6. LANDLORD’S DUTY AT THE START OF THE LEASE
Landlord
agrees to give the Tenant possession of the lease premises on the starting date
of the lease. The lease will start even
if the Landlord cannot give the Tenant possession of the lease premises because
the prior Tenant is still residing in the lease premises or the leased premises
is damaged.
IF
LANDLORD CANNOT GIVE TENANT POSSESSION, TENANT DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY RENT UNTIL
THE DAY LANDLORD GIVES POSSESSION OF THE LEASED PREMISES TO TENANT.
7. DAMAGE TO LEASED PREMISES
The Tenant
agrees to notify the Landlord immediately if fire or any other cause damages
the leased premises. The Tenant agrees
to notify the Landlord if there is any condition in the leased premises that
could damage the leased premises or harm the Tenant or others. If the Tenant cannot live in the whole leased
premises because it is damaged or destroyed, the Tenant may:
1. Live
in the undamaged part of the leased premises and pay less rent until the leased
premises is repaired.
OR
2. End
the lease and leave the premises.
The Tenant
agrees that if the leased premises is damaged or destroyed and the Tenant ends
the lease, the Landlord has no further responsibility to the Tenant.
8. INSURANCE
The Landlord
agrees to have insurance on the leased premises. The Tenant’s own property is NOT insured
by the Landlord’s insurance. The Tenant
is responsible for the Tenant’s own property that is located in the leased
premises.
9. ASSIGNMENTS OR SUBLEASES BY TENANT
ASSIGNMENT
(or assign) is the legal term for a transfer of the lease from the Tenant to
another person. This other person then
becomes the Landlord’s new Tenant and takes over the lease and corresponding
terms of the lease.
The Tenant
agrees not to transfer (assign) this lease to anyone else without the written
permission of the Landlord.
A sublease is
a separate lease between the Tenant and another person who leases all or a part
of the leased premises from the Tenant.
The Tenant
agrees to not lease (sublease) all or part of the lease premises to anyone else
without the written consent of the Landlord.
The Tenant agrees that if the Tenant transfers this lease (assigns) or
leases all or a part of the leased premises to another (sublease), the Tenant
has violated this lease and the lease may be immediately terminated by the
Landlord.
10. LANDLORD’s RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR INJURY TO PEOPLE
The Landlord
is responsible for all damage to property or injury to people caused by the
Landlord’s intentional or negligent acts on the leased premises.
The Tenant is
responsible for all damage to the leased premises and injury to people caused
by the Tenant, the Tenants’ family(ies), the Tenants’
guests and/or other visitors of the Tenant(s).
The Tenant
agrees that the Landlord is not responsible to the Tenant, the Tenants’ family(ies), the Tenants’ guests and/or other visitors of the
Tenant(s) for damage or injury caused by water, snow or ice that comes on the
leased premises unless the Landlord was negligent.
11. USE OF LEASED PREMISES
The Tenant agrees to use the leased premises only as
a residence. The Tenant agrees to obey all federal, state and local laws,
regulations and ordinances when using the leased premises. The Tenant agrees not to store any flammable,
hazardous, or toxic chemicals or substances in or around the leased premises. Tenant shall provide
appropriate nonflammable containers for trash and rubbish, shall keep the
leased premises and the common areas free from litter and rubbish and shall
deposit all trash and rubbish from the leased premises into the designated
common waste disposal containers. Tenant
agrees not to do any activities in or around the leased premises that could
harm anyone or damage any property.
The residence is for normal use by the tenants. However, the basement is not to be used as
sleeping quarters, at any time, by the tenants and/or their
guests/families. In accordance with
local ordinances.
Tenant agrees that the tenant will not allow any
persons who have not signed the current lease to occupy the leased premises
without the written permission of landlord.
Tenant shall have a right to invite to the leased premises, for a
reasonable period of time (not to exceed fourteen days without the written
consent of landlord) guests, family, or visitors so long as his obligations as
a tenant under this lease are observed.
