the "water saturating" clause in rental agreement...

Kolac Active member

Member since 10 September 2010

KolacActive member13 January 2014 19:10:50

Hi guys,

Have any of u come across this very strange "water saturating" clause in ur rental contracts ?聽 It seemed to be a standard clause with one of the bigger rental agencies..

"The Lessee shall not permit any water or other liquid to soak through the floors of the premises leased to him and in the event of this happening he will without prejudice to the Lessors rights under this lease or otherwise, immediately rectify and make good all damage and injury occasioned to any parts of the property and to the furniture, movable items, effects and belongings whatsoever, unless the cost of damage and injury incurred is covered by an insurance policy."

After already having gone thru a bit of a torrid time with other bits and pieces, i simply asked them to insert the three words "due to negligence", in the second line after "premises leased to him" in order to effectively negate taking over responsibility for all potential water saturating events that could occur in the apartment.

Rocking Ken Serial expat

Member since 20 July 2012

Rocking KenSerial expat14 January 2014 06:11:53

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Thanks for the heads up, I'll certainly keep an eye out for that one..

georgeingozo ViP

Member since 24 March 2010

georgeingozoViP14 January 2014 16:17:42

3703

Just take out insurance,聽 something should do anyway

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Seat 0A Active member

Member since 18 June 2012

Seat 0AActive member14 January 2014 16:28:07

Have your contract checked by your lawyer before signing. Always the smart thing to do, especially when you're unfamilliar with Maltese law. Do-it-yourself language changes might not have the desired effect when push comes to shove.