Pharr v. Burnette

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. “A landlord is bound to keep in repair the premises which he has leased, unless the contract of lease contains a stipulation to the contrary.” Desverges v. Marchant, 18 Ga. App. 248 (1) (89 SE 221) (1916). “[A]ny upkeep, including, if necessary, an entire replacement of a component part of a building upon the rented premises — as, for instance, a furnace — which is necessary to the preservation of the premises in their entirety in the same condition as to tenantability as they were at the time of the execution of the lease, is a repair.” Bell House v. Wilkins, 34 Ga.…