Tenant does not pay
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Question
Last Passover Eve, I was looking to rent out the unit located in the Belz neighborhood in Jerusalem. A man called my wife and inquired about the unit. He asked if the unit had normal beds or folding beds and was told that the beds were regular. Later, he called back and it turned out that he had previously rented a unit from us, but it was much more luxurious and new. My wife emphasized that it was not the same unit, yet he agreed to rent the unit for 500 shekels. After the holiday, he called and said he was not willing to pay because he believed the unit was just a storage turned into a unit. When asked why he thought so, he replied that next to the unit's door there is also a storage where students from the Belz Yeshiva sleep. Additionally, he claimed that the towel rack was broken... It should also be noted that it was emphasized in the agreement that he would not eat in the unit (due to our preference that no one eats in the unit because of unpleasant incidents in the past), and therefore we did not kosher the countertop and table (of course, we cleaned and koshered them with hot water but did not cover them with paper and foil), so he claims he had nowhere to eat before the holiday began. He also claims there was no Passover atmosphere in the unit. We replied to him that we saw no need to invest after he said he would not eat there, and even the unit we rented to sleep (next to the parents) was not koshered at all. Who is right according to the law?
Answer
Hello,
Of course, it is impossible to judge without hearing the claims of both parties.
However, according to your description, there is no reason not to pay.
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