If your landlord has violated any of the terms of your lease, you could sue first, asking for damages and/or a ruling from the court voiding the lease and allowing you to relocate penalty-free. Additionally, some commercial leases contain clauses that require disputes to go to mediation rather than court.

Who is responsible for commercial EICR?

You must hire a registered electrician to perform the EICR. They will let you know if anything needs changing or improving in order to comply with the Act before the property is let. As the landlord of a commercial property it is your responsibility to arrange periodic inspection and testing of the electrical system.

Can a landlord require a tenant to pay rent in cash?

If a tenant finds herself in one of these circumstances, Civil Code Section 1499 requires a landlord to provide a receipt for the rent payment in cash. These “cash payment” rules apply to both month-to-month tenants and those on leases.

Do you have to worry about down payments on a house?

You don’t have to worry about down payments or about qualifying for and paying a mortgage. Not to mention all the other issues about property taxes, homeownership fees, bills, maintenance, and upkeep costs. All you’re responsible for is your rent and utilities if you have to pay them out of pocket.

What should I do if my landlord refuses to pay rent?

If it merely says that the rent is due on x date then so long as you make sure the LL receives cleared funds in time you would be well within your rights to start sending them a cheque (a cheque would need to be received by the LL before the rent due date). Thanks everyone for the advice. We’ve been with him for awhile so this isn’t the first rent.

Is it legal to pay rent with a cheque?

The huge advantage of a cheque (or SO/DD or Bank transfer) is that there is nice, hard, documented evidence of who paid wot to whom, that you can then present to HMRC (eg – tax return) or the courts (eg – suing tenants for arrears) or whoever. Cash, whilst strictly legal, stinks of someone on the fiddle… but you knew that eh Bryan???