After 10 years, who is responsible for painting the walls in an apartment?
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After 10 years, who is responsible for painting the walls in an apartment?
My son is disabled with a traumatic brain Injury. He has lived in the apartment the entire time.
Asked on June 19, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Connecticut
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Normally unless the presumed written lease says to the contrary, the owner of the rented unit pays for and has painted the inside of a rental after a period of ten (10) years occupied by the same tenant.
Typically items in a rental such as a refrigerator, stove, carpets and the like are depreciated over a seven (7) year life span.
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