Occupancy limits shall be limited to the person(s) named on the lease
agreement. Local ordinances provide for
over-occupancy which constitutes a zoning violation, which may be subject to
fines and/or criminal punishment.
Tenants are specifically advised of the existence of this ordinance and
should any violation occur or be alleged to have occurred, tenants agree to pay
all fines, court costs and attorney’s fees associated with such violation or
alleged violations whether a conviction results or not.
Tenant agrees to take the premises in “as-is”
condition. It is agreed that any
improvements made by the landlord, or landlord’s agent, are for the benefit of
the tenant no deduction in rent will be allowed during the work period. The following improvements will be made
during the period of ____________________________:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tenant is aware that construction dirt may result
from the improvements. Landlord, at
his/her discretion may do general repairs/remodeling in addition to this list.
12. RULES AND REGULATIONS
The Tenant
agrees to obey all rules and regulations for the leased premises. If the Tenant violates any rules or
regulations for the leased premises, the Tenant violates this lease.
Tenant is responsible for all Borough or Township codes,
regulations, and recycling programs. Any
violation charges, due to failure to abide with the regulations or codes, will
be paid by tenant as additional rent due.
Exterior of premises must be clean and free of debris. Any trash that is left on the grounds,
porches, and balconies or in the hallways will be removed and the tenants
responsible for the trash will be charged at the rate of $10 per item or a
minimum charge of $15.
Tenant may not have any parties at the leased premises. No alcoholic beverages shall be consumed in
the common areas of the building and grounds within which the leased premise is
located. No beer kegs will be permitted
in or around the leased premises. Tenant
shall observe “quiet hours” between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
daily.
Attics, basements, and garages are not for tenant’s use unless
permission is given to tenant by landlord in writing.
Tenant will not make any alterations or do any painting to the
leased premises without the prior written consent of landlord.
Tenant agrees that waterbeds or any other liquid filled furniture
is not permitted in the leased premises.
Tenant agrees not to use privately owned washers, dryers, dishwashers or
freezers unless agreed upon in writing by Landlord.
Tenant shall not disable the smoke detectors or other fire warning
or fire protection devices. Tenant shall
notify landlord immediately if a smoke detector or fire warning or protection
device is not in working order. Any
false alarms caused by tenant which result in charges or fees to the landlord,
will be paid by tenant as additional rent due.
Tenant shall inspect the smoke detector monthly and is responsible for
the malfunction of smoke detectors whether as a result of weak, defective, or
inoperable batteries or otherwise.
Should resident fail to keep a charged battery in the detector or permit
the smoke detector to be damaged in any way, tenant shall be charged the sum of
$25. Tenant shall also be responsible
for care and maintenance of fire extinguisher.
The extinguisher will be charged when resident moves in and must remain
charged during tenancy and upon vacating.
If for some reason the fire extinguisher is discharged, tenant must make
arrangements with our office to recharge it.
The cost of recharging or the replacement of the extinguisher will be billed
to all residents of the unit unless it has been used to put out a fire. All fires, however minor, must be reported to
the office.
The light bulbs on the porches and balconies are put there for
safety purposes. They are the property
of the landlord and are not to be removed or replaced with another color
bulb. If they are unscrewed, removed, or
replaced with an off-color bulb it will be replaced and tenants will be
charged. Resident shall furnish all
light bulbs.
Absolutely no additional locks of any kind may be installed. If you wish to have a deadbolt installed, we
will arrange for it, with a charge to the tenant which includes installation,
labor, keys, materials etc., for approximately $75 per lock. Lockout charge after office hours will be
$50. Keys will only be loaned during
business hours and must be returned within 24 hours. A $50 levy will be charged to a resident who
fails to return borrowed keys within 24 hours.
Lost keys will result in a $5 charge.
If the leased premise is not cleaned when you take possession,
please contact the landlord immediately and we will have the unit cleaned. DO NOT CLEAN IT YOURSELF. We will not reimburse you for cleaning and
you will still be responsible for leaving the unit clean when you vacate.
