In some states the law compels the landlord to keep the premises in habitable repair, but this does not seem to be the rule. It should be decided, where there is doubt, before signing the lease.
Where it is agreed that the landlord shall keep the premises in repair, and, after due notice of the fact, he fails to do so, the tenant may himself make the repairs and deduct the amount from the rent.
SUBLETTING
If there is no contract to the contrary, the tenant may sublet the whole or any part of the premises, but this does not release him from liability for rent.
If the tenant fails to leave the property when his lease has expired, the owner may make his demand through what is known as a "notice to quit," which must be served on the tenant in person.
WHAT IS A GUARANTY?
A guaranty is sometimes required to insure the payment of rent.
Plainly, a guaranty is an agreement to assume, under certain conditions, the liabilities of another.
If a man makes a contract, a lease, or a note, and his personal resources are not deemed sufficient to secure his performance of the things agreed to, the other may require that some one, in whom he has more faith, shall give him a guaranty, or personal security in writing.
The following might be used as the form for a guaranty for a lease, contract, note or other obligation of contract: