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Can I change a written agreement?
You can make changes before you sign - as long as the owner agrees. Just cross out whatever the two of you agree to take out. Write in any additions. For instance, your agreement may say that the owner can give you as little as seven days notice before raising your rent. If you want longer notice in your agreement, you can ask the owner to change it to 30 days or cross it out. But be sure you both initial all changes.
If you want to smoke or keep a pet in the apartment and the lease says you cannot, you can ask if the owner will change that part of the agreement.
Some written agreements have rules that cannot be enforced. Many rental agreements are printed
forms available at stationery stores. Often, these forms are out of date because the law has changed.
You will not be bound by any illegal or outdated rules in the agreement you sign. For example, your agreement may say that the owner is not responsible if you get hurt because the building is not kept in good repair. But, under the law, that may not be true. The agreement might say that you cannot make repairs and then deduct the cost from your rent. But sometimes you can.*
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