Cases - Warren v Keen

Record details

Name

Warren v Keen

Date

[1954]

Citation

1 QB 15

Keywords

Dilapidations case law

Summary

'The tenant must take proper care of the place. He must, if he is going away for the winter, turn off the water and empty the boiler. He must clean the chimneys, when necessary, and also the windows. He must mend the electric light when it fuses ... he must do the little jobs about the place which a reasonable tenant would do. In addition, he must, of course, not damage the house, wilfully or negligently; and he must see that his family and guests do not damage it, and if they do, he must repair it. But, apart from such things, if the house falls into disrepair through fair wear and tear or lapse of time or for any reason not caused by him, then the tenant is not liable to repair it.'