What is considered “lawn maintenance” in a lease agreement?
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What is considered “lawn maintenance” in a lease agreement?
My lease agreement states “Lawn Maintenance” to be provided by the landlord. My landlord currently pays a lawn service company to come cut the grass and weed-whack near the house and fence. The company hasn’t picked up tree branches, done any fertilizing nor touched the shrubbery in front of the house. I’m wondering if the company might also not take care of the fall cleanup of leaves? What is considered “Lawn Maintenance” on a lease agreement in RI?
Asked on August 17, 2011 Rhode Island
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your written lease agreement with the landlord does not define with specificity what "lawn maintenance" is, then the common application of "lawn maintenance" would appear to be mowing, trimming, fertilizing, removal of lawn clippings and other matters concerning the lawn itself.
Tree branches which have not fallen on the lawn, un-pruned shrubbery and other items not pertaining to the lawn would seem to not come under the term "lawn maintenance" in your written lease with the landlord.
If leaves in the Fall land on the lawn, the removal of the leaves would seem to be part of "lawn maintenace" within your lease and would be required to be removed by the lawn service company.
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