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legalcode-residential-lease-review

Review residential leases and tenancy agreements for tenants, landlords, and property managers — identify problematic clauses, flag illegal provisions, generate compliance checklists, and produce jurisdiction-specific remediation actions. Use when reviewing an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) or periodic assured tenancy in England and Wales, a US state residential lease, an Australian residential tenancy agreement, or a German Mietvertrag (tenancy contract under BGB). Covers: rent and payment terms, security deposit / bond / Kaution, tenant and landlord rights, maintenance and repairs, habitability standards, termination and eviction grounds, rent control and increase limits, fair housing and anti-discrimination obligations, renewal provisions, and statutory compliance gaps. Jurisdiction-agnostic framework with deep coverage of UK (Renters' Rights Act 2025), US (implied warranty of habitability, Fair Housing Act, state rent control), Australia (2024 state tenancy reforms), and Germany (BGB §535–580a, Mietpreisbremse, Kündigungsschutz). Triggers on: residential lease review, tenancy agreement check, landlord tenant dispute, rent control compliance, eviction notice analysis, deposit dispute, AST review, Mietvertrag prüfen, rental agreement analysis.