if it states in my lease that the tenant is responsable for court cost and attorney fees, do they get a free months rent?
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if it states in my lease that the tenant is responsable for court cost and attorney fees, do they get a free months rent?
also if it states they are in defalt after 5 days, dose this break the law some how?
Asked on June 7, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Alabama
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I'm not an Alabama lawyer, and I don't have your lease to read. To understand exactly what your right are, and if anything in the lease can't be used against you, please take the document to an attorney in your area, and one place you can locate counsel is our website, http://attorneypages.com
It isn't at all unusual for a lease to make the tenant responsible for court costs and attorney fees in the event of eviction or a suit to collect unpaid rent, and I'm not sure how your question about a free month's rent ties into that. A 5-day default clause isn't unusual either, although as a practical matter it doesn't make much difference.
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