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By David Wood
Perhaps a third of the complaints students bring to the
ASUN legal services office are rent-related, said Director
Shelley Stall. The problems might be largely averted, she
said, if preventive steps are taken.
Stall had these suggestions for renters;
A damage deposit is most likely to make a landlord
seem like a predator to a renter ignorant of the law man
dated by Nebraska's Landlord and Tenant Act of 1976,
Stall said.
The most a landlord may require for a damage deposit
is one month's rent-but Stall said, the amount should
be negotiated as low as possible. The renter should keep a
receipt or cancelled check in case either party forgets the
amount
At the termination of tenancy money from the deposit
may be withheld, either for repairs or damages beyond
"ordinary wear and tear," or for the remainder of the
rent, Stall said.
To protect against unnecessary damage charges, renters
should itemize any damages they find when they move in.
The landlord should participate in the inspection, and
both parties should sign the list.
Written documents valuable
The smart renter always "gets it in writing," she said.
If the landlord promises to paint the kitchen before the
renter moves in, it should be written into the lease as a
clause, Stall said.
If the landlord assesses for damages the renter should
ask for an itemization and keep a copy of the request.
Written documents can be invaluable, should a conflict
ever end in small claims court.
In some cases the renters should sign agreements
with roommates, itemizing responsibility to the lease,
she said.
Breaking a lease isn't as awful as some students might
fear, Stall said. The remaining months on a lease cannot
be charged for if the property is rented to someone else
because landlords can't collect twice.
After written notice to the landlord, the renter can
only be responsible for the next month's entire rent and
possibly advertising costs beyond "the reasonable effort"
of the landlord to rent the property again.
Safety important
Lincoln Minimum Housing Code requires all tenantable
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Dwellings that fail to meet the code are posted with
red tags stating that they are unfit for occupancy. Hansel
said.
Hansel is now, from a former staff of three, the only
general inspector for the city.
"There isn't the manpower," he said, yet he'd like to
see the day when every property is certified fit for occu
pancy before it is opened to rent. As it is, properties are
assumed to be fit until proven otherwise, and inspections
are initiated only after complaints are filed. Cockroaches,
Hansel said, inspire most complaints.
Across the city, neighborhood associations have been
.formed to give renters extra authority in maintaining
their communities, but these, Hansel said, don't help.
Instead, they complicate matters by confusing the office's
priorities with complaints which are often less important,
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