Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas

Rent Responsibility

We recently had a gas line break.

The leaked gas amounted to about

$600.00 worth of gas. Is the

landlord responsible for the leaked

gas or am I, the tenant, responsible?

The lease says i am responsible for

utilities and the landlord is

responsible for property

maintenance. But the leak was a

result of property (gas line) break.


Asked on 9/26/08, 11:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cheryl Rivera Smith The Smith Law Firm

Re: Rent Responsibility

I think you have just found a grey area in your contract. I would argue that it is the lanlord's obligation. A better source for the answer to your question can be found at http://www.txtenants.org/tenants_rights.html

Good luck.

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Answered on 9/26/08, 11:39 am


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