Spicy
Dealing with new landlords when renting an apartment can be a challenging experience. Landlords often include seemingly ridiculous clauses in contracts, seemingly because they can. While it’s understandable that property maintenance can be stressful, new tenants have the right to feel welcomed and trusted in their new homes.
Policing what tenants can and can’t cook in their homes is an excessive breach of the landlord-tenant relationship. It raises questions about the necessity of such restrictions when cooking with oils and spices, which are fundamental ingredients in creating delicious dishes. Instead of an outright ban, it would seem more reasonable to include a clause in the contract stipulating that any damage caused by spices and oils must be repaired.