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A landlord in Dallas tried to slip a $2,300 duct cleaning fee into my lease renewal
Read the clause that says I pay for "routine system maintenance" and called a tenant lawyer who said that same line shows up in about 40 percent of renewals he reviews, so has anyone else caught a vague maintenance clause hiding a big bill?
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victorhernandez15d ago
Man, that is so shady and I am sorry you are dealing with it. A $2,300 duct cleaning fee is not routine anything, that is a straight up money grab and they knew exactly what they were doing by hiding it behind a few vague words. The fact that a lawyer sees that same line in 40 percent of renewals he reviews tells you this is not a mistake, it is a playbook landlords use because most people just sign without reading close enough. You did the right thing catching it and calling someone who actually knows the law, because that clause sounds like it could mean anything from changing a filter to replacing the whole system. I would push back in writing and ask them to spell out exactly what routine system maintenance covers, and if they refuse to take it out, that tells you everything about how they run the place. Hang in there, you are not the only one getting hit with this junk.
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