What does "commit waste upon or the detriment of property" mean?
Full Question:
What does commit waste upon or the detriment of property mean?
05/11/2007 |
Category: Landlord Tenant |
State: Alabama |
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Answer:
Committing waste upon or to the detriment of property would be to unreasonably impair or damage the value of the property.
Applicable Alabama landlord/tenant statutes are as follows:
§ 35-9A-301. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.
[EDITORS' NOTE: THE TEXT OF THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007.]
A tenant shall:
(1) comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by
applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting
health and safety;
(2) keep that part of the premises that the tenant occupies and uses as
clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;
(3) dispose from the dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish, and
other waste in a clean and safe manner;
(4) keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the
tenant as clear as their condition permits;
(5) use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary,
heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and other facilities and
appliances including elevators in the premises;
(6) not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or
remove any part of the premises; or knowingly, recklessly, or negligently
permit any person to do so; and
(7) conduct himself or herself and require other persons on the
premises with the tenant's consent to conduct themselves in a manner that
will not disturb the neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
(Act 2006-316, § 1.)
§ 35-9A-422. Failure to maintain.
[EDITORS' NOTE: THE TEXT OF THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007.]
If there is noncompliance by the tenant with Section 35-9A-301
materially affecting health and safety that can be remedied by repair,
replacement of a damaged item, or cleaning, and the tenant fails to
comply as promptly as conditions require in case of emergency or within
seven days after written notice by the landlord specifying the breach and
requesting that the tenant remedy it within that period of time, the
landlord may enter the dwelling unit and cause the work to be done in a
workmanlike manner and submit the itemized bill for the actual and
reasonable cost or the fair and reasonable value thereof as rent on the
next date periodic rent is due, or if the rental agreement has
terminated, for immediate payment.