Joe College
1234 Fifth Avenue Apt. 3A
Boca Raton, FL 33481
Lucifer Leasing Company
9876 Fifth Ave NW Boca Raton, Florida, 33431
Dear sir/madam
RE: PROBLEMS REQUIRING ATTENTION IN THE TENANT LEASE AGREEMENT
The advocacy of the knowledge of rights by prospective tenants as they look for a property to rent has reached its peak in the twenty-first century. No matter what situation that the prospective tenants are in as they search for real estate properties, the upholding of their rights and the understanding of their limits is paramount. The knowledge of their rights and when the tenants are being taken advantage of boosts their confidence as they look for their real estate properties and ensures that they land on the properties that are the most suitable for them. Not only is the knowledge of the rights of a tenant in a lease important to the tenant himself or herself but also the property owner. For instance, if a tenant complains regarding property, the property owner can use the complaint as a ground to come up with corrective measures and attract potential tenants to the real estate lease.
The first problem that is on the lease agreement is connected with the following clause: "No pets, dogs, cats, birds, fish or other animals shall be allowed on the Premises, even temporarily or with a visiting guest." The major problem associated with the clause is that the lease agreement is oblivious of the health reasons that would prompt me to keep a dog as a pet (Sturt, 2019). Some of the health reasons are connected to fitness, losing excess weight and boosting my socialization during dog walks and other activities. The other health reasons why I like to keep a dog as a pet are an improvement of heart health, and the reduction of stress and depression (Sturt, 2019). The lease agreement also prohibits my guests from having pets, which may go against most of my friends' beliefs and preferences. In such a case, I may be isolated from my friends on the ground of prohibition of pets at my place. I would like the lease to be amended to allow me to have a pet or at least the guests who are visiting me to be allowed to carry a pet.
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The other problem I found in the lease agreement regards the following clause, "No additional storage space outside the Premises is provided or authorized by this Lease." As I move in and settle into the apartment, I may tend to have things that I am not currently using, and I do not want to dispose of them off since they are valuable. In that case, the building lease agreement may limit me in terms of having extra space to store a few more boxes. I would like to suggest that there be additional space for tenants in the basement of the building in which they can store their extra stuff from the house. That will improve the habitability of the apartments and ensure that the prevalence of accidents caused by a lack of adequate space in a house is minimized. In the case of more than one person living in the house, the extra spaces will be instrumental in ensuring that we have only the things that we regularly need at the house and the rest are safely stored in the additional areas in the basement.
The other issue emanates from the following clause "Tennant will be charged $250 for each time other building occupants complain about behavior". In as much as it is essential to have order maintained within the building for the sake of all the occupants, it sounds unfair to me if a tenant is fined $ 250 for the reports on their behavior. That is because some of the tenants can be picky on other tenants with the motive of getting back at them on personal grounds. Therefore, they may set one another up which may breed more conflicts among the residents of the building. One of the suggestions I would like to consider for the issue is to have a detailed investigation of the behavioral trends of the accused tenant before any charges or fines can be imposed on them. Secondly, I would like to suggest that the tenants who are reported to misbehave within the building to be given three warnings before they can be given an eviction notice to restore order in the premises.
Under the dangerous materials section of the lease agreement, the following clause may be unclear to me as a tenant and thus presents an issue to me, "…unless the prior written consent of Landlord is obtained, and Tenant provides proof of adequate insurance protection to Landlord." The lease agreement, under that section, begins by stating that the tenants are not allowed to have the materials that may cause harm such as fire including flammable and explosive substances. With such restrictions, it is safe and habitable in the building. Nonetheless, the clause mentioned above somehow allows the tenants to have the flammable and explosive substances with the proof of insurance protection and the prior written notice of the property owner. That may lead to negligence and carelessness among the tenants who are allowed to have flammable or explosive substances. It may also lead to the emergence of deliberately planned fire emergencies disguised under the prior notice from the property owner and the insurance protection. In that line, I would suggest that the building has more stringent laws against the flammable and explosive substances to promote the safety of the other occupants of the building.
Under the access of the access by property owner to the premises, the main problem arises from a clause that states, "During the last three months of this Lease, or any extension of this Lease, Landlord shall be allowed to display the usual "To Let" signs and show the Premises to prospective tenants." The clause represents a breach of privacy that should not be allowed the tenant lease since the tenant is still an occupant of the house even three months to the termination of the current contract (Mankoff et al., 2018). Additionally, the current tenant may wish to extend his or her lease agreement, which may create a commotion between the present and the prospective tenants over the house. Thus, the access of the property owner to the premises to show the prospective tenants around the house is a breach of privacy and is against my rights as a tenant (Mankoff et al., 2018). I would suggest that the privacy of the housing units within the building be respected even if the tenant is vacating in three months following the termination of the lease agreement.
Tenants have rights safeguarding their safety, comfort, and security as they move into real estate properties that they have rented. The tenants have the responsibility of being conversant with the rights that apply to them and ensure that they are enforced in their dealings with the property owners. The pinpointing and communication of the various problems that the tenants have found in the places that they want to rent is a quintessential factor influencing the observance of the rights that the tenants have in the process of leasing. Additionally, the addressing of the issues that the prospective tenants may find on the lease agreement is another factor that contributes to the safety, comfort, and security of the tenants. The role of the property owner in such cases is to ensure that the tenants have a complete understanding of the lease agreement and that they have addressed the concerns that their prospective tenants may have.
Yours faithfully,
Joe College.
References
Mankoff, J., Onafuwa, D., Early, K., Vyas, N., & Kamath, V. (2018, June). Understanding the
Needs of Prospective Tenants. In Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (p. 36). ACM.
Sturt, K. (2019). The 10 Health Benefits of Dogs (And One Health Risk). HuffPost . Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-10-health-benefits-of-dogs-and-one-health-risk_us_57dad1b8e4b04a1497b2f5a0
