# Residential lease review
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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.

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.

This skill reviews residential lease and tenancy agreements from either the tenant's or the landlord's perspective. It identifies problematic, illegal, or missing provisions, classifies issues by severity, and generates actionable remediation steps tailored to the governing jurisdiction. **Covers:** - Clause-by-clause analysis of any residential lease or tenancy agreement - Identification of statutory non-compliance (void clauses, missing mandatory terms) - Deviation classification (GREEN / YELLOW / RED) - Jurisdiction-specific tenant rights and landlord obligations - Missing provision detection (habitability, deposit protection, anti-discrimination) - Fair housing and anti-discrimination compliance - Rent control and rent increase limit analysis - Eviction procedure and notice period compliance - Remediation actions and negotiation points - Quality-verified output with Glass Box audit trail **Does not:** - Provide legal advice or replace qualified legal counsel - Draft new leases from scratch (use a drafting-specific skill for that) - Adjudicate disputes or determine liability - Apply exclusively to one jurisdiction — uses jurisdiction-agnostic framework with deep [JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC] analysis for UK, US, AU, and DE **Best used for:** - Tenants reviewing a lease before signing - Landlords checking their own leases for statutory compliance - Property managers auditing tenancy agreements in a portfolio - Legal professionals conducting preliminary lease screening ...

## Jurisdictions

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