Do I have to pay rent if my landlord screws up?

Jump to Last Post 1-6 of 6 discussions (10 posts)
  1. Nicholas Moccia profile image70
    Nicholas Mocciaposted 15 years ago

    The answer is, no you may not have to pay rent if they have breached their warranty of habitability.  Has anyone out there ever taken advantage of this legal doctrine?  If so what were the circumstances?

    1. Marisa Wright profile image87
      Marisa Wrightposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Remember this is an international site and that answer is not true universally.

      1. Nicholas Moccia profile image70
        Nicholas Mocciaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        Every jurisdiction in the United States has both statutory and case law with regard to the Warranty of Habitability--the law on this point is very similar throughout the United States.  As for other countries, I haven't researched the law elsewhere; however, much of the English speaking world in fact uses the same system of law as Ms. Sorenson correctly pointed out.   I wouldn't be surprised if there were analogues to the Warranty of Habitability in Great Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, India and wherever else good Queen Victoria once flew her flag.  Needless to say, I would be very interested to hear about jurisdictions that do something different.  As for me, I speak for the civilized world--who knows what they do in France or Saudia Arabia!   I assume hands get chopped off when rent isn't paid, but I'm referring to lands where the rule of law prevails.

        1. Marisa Wright profile image87
          Marisa Wrightposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Nicholas, most Europeans would regard themselves as far more civilized than the US - I assume you haven't travelled much.

          1. Nickny79 profile image67
            Nickny79posted 15 years agoin reply to this

            And yet most Europeans are more than happy to take jobs and university seats in the US because of their stagnating economies...and they are also very quick to turn to the US when they need military aid, but this we conveniently forget!  I 've lived in Italy and travel to various destinations in Europe yearly. Europe makes for a good vacation destination...but that's about it.  Europeans can think what they like.  Were it not for the United States, Europe would be a German or Russian work camp today.

  2. profile image0
    Leta Sposted 15 years ago

    Hi, Nick-
    Are you at all fond of mops as head-gear in another life?  wink

    I'm curious about what Marisa said.  Is this somewhat 'common law' in most English speaking western countries?  Like, say an American wanted to rent a condo or apt. in Australia, or London or say even France?

    And, hey!  You're cute.  Too bad my little sister lives in NE, or I'd give you a referral....

  3. profile image0
    Leta Sposted 15 years ago

    I think that last part was something of a political statement, personally. wink  Geared directly to the countries aforementioned--France and Saudi Arabia...   Am assuming they have a somewhat to very different history of law, too.

    I dunno....  I'm having fun!

  4. profile image0
    Leta Sposted 15 years ago

    I'm wondering what the rate of multiple personality disorder is currently in New York City law schools?  smile

    Always drama here on hubpages, lol....

  5. gamergirl profile image84
    gamergirlposted 15 years ago

    Only from spammers, Lita.  Only from spammers.  LOL

  6. profile image0
    Leta Sposted 15 years ago

    For what it is worth--I think he'll need everything he's got to practice law in NYC--.as I recall my experiences after 9/11.  wink

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)