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As a landlord. Do you know who
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is responsible for the damages
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done to your rental property?
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Is it you, the landlord?
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Or is it your renter? Well, in
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today's video, we're going to
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be going over all the landlord
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responsibilities in regards to
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the rental property. We're
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going to be covering such
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things as like the Condition
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Inspection Report, rental
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property repairs, emergency
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repairs, improvements to the
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unit and damages done by
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roommates. To begin,
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we're gonna be going over the
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residential rental laws that
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may apply in your area and how
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it affects you and the rental
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property repairs that are
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required to your rental unit.
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For example, in British
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Columbia and California, the
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law states that the rental
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property must be suitable for
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occupation. As a
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landlord, this means you are
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responsible for the repair of
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such things including the
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heating system, the plumbing
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system, the electrical system,
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structural areas like the roof,
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floor and walls and doors and
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locks. You're also
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responsible for the maintenance
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and repair of anything you've
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decided to include in the rent.
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These could be things such as
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appliances and furniture.
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The renter also has a
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responsibility for a few things
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in this area, such as
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making sure the unit is kept
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clean and in good order.
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And as well as letting the
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landlord know if there's any
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repairs or damages that have
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happened to the rental unit,
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such as bedbug infestation.
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The basic requirements of the
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landlord is to make sure the
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property meets the health and
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safety standards outlined in
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the laws and regulations in
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your area. It includes any
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facilities or anything else
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outlined in the rental
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agreement that both the renter
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and landlord have agreed upon.
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And lastly, it must be in good
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shape. The renter is
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responsible for making sure any
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damage is done to the unit by
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them are repaired.
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Making sure any damages done by
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the guest or a pet is taken
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care of and repaired. And
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making sure that the unit has a
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general level of tidiness and
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cleanliness as well as keeping
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the common areas in the
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building clean.
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Before the renters move into
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your rental property, you want
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to walk through the property
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with them and do an inspection.
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You'll fill out a Condition
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Inspection Report and you'll be
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able to note down any existing
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damages in the rental property.
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This will give a clear report
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for both you, the landlord, and
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your renter as to what existing
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damages are. So in the future
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if there are inspections or if
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the renter moves out, there is
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no confusion. Look for damages
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such as stains, cracks or holes
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in the walls or any damage to
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the fixtures, etc.
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You'll want to take pictures of
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the unit so you can include
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this in their inspection
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report, so there's no question
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later as to what damage there
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was and what the unit looked
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like, previous to the renter
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moving in. If the unit is fully
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or partially furnished when you
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rent it out, you'll also want
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to include a section on the
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Condition Inspection Report for
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any appliances, furniture and
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other things you've left in the
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rental unit for the renter to
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use. Lastly, both you
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and the renter must sign and
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date the end of the Condition
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Inspection Report, noting that
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you're both in agreement of
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what's laid out in the report
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and how the rental unit looks.
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You'll also need to provide a
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copy of your renter with this
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inspection report, and there
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are some rules and regulations
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outlining this that you may
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need to follow for your local
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area.
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When the renter notices
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something that needs to be
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repaired. They can inform you
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either verbally or in writing.
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As a landlord, once you're
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informed that a repair needs to
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be made, you are responsible
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for making that repair or
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addressing the issue with the
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tenant. If you don't,
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the tenant or renter may file a
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Dispute Resolution Hearing,
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forcing you to address the
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repairs and they may even force
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you to provide compensation to
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the renters in the interim and
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for that inconvenience.
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So what happens in the case of
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an emergency? Well, before an
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emergency ever strikes, you the
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landlord, are responsible for
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providing emergency contact
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information to your renter,
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including the name and phone
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number they must contact in
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case of an emergency.
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If a disaster occurs, renters
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may conduct emergency repairs
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on their own if it meets the
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two following criteria: One.
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Emergency repairs are needed
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and required.
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Two. They've tried contacting
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the emergency phone number and
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had no luck in getting in
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contact or the repairs made.
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If the renters have had to
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initiate emergency repairs on
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their own, you're allowed to
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take over these repairs at any
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time. However, you are still
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responsible for compensating
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and reimbursing the tenants and
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renters for the repairs they
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have conducted. In this
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scenario, the renters would
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need to provide you with a
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claim for reimbursement, the
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receipts for the repair and a
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description of the emergency.
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The costs must be reasonable
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and the damages that are being
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repaired cannot be caused by
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the renter or any guests
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they've had.
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If you're renters decide they'd
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like to make some improvements
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to the units, they must contact
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you first. If they don't
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contact you and continue on
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with making the improvements
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they'd like to make, when they
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move out and vacate the unit,
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you can require them to return
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the unit to its original
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condition. If they don't,
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you can return it to its
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original condition and charge
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them for that cost.
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As previously mentioned,
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renters are responsible for any
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damages done by them or their
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guests. But this does not
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include wear and tear. If
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you're renting to a renter that
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has a roommate, you may want to
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make them aware that they are
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joint and severally liable.
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Not only for their rent but
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also for any damages that
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happen to the unit. This means
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if damage has been done by a
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roommate that has now skipped
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town, the roommate that is
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still living in the unit will
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be responsible for covering all
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the costs to repair the damages
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done. You may want to outline
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this in the rental agreement
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just so both parties are aware.
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If you need to make repairs or
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enter the unit for any other
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reason, you will need to give
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notice to the renter and there
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are some laws and regulations
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around this. If you're
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wondering what exactly those
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laws and regulations are, how
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and when you're allowed to
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enter your rental unit, you can
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check out another video we've
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done by clicking the small gray
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eye up in the corner there.
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It's rare for local bylaws to
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state that the unit must be
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painted after a renter moves
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out. If the renter unit is
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habitable and there's no
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peeling or a lot of chipped
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paint on the walls, you should
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be fine to leave the unit as
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is, and you won't need to paint
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before the new renter moves in.
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Mice, bats and other
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unwelcome critters and
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creatures often fall into the
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same category as bedbugs.
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It's the landlord's
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responsibility to remove these
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critters and creatures from the
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premises and to make sure it's
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habitable for the renter to
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live in. There's also
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responsibility of the renter to
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properly report anything that's
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happening within the rental
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property that is not suitable
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for living.
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Landlords are generally allowed
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to charge the renter of any
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repairs and cleaning services
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that are required to return the
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rental unit to its pre-tenancy
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condition. However,
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landlords are not allowed to
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use the rent or security
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deposit to address things that
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are about wear and tear.
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Lastly, you should double check
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with the rules and regulations
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in your local area.
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Many different provinces and
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states have specific rules
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around the regulations of
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repair and maintenance of a
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rental property. So it's good
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for you to understand those
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fully. And if you're looking
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for a reputable home insurance
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company to get a quote from,
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you can visit
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