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§41-129. Tenant’s breach of rental agreement – Wrongful abandonment.

A. Unless otherwise agreed, use by the tenant of the dwelling unit for any purpose other than as his place of abode shall constitute a breach of the rental agreement and shall be grounds for terminating the rental agreement. B. If the tenant wrongfully quits and abandons the dwelling unit during the term of the […]

§41-130.1. Death of tenant – Disposition of personal property.

A. Upon written request of a landlord, the landlord’s tenant shall: 1. Provide the landlord with the name, address, and telephone number of a person to contact in the event of the tenant’s death; and 2. Sign a statement authorizing the landlord in the event of the tenant’s death to: a.grant to the person designated […]

§41-131. Delinquent rent.

A. If rent is unpaid when due, the landlord may bring an action for recovery of the rent at any time thereafter or the landlord may wait until the expiration of the period allowed for curing a default by the tenant, as prescribed in subsection B of this section, before bringing such action. B. A […]

§41-118. Duties of landlord and tenant.

A. A landlord shall at all times during the tenancy: 1. Except in the case of a single-family residence, keep all common areas of his building, grounds, facilities and appurtenances in a clean, safe and sanitary condition; 2. Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the tenant’s dwelling unit and […]

§41-119. Conveyance of property – Attornment of tenant.

A. A conveyance of real estate, or of any interest therein, by a landlord shall be valid without the attornment of the tenant, but the payment of rent by the tenant to the grantor at any time before written notice of the conveyance is given to the tenant shall be good against the grantee. B. […]

§41-108. Beneficial owner to maintain premises.

Any agreement, assignment, conveyance, trust deed or security instrument which authorizes a person other than the beneficial owner to act as landlord of a dwelling unit shall not relieve the beneficial owner of the duty to conform with this act and any other law, code, ordinance or regulation concerning the maintenance and operation of the […]

§41-120. Failure of landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit to tenant.

A. If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant, rent abates until possession is delivered and the tenant may terminate the rental agreement by giving a written notice of such termination to the landlord, whereupon the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and deposit, or the tenant may, at […]

§41-109. Rent.

A. In the absence of agreement, the occupants of a dwelling unit shall pay to the landlord as rent the fair rental value for the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit. B. Rent shall be payable at the time and place agreed to by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, the entire rent shall be […]