Does the tenant or the landlord have to pay for phoneline installation?
Full Question:
I rent a room in my property. My tenant wants to install her own phone line, but found out that there is no wiring installed on my property for a second phone line. Who is in charge of these expenses? for the wiring installation?
05/25/2007 |
Category: Landlord Ten... ยป Repairs |
State: California |
#5944
Answer:
The following is a CA statute:
The lessor of a building intended for the residential occupation of human beings shall be responsible for installing at least one usable telephone jack and for placing and maintaining the inside telephone wiring in good working order, shall ensure that the inside telephone wiring meets the applicable standards of the most recent National Electrical Code as adopted by the Electronic Industry Association, and shall make any required repairs. The lessor shall not restrict or interfere with access by the telephone utility to its telephone network facilities up to the demarcation point separating the inside wiring. "Inside telephone wiring" for purposes of this section, means that portion of the telephone wire that connects the telephone equipment at the customer's premises to the telephone network at a demarcation point determined by the telephone corporation in accordance with orders of the Public Utilities Commission. Title 5, Chap. 2, §1941.4