Rental/lease Agreement - Residential
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6RENTAL/LEASE AGREEMENT
RESIDENTIAL
THIS RENTAL/LEASE AGREEMENT,
has been entered into this
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day of
____________________________,
20
_______,
between
________
____________________________
hereinafter “Owner/Agent”
and
_____ ______________________________________________________________________
hereinafter “Resident/Tenant”.
NOTE: ALL UNCHECKED ITEMS DO NOT APPLY
1. RENTED/LEASED PREMISES.
Owner/Agent rents to Resident/Tenant, and Resident/Tenant hires from Owner/Agent, on the terms and subject to the
conditions herein contained, the premises commonly known as:
____________________________________________________________________
hereinafter
“Premises”.
2. TERM.
The term of this Rental/Lease is week to week
month to month
_____________
month(s)
X
____1________
year(s) and shall
commence on
___________
20___and terminate at midnight on __________________________, 20
hereinafter “Term”, unless such Term shall sooner terminate,
as hereinafter provided. However, this Rental/Lease shall terminate on said last mentioned date only if Resident/Tenant has given Owner/Agent one calendar
month’s written notice (or one week’s notice if the original rental period was week to week) of Resident/Tenant’s intention to terminate their occupancy. Otherwise,
this Rental/Lease, including all covenants and conditions herein, shall continue on a month to month basis (or week to week if the original term was weekly)
thereafter until terminated by either party upon like notice.
3. RENT.
Subject to any adjustments made pursuant to the terms hereof, as rent for the Term, Resident/Tenant shall pay to Owner/Agent the sum of
___________
__________________________________________
U.S.
Dollars
($___________________)
in
equal
monthly
installments
of
________________________________________________________________
U.S. Dollars ($___________________) which shall be due the first day
of each and every
WEEK
2
nd
WEEK
X MONTH. Resident/Tenant shall pay each installment of rent, in advance, without prior demand, notice,
presentment, setoff or deduction to Owner/Agent, and mailed to the address shown herein, or at such other place Owner/Agent may designate. If Resident/Tenant’s
occupancy shall commence other than on the first day of the period when installments become due, the rental payment for the first period shall be prorated. All
payments received will be first applied to late fees and returned check charges, then to other amounts due hereunder, excluding rent, and lastly to rent due
hereunder. If Resident/Tenant is receiving public assistance, the rent shall be set up to be paid under vendor direct payments when and where permitted by law.
4. LATE CHARGES; RETURNED CHECKS; ATTORNEY FEES; COSTS OF COLLECTION.
(a) To compensate Owner/Agent for the extra administrative costs it will incur if any rental payment due hereunder is not paid on or before the
__________
day it is
due, Resident/Tenant agrees to pay a late payment fee of
___________________________________________________________
U.S. Dollars
($_________________) per late payment and an additional amount of
________________________________________________________
U.S. Dollars
($_________________) for each day thereafter the rent remains unpaid. Further, if any of Resident/Tenant’s checks are returned unpaid, Resident/Tenant shall pay
to Owner/Agent a service charge of
__________________________________________
U.S. Dollars ($_______________) for each such check.
(b) In the event that Owner/Agent institutes legal proceedings against Resident/Tenant for any violation or default of this Rental/Lease, Owner/Agent, to the full
extent permitted by law, shall be entitled to recover from Resident/Tenant the reasonable costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with said proceedings,
including, but not limited to attorney fees and court costs.
(c) To compensate Owner/Agent for the costs of preparation and service, for each and every Demand For Possession, Non-Payment of Rent notice that is served
upon Resident/Tenant under any legal means of service, for which Resident/Tenant later brings the past due amounts current, Resident/Tenant agrees
to pay the sum of
_____________ _____________________________________
U.S. Dollars ($________________)
5. UTILITIES.
Check one:
X Resident/Tenant agrees to and shall be responsible for the payment of any and all utilities, which shall be billed to the name of the Resident/Tenant,
which Resident/Tenant shall make arrangements at his/her expense to initiate service thereof, including but not limited to electric, gas, propane, fuel oil, water, and
sewage, no later than the first day of tenancy, and shall pay the utility expenses in a timely fashion. Owner/Agent shall not be responsible to reimburse
Resident/Tenant for any propane or fuel oil at the premises, purchased by Resident/Tenant upon termination of tenancy. If the municipality in which the premises are
located requires a deposit and authorization to bill water and/or sewer charges to the Resident/Tenant, he/she shall pay said deposit and have the billing transferred
to his/her name. The use or operation of an auxiliary or supplemental heating device shall constitute a safety
hazard and unless written permission for such use is obtained, shall not be permitted. Resident/Tenant agrees, for the purpose of emergency use and safety, to
install, connect and maintain at their own expense, a telephone which must be installed within two (2) weeks after tenancy begins. The number must be provided to
owner immediately. Failure to comply strictly with the terms of this provision shall constitute a default and all rights and remedies shall accrue to owner thereon as
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