Common Conditions FAQ: Can the Landlord Charge Me for Repairs?

Under the Mount Prospection Residential Landlord and Tenant Regulations, tenants have responsibilities just like landlords do. Section 23.1805.

Every tenant must:

• Notify the landlord about bed bugs;
• Keep the premises safe;
• Throw away all garbage, ashes, and waste;
• Keep plumbing fixtures clean;
• Reasonably use all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, in the premises;
• Not deliberately or negligently destroy, damage, or remove anything in the building;
• Avoid disturbing neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises; and
• Maintain the unit in clean and sanitary conditions before moving out (sweeping the floors, vacuuming rugs and carpeting, cleaning appliances and plumbing fixtures, and patching nail holes).

The landlord must promptly make any and all repairs necessary to maintain the premises in compliance with the Mount Prospect codes. Section 23.1806(D)(1).

However, the landlord an tenant can agree that the the tenant performs specified repairs, maintenance, and alterations only if:

• Both sides agree honestly and not to cheat their responsibilities as landlord or tenant. They write the agreement down and sign it, and they both get something fair in return for the agreement. OR
• The agreement doesn't make the landlord less responsible to other renters in the building.

Section 23.1806(D)(2).