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    Default Can a Tenant Withhold Rent for a Maintenance Issue Caused by the Tenant

    A tenant in Florida caused damage to a garage door in a garage that he rents, and now the garage door won't close properly and doesn't lock. The tenant's property in the garage is thus not secure. This rental is just of the garage, not of a residential property. Can the tenant withhold rent or get any other relief from the landlord while waiting for the garage to be fixed, as the insurance adjuster from the tenant's car insurance company is being slow about authorizing repairs and the tenant isn't comfortable using the garage until it can be locked.

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    Default Re: Can a Tenant Withhold Rent for a Maintenance Issue Caused by the Tenant

    Where damage is caused by a tenant, the tenant does not ordinarily have any recourse against the landlord for the tenant's inability to use the rented premises pending repair. Exceptions that arise would normally exist in a residential context, as opposed to in the rental of storage space. If the delay is being caused by the tenant's insurance company, perhaps the tenant can work something out with the insurance company and landlord whereby the tenant makes the repair and is reimbursed by his own insurance company.

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