Hello,
I have recently moved into a new apartment, where rent includes heat and hot water. It does not include cable, however the landlord claims I must pay cable separately, as a lump sum, when I move in. My lease goes as follows:
Renting unit 10 from August 1, 2009 at the rate of $ x p/mo (before cable).
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Rent includes Heat, Hot water, and cable hookup. Cablevision payable at rate of $z per year in advance including channels 02-58.
My interpretation of the last statement when I signed the lease was that 'cablevision' was optional, and if I wanted cable I could choose to pay the amount. I did a definition search on the word 'payable' and as expected there are multiple definitions. 1) payable indicates that something is due, or 2) payable indicates that something is able to be paid. I read the latter when I signed the lease, and also assumed the conventional thought that if something is required, it would be included in my rent.
Of course my landlord is not happy that I do not want to pay this, however I don't own a TV so am very reluctant to pay for a service that I do not want nor can I even use.
Thank you.
I have recently moved into a new apartment, where rent includes heat and hot water. It does not include cable, however the landlord claims I must pay cable separately, as a lump sum, when I move in. My lease goes as follows:
Renting unit 10 from August 1, 2009 at the rate of $ x p/mo (before cable).
...
Rent includes Heat, Hot water, and cable hookup. Cablevision payable at rate of $z per year in advance including channels 02-58.
My interpretation of the last statement when I signed the lease was that 'cablevision' was optional, and if I wanted cable I could choose to pay the amount. I did a definition search on the word 'payable' and as expected there are multiple definitions. 1) payable indicates that something is due, or 2) payable indicates that something is able to be paid. I read the latter when I signed the lease, and also assumed the conventional thought that if something is required, it would be included in my rent.
Of course my landlord is not happy that I do not want to pay this, however I don't own a TV so am very reluctant to pay for a service that I do not want nor can I even use.
Thank you.
