Re: Need help with wording - Landlord Forum thread 321907

Re: Need help with wording by Kim (WV) on July 27, 2014 @23:37

I agree with Stan; he makes an excellent point. That said, I don't require the tenants to have a landline because all my rental properties are in town and the cell phone service in the area is always good. This is how I word the requirement in my lease:

"TELEPHONE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS Tenant agrees to maintain a telephone during the term of this lease, and to furnish Owner or agent with the telephone number within five (5) days from taking occupancy. Tenant shall be responsible for any telephone company installation charges, if applicable."

So they can use cell phones and not have a landline if that's what they chose. I don't think any of my current or past tenants (only been doing this for 2 years) have had a landline. But the houses all still have the wiring and boxes for a the landlines if folks want to get one. We currently have a landline for our house and cell phones for each family member. About the only use the landline gets is when one of us loses track of our cell phone, then we use the landline phone to locate the cell phone! Still the landline is useful in an emergency. We even have an old rotary phone that will work if we lose electrical power.

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