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What are the tenant’s
obligations under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act?
The tenant must:
1) Comply with obligations imposed upon residents by applicable minimum
standards of housing codes relating to health or safety;
2) Keep the dwelling unit as clean and safe as the condition of the premises
permit, and upon termination of the residency, place the dwelling unit
in as clean a condition as when the residency commenced;
3) Dispose of all ashes, rubbish, garbage and other waste in a clean
and safe manner;
4) Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant
as clean as their condition permits;
5) Use all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air
condition and other facilities and appliances in the premises in a reasonable
manner;
6) Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or
remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do
so;
7) Conduct himself and require other persons on the premises with his
or her consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb
his neighbors’ peaceful enjoyment of the premises;
8) Abide by all bylaws, covenants, rules or regulations of any applicable
condominium regime, cooperative housing agreement or neighborhood association
not inconsistent with the owner’s rights or duties; and
9) Not knowingly commit or consent to any other person knowingly committing
a substantial violation of the rental agreement.
§47-8-22.
Note that if a tenant is found by the court
to have violated paragraph 6 above, the tenant is subject to a civil
penalty in an amount equal to two times the monthly rent, in addition
to whatever amount is awarded to the landlord in damages, attorney’s
fees and court costs. §47-8-48(C).
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