Late night parties and other inappropriate behaviour can only serve to damage such relationships. A rent book is a record of rent and other payments made by a tenant to the landlord. The rent book should be held and carefully looked after by the tenant. The tenants, however are obliged to make the rent book available to the landlord so that necessary changes and recording of rent and other payments can be made. If your landlord hasn't supplied you with a rent book, standard ones can be purchased from bookshops, the students union shop or Threshold.
All tenants have a statutory right to quiet and peaceful possession as long as they pay their rent.
Repairs A tenant's responsibility is generally to maintain the interior of the dwelling and to comply with any other express provisions that may be laid down in a written agreement. The landlord is obliged to maintain the exterior, in particular the roof and outer walls. The two main types of agreement between landlord and tenant are a Written Contract known as a Lease or an Oral Tenancy. Written Contract known as a Lease Before signing agreements, the terms should be read carefully and legal advice should be sought. The terms of a lease govern the contract and the landlord and tenant are bound by it except when contradictory with statutory provisions.