathroom. they can give a best estimation time of repair work completion. Hope that helps you

By: Patricia Ray

Patricia Ray — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:31:38 +0000

I am a first time landlord with a rental house in the state of Georgia. A couple will be moving into it in several months. I have an Addendum to the Rental Lease that states that since they have been granted a $50 per month discount from the original monthly rent amount, that this discounted amount that they otherwise would have to pay to me shall be an allowance for them to do their own repairs on the house, with the exception of major system, appliance and roof repairs, which will be our responsibility. They want to eventually do a Lease Purchase Option in the near future. Is it legal for me to do this in the rental agreement? I read this law for the state of Georgia that pretty much says Landlords are responsible for pretty much all repairs. This to me sounds ridiculous, because we live 8 miles away. Does this mean we have to go over there if a light bulb needs replacing or if a piece of woodwork comes undone?

By: Red88big

Red88big — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:52:13 +0000

One thing I will say is that whatever you agree upon is what will happen. So as a word of advice make sure to get everything in writting before he actually starts the project. The $150 seems like it might be fair on the landlords part, if it only takes two weeks, then in reality you are getting $75 per week. I would suggest you get an addendum (The RPA has these forms available, you may have to ask them to email it to you, or you can try to Google Lease Addendum) … so like I was saying, before the project starts I would suggest having an addendum signed by you and your landlord. In the addendum I would list the deduction on a weekly basis, such as $75 per week will be discounted from rent for each week that we are not able to use the bathroom. This will motivate the landlord to get the repairs done as quickly as possible. Hope that helps! Enjoy the new remodeled bathroom!