Who is obligated to check the apartment
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Question
My friend is traveling abroad for Passover and is giving me the apartment for Shabbat and the first day of Passover. Who is obligated to check for chametz in the apartment, is it him and he should appoint me as his agent, or is it me? I should note that I will not be living in the apartment on the night of the 14th. If he needs to appoint me, how should the appointment be done and is there a specific wording? Thank you very much
Answer
Hello Rabbi
The person who will be using the apartment during the holiday is obligated to check for chametz.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 437, Se'if 1
If a person rents a house to his friend for the 14th and onwards, and he acquired it in one of the ways that land rental is acquired, if the 14th arrives before he handed over the key, the landlord is obligated to check; but if the 14th arrives after he handed over the key, the tenant is obligated to check.