ff-campus living
:ar system
Leases surveyed
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urticlc is the first in a scries
isinf! on the landlord-tenant re-
m hip. Subsequent articles will
r: security deposits, repairs,
letting, roommates, raising rent
forums for complaints.
By CHRIS KLING
Student Legal Advisor
many students the new
lemic year marks the beginning
antinuation of off-campus living.
*ent campus housing facilities
immodate approximately 1/3 of
Texas A&M University stu-
its. Thus, a large percentage of
student body resides in off-
,pus facilities and is confronted
a maze of legal perplexities. Al-
jugh a student who is a tenant
I oys no exceptional consideration
I the eyes of the law, the student-
jiantdoes encounter unique prob-
u
Jrlie owners (lessors) of virtually
|L'ry type of student housing in the
lyan-College Station area reejuire
;one type of written document
fidencing their agreement with
student-tenant. This written
ument is variously described as a
ise, contract, rental contract or
se agreement. In addition, many
tiers require the student-tenant
sign a separate security deposit
reement. While the nomencla-
e of the documents is relatively
important the contents thereof
; not. "Rental contract lease” de-
ribes that written instrument
ich specifies the length of occu-
ncy, amount of monthly rent,
mer obligations and tenant re-
lonsibilities. "Security deposit
■reement” denotes the written
document which details the amount
[security deposit, conditions for
1 fund and procedures for refund.
It is important for the student-
nant to read and understand the
822-713! „t en t s 0 f an y document before
;ning it. Once a signature is af-
ed to the rental contract/lease the
ident-tenant is legally bound and
ligated according to the terms and
inditions of the document. Full
iderstanding of legal rights, duties
d obligations can avoid future
oblems. It is imperative that the
adent-tenant read the rental con-
act/lease and security deposit
'reement and then ask questions
out or change any clause not de
ed. The student-tenant should be
ry of any verbal promises or
mmitments. Most rental eon-
act/leases, including the TAA
andard lease, contain a clause
[hicb recites that "this writing con-
itutes the entire agreement be-
een the parties, no oral agree-
ents have been entered into, and
e written agreement cannot be
odified unless the modification is
writing.” For example, a promise
corporations. Managers are respon
sible to the owners of rental prop
erty although a manager can be an
owner and vice-versa. The term
"landlord” frequently is used to de
scribe both the manager and owner,
although the Texas legislature uses
landlord to describe only an
owner. The owner is ultimately re
sponsible to the student-tenant,
with the manager acting as an agent.
Non-resident ownership aggravates
the problem when a student-tenant
disagrees with a policy decision
made by the owner or its application
by the resident manager.
The law surrounding the
landlord-tenant relationship is com
plex. Much of it is antiquated and
discriminatory in favor of the own
ers of rental property. In the hous
ing market prevalent today the
student-tenant must be aware of his
rights as well as his responsibilities.
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