Checking for Chametz in a Rented Apartment
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Question
Hello, dear Rabbi. We have an apartment that we rent out for Passover, and it is logical that the tenants might bring chametz into the house. The question is, do we need to perform a chametz check when you know that chametz will enter the house anyway? And if so, is it our responsibility or the tenant's? I would like to add that a cleaning company comes and cleans the entire apartment, throwing everything away. Does this help if a check is needed? And the last question: the tenants leave in the middle of Passover and may leave chametz. Is it okay for chametz to remain there until the end of Passover, or do we need to come to the apartment to burn it, or ask the cleaning company? Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello,
If the apartment is rented out before the time of checking for chametz [Thursday evening this year], the obligation to check lies with the tenants, not with you.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, Siman 437