What do tenants have to do in order to pay their rent into rent escrow?
Tenants must notify the landlord by certified mail of the conditions that pose a life, health or safety threat or be able to show that the landlord has been notified the violations from an appropriate agency such as the local housing department; The landlord has a reasonable time after receipt of the notice to correct the conditions. If the landlord fails to do this, the tenant ask to pay his/her rent into a rent escrow account; Before establishing an escrow account, the court will hold a hearing to listen to both sides of the story. If the account is set up, the tenant must continue to pay rent into the account; Depending on the circumstances, the court can return all or part of the rent escrow payments to the tenant, give all or part of the payments to the tenant or landlord r to make repairs, or appoint an administrator to ensure that repairs are made.
