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SPFMninebillion t1_j4n6a9j wrote

Do you own or rent?

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Coggs362 t1_j4npzmu wrote

This is a good, valid question. In Boston, the property owner is responsible for snow removal, not the tenants. Unless the tenants and landlord have an agreement (like I did), to provide snow removal to my landlord's satisfaction.

In my case, my landlord was an 82 y/o Irish immigrant who lived on the 2nd floor of my triple decker and would reward me and my roommates with home made soda bread from time to time.

For a piece of that soda bread, 4 hours of shoveling and salting was NOT too much to ask.

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Hribunos t1_j4q4ll6 wrote

I once had a landlord that knocked $50 off the rent during the winter to reflect tennant's taking care of snow. I've also had many landlords put it in the lease that it's the tenants problem and just expect you to deal with it. I had one landlord once that was like "if I get fined for snow I'm charging you double the fine". Arse.

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