Who is responsible for paying the legal fees, in the eventuality, there is a lawsuit regarding implementation of the lease or rental agreement?
A landlord should always bear in mind that leases and rental agreements should be written ones; despite the fact most states do have laws to enforce oral (spoken) agreements for a certain period of time. The easy informality of oral agreements may sound friendly; however, they often lead to heated disputes. During the course of the tenancy, if a landlord and tenant, later on, disagree about, say sub-letting by the tenant, it could all too likely lead to a court argument over who said what to whom, when, and in what context. A particular problem with long-term leases, therefore, courts in most states refuse to enforce oral agreements after the passage of a year. Ques. Is there a difference between rental agreements and leases? Ans. Most definitely, yes! While, a rental agreement is for short-term tenancies, providing tenancy rights for, often 30-days, and is automatically renewed each month, unless and until the landlord or tenant end it, by giving proper written notice. As well, agreem
