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- From: ash@sumex-aim.stanford.edu (David Ash)
- Subject: Re: Can a landlord refuse cash?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.011147.28902@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
- Originator: dash@Xenon.Stanford.EDU
- Sender: ash@sumex-aim.stanford.edu (David Ash)
- Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
- References: <1id37uINN97d@sumax.seattleu.edu> <1iepa2INNnav@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 01:11:47 GMT
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- In article <1iepa2INNnav@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
-
- >Simple. Every rental agreement I've ever seen has the simple clause,
- >"tenant agrees to all terms of this agreement, as may be from time to
- >time reasonably amended by the management, with 30 days written
- >notice," or something to that effect.
-
- Perhaps with a month-to-month tenancy, but with a lease, how could this
- stand up in court? A contract must specify the obligations of both
- parties. By making the obligations vague in this manner, it seems to
- me (no legal expert) that this is no legal contract.
-
- >Theft attractiveness via holding large amounts of cash on a regular
- >schedule is a legitimate concern. If the 7-11 doesn't have to accept
- >your $100 bill after dark, your landlord is certainly not going to be
- >forced to accept six of them, from multiple parties, on the same day.
-
- The difference is that the 7-11 is not obligated to do business with
- you. The landlord, once he/she has signed the lease, is obligated to
- do business for the duration of the lease. If the lease specifies
- payment to be made by check or money order then fine, but otherwise it
- seems like cash should be acceptable.
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