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Rent withholding

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004226

A tenant's refusal to pay rent to a landlord due to the landlord's failure to maintain the property in a habitable condition or to make necessary repairs. This action is generally permissible only if the landlord has been notified of the defect and failed to remedy it within a reasonable time. Many jurisdictions have specific laws governing rent withholding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004226
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004226",
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  "definition": "A tenant's refusal to pay rent to a landlord due to the landlord's failure to maintain the property in a habitable condition or to make necessary repairs. This action is generally permissible only if the landlord has been notified of the defect and failed to remedy it within a reasonable time. Many jurisdictions have specific laws governing rent withholding.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/rent-withholding/"
}

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