Re: legal to put non-enforceable terms on a lease?

Re: legal to put non-enforceable terms on a lease? by Lighthope on September 29, 2014 @17:25

> I use it to see if the potential tenant tells me it's
> illegal; if they do, then I try to find reasons to deny
> their application. Is this procedure illegal?

I don't think it is illegal per the letter of the law, but it is a bad strategy.

Your major problem will be is if your lease is ever taken to Court. Not necessarily on the illegal term, but on any other terms. A Judge can see you places a clearly non-enforcable term in your lease, come to the conclusion that you're a shyster landlord, and rule against you simply on principle. Especially when it comes down to cases where it's one person's word against another.

Do not give Courts any more ammunition than they already have.

Remember Rule 1: Courts Are Out To Get You.

Lighthope

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