Property Management
A tenant in a URLTA county who has been without heat in winter due to the landlord's failure to repair may have the right to:
APermanently terminate the lease without any notice requirement
BTerminate the lease after providing written notice and waiting the required period if the landlord fails to repair✓ Correct
CWithhold all future rent until the landlord makes repairs
DFile a complaint with TREC against the property manager
Explanation
Under Tennessee's URLTA, a tenant may terminate the lease after providing written notice to the landlord of the need for essential services (like heat) and the landlord fails to remedy within the statutory notice period. The tenant cannot simply withhold rent without following proper procedures.
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