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Begins December 13, 2026 · provisional
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Typically, when someone rents a residential house or apartment, he has to sign a lease. What is the function of this lease? Is it necessary according to halacha to have one?
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Reuven owns an apartment and is looking for a tenant, while Shimon is looking for an apartment to rent. Shimon looks at Reuven’s apartment and decides he wants to rent it. He gives him a security deposit and commits to renting the apartment for two years, but he does not sign any contract. Later, he finds another apartment that he likes better and wants to back out on Reuven. He is aware that he won’t get back his deposit, but does he also owe the rent for the full two years?
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Yankel is living in an apartment and is in the middle of a two-year lease. A fire breaks out in his landlord’s house, leaving him homeless. The landlord tells Yankel to vacate the apartment because he wants to move in, but Yankel argues that he is in the middle of a lease and cannot be evicted. Who is correct?
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A tenant is in the middle of a two-year lease and is moving out of town. He wants to find a different tenant to take over his lease but the landlord says that since he signed the lease, he is obligated to pay for the entire two years and he won’t accept a replacement. Who is right?
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