You will have no say.While I do believe that a large number of liberals here are getting fed up with the failures and things will start to swing back toward sanity, it may take a long time.

There are two reasons why the lease may have such provisions in there;A) In-artful drafting by a non-attorney.B) Your particular jurisdiction has not adopted the American Rule in it's entirety.That is why I recommended you, in my "huge disclaimer", to seek out local counsel prior to adopting any of the information that I have presented thus far.

It's kind of an art. 

It’s more correlated with the $50MM+ art market than American-style real estate investment.

The city has a reputation for liberal judges legislating from the bench and free legal offices ready to fight evil landlords.

I had to learn the art of calling a bluff with a demanding tenant. 

It sounds like this woman is well practiced at the art of scamming landlords. 

For some people it’s a complete renovated interior with state of the art appliances and top notch finishes for a higher quality product.

We most definitely are liberal about wear and tear on D rentals. 

It's an art, for sure.