If it's not in the lease, how often does a landlord legally have to repaint an apartment?
Question Details: It's been 5 years since the landlord last painted. I've asked them to repaint, they have refused. I had heard there is a law that requires landlords to repaint every 2 years. Wanted to verify.
Most states in this country have no laws requiring a landlord to repaint the interior of a rental on a periodic basis.
Custom and practice in the rental industry is that a landlord repaints the interior of a rental as needed and typically every seven years based upon a standard accounting depreciating scale.
