{"id":28181,"date":"2026-02-16T09:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=28181"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:33:18","slug":"renting-a-flat-who-pays-for-garden-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/web-stories\/renting-a-flat-who-pays-for-garden-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"I am renting a flat who should pay for garden maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link 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style=\"color: #fff\">By Simran Prasad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.79612%;top:83.81877%;width:61.16505%;height:3.39806%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% \/ 9.523809523809524% 9.523809523809524% 9.523809523809524% 9.523809523809524%\" id=\"el-fc32cfcb-0ad8-4123-ba4d-ac9abe15d9f5\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6666666666666665% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.242718em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Feb 16, 2026, 09:31 AM IST<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.8835%;top:65.69579%;width:79.85437%;height:14.23948%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% 0.60790273556231% \/ 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273%\" id=\"el-32cc09ea-5e02-44ac-9d37-77dd719dbade\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.7829787234042549% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Responsibility depends on the tenancy agreement &#8211; landlord or tenant could be liable<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"55065a59-69d9-4070-a879-0f8ac24e528a\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#455923\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1a142472-6eab-474d-b1bc-28f9cf0d4e98\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.10742%;left:0%;top:-0.05371%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/garden-work.webp\" alt=\"Garden work\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/garden-work.webp 640w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/garden-work-575x1024.webp 575w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/garden-work-169x300.webp 169w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/garden-work-150x267.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.09709%;top:52.75081%;width:83.25243%;height:14.23948%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5830903790087464% 0.5830903790087464% 0.5830903790087464% 0.5830903790087464% \/ 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273%\" id=\"el-0f8b981e-0e58-4568-8145-726577dce299\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.751020408163265% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">If the landlord arranged maintenance in the lease you are not responsible for the garden work<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"74c6128a-e075-438f-b690-7f8bd7a23783\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#4a433a\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" 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