Legal Assistance with Rental Agreements

Questioner

Dear reader, My boyfriend and I are about to sign a lease agreement with a social housing corporation. Now, during the viewing, we have seen that the doors are yellow from age and smoke, and there are also pieces of wood missing. The housing corporation does not think it is necessary to replace them and says that we can sand and paint them ourselves. Are there any legal guidelines on this that we can rely on? Are there such guidelines on the delivery of a home to the tenant? Thank you!

Lawyer

It is advisable to draw up a list of the wear and tear and the defects that are there at the moment. Furthermore, you can refuse the house if you find this unpleasant, or improve it. Painting and such are at the expense of the tenant, small repairs etc. The corporation itself may have house rules regarding the condition of the house, but there are no direct laws. You accept the house as it is offered to you.