Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

In residential lease agreement "Tenant shall water and maintain the garden, landscaping, trees and shrubs.", after 3 months of the lease, the tenant sent me email saying that they spent $450.00 on replacing plants and new bark on front and back yard. Tenant did not inform landlord about this before. Should landlord or tenant be responsible for this bill? or split?


Asked on 5/08/12, 6:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Sounds like it is the tenant's responsibility to me based on the word "maintain" but to be sure you may want an attorney to review the entire lease agreement to be sure. Reading clauses in isolation is not a very good idea, because courts don't interpret contracts that way.

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Answered on 5/11/12, 9:50 am


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