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Tenant's Payment for Building Maintenance

Question

A tenant rents an apartment but does not live in it. Is he required to pay for building maintenance?

Answer

If he has not been in the apartment for six months, he does not pay for regular expenses, but he does pay for extraordinary expenses.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 161

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