Tess the (Tenant) entered a written lease of a home from Larry (Landlord) on January 1, 2022. The lease provided that Tess would pay $36,000 per year rent, payable in $3,00 per monthly installments, commencing immediately.

Tess promptly moved into the home. Soon thereafter Ivan (Inspector) visited Tess. Ivan the city inspector told Tess that Larry had received numerous warnings and a fine for the unsafe electrical wiring in the attached garage that was added in 2020. Tess was concerned and immediately called Larry and asked him to fix the wiring. Larry promised to send someone to fix the wiring. However, one month later and still no one came to do the necessary electrical repairs. So, Tess decided to fix the wiring herself, after watching a tutorial video. After doing the work, she decided to add stairs and a roof top deck on top of the garage.

In March of 2022, an extraordinarily strong noxious odor flowed from the stove vent. Tess complained of this condition to Larry, but he refused to have it fixed. The odor continued, and it became so strong that Tess could not use the kitchen. Tess reported this to Ivan the city inspector, who fined Larry $1,000 for this new violation. Despite that, Larry failed to make the vent repair and the kitchen remained unusable. Tess remained in the home and stopped paying rent as of April 1^st.

On December 1, 2022, Tess received a registered letter from Larry giving her notice to vacate the apartment on January 15, 2023. In a subsequent telephone call, Larry advised Tess that the notice was given because he was tired of Tess's demands for repairs and angry because of the additional fine he incurred.

What is Larry's (Landlord) and Tess's (Tenant) rights and obligations?

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Larrys Rights and Obligations 1 Rent Payment Tess is obligated to pay 3000 per month in rent as per the written lease agreement 2 Repairs Larry is res... View the full answer