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When a tenant or tenant’s visitors damage a rented house or apartment, the tenant should tell the landlord right away. The tenant must pay for the repair. The landlord doesn’t have to pay for it. | When a tenant or tenant’s visitors damage a rented house or apartment, the tenant should tell the landlord right away. The tenant must pay for the repair. The landlord doesn’t have to pay for it. | ||
:'''For example''': Bill Lee is a tenant living in a suite in an older house. One evening he had a party. One of his friends accidentally broke the big front window. In the morning, Bill called the landlord | :'''For example''': Bill Lee is a tenant living in a suite in an older house. One evening he had a <span class="noglossary">party</span>. One of his friends accidentally broke the big front window. In the morning, Bill called the landlord and explained what happened. The landlord called a company to replace the window and Bill paid for the new window. It cost $200. | ||
and explained what happened. The landlord called a company to replace the window and Bill paid for the new window. It cost $200. | |||
==Letting the landlord in== | ==Letting the landlord in== | ||