Tenant shall pay a service charge of $35 if a check given to pay
rent, utilities, or damages is returned for insufficient funds or other cause
within the control of tenant. Upon
receipt of a returned check, landlord reserves the right to refuse payments by
check and require all future payments to be in cash, certified funds, or by
money order.
Tenant agrees that tenant will not keep any pets on the leased
premises. Tenant agrees that tenant will
not allow tenant’s guests or others to have or bring pets onto the leased
premises. If any pet is found, it must
be removed immediately and a charge of $100 per pet per month, retroactive to
the beginning of the lease will be charged as additional rent due.
Tenant agrees not to install any air conditioning units in the
leased premises without the written consent of landlord. No window treatments, awnings, draperies or
umbrellas shall be installed in the leased premises without the prior written
consent of Landlord. Tenant shall not
place or permit to be placed or stored, items on any windowsills, ledges, or
balconies and shall not hang laundry or other items from the balconies, windows
and common areas. No radio or television
reception devices such as antennas and satellite dishes shall be installed upon
the leased premises or in the common areas around the leased premises. The use of charcoal or flammable gas grills
is not permitted in the leased premises or on any balcony, patio or other
common area on the property upon which the leased premises is located.
AT NO TIME ARE MOTOR VEHICLES OF ANY TYPE ALLOWED ON THE GRASS,
PORCHES, OR SIDEWALKS. All cars in the
parking lot must be currently licensed and inspected. All cars that are not will be towed away at
tenant’s expense. No repairing or
washing of vehicles on the premises will be permitted. Parking is provided for tenant’s convenience
only and is not guaranteed.
Tenant shall not go upon the roof of the building within which the
leased premises is located and shall not enter any area clearly designated as
being closed to tenants and others.
Tenant must immediately contact landlord if the heat source
fails. Any freezing of pipes will be the
responsibility of the Tenant. Tenant
agrees not to use kerosene heaters or electric space heaters, or any other
portable heaters without the prior written consent of landlord.
13. LANDLORD’S RIGHT TO MORTGAGE THE LEASED
PREMISES (SUBORDINATION)
Subordinate
and subordination are legal terms that mean that this lease does not have any
effect upon the rights of the Landlord’s mortgage company. In other words, the Tenant’s rights under
this lease are subordinate to the Landlord’s mortgage company. If the Landlord does not make the mortgage
payments, the Mortgage Company may have the right to end the Landlord’s
ownership of the leased premises. If the
Mortgage Company sells the leased premises at a mortgage foreclosure sale, the
lease may end.
The Tenant
agrees that the Landlord has the right to mortgage the leased premises. If the Landlord has a mortgage on the leased
premises now, or if the Landlord gets a mortgage in the future, the Tenant
agrees that this lease is subordinate to the Landlord’s mortgage.
14. CARE OF LEASED PREMISES
The Tenant is
responsible for, and will take good care of, the leased premises and all the
property in and around the leased premises.
The Tenant agrees to pay for any damage caused by the Tenant, the
Tenant’s family(ies), the Tenant’s guests, any other
visitors of the Tenant’s and or the Tenant’s pets or animals. The Tenant agrees to turn over possession of
the leased premises to the Landlord when the lease ends.
Tenant agrees to pay for any routine maintenance or repairs
required at the premises that is the result of tenant’s actions, such as
clogged drains and toilets, torn window screens, and similar jobs. If landlord, his agent, or contractor,
performs any work at the premises as the result of tenant’s actions, tenant
will be responsible for the entire cost of these repairs as additional rent
due, payable no later than the first day of the next month. Tenant agrees to pay for any repairs of
appliances that are provided by the landlord.
It is expressly understood and agreed that any appliances are provided
for tenant’s convenience only, and landlord is not required to make repairs
even if the cause of the repair is of no fault of the tenant.
15. PETS
The Landlord
agrees to allow the Tenant to keep zero (0) pets.
16. LANDLORD’S RIGHT TO ENTER LEASE PREMISES
The Tenant
agrees that the Landlord and the Landlord’s representatives have the right to
enter the leased premises at reasonable times.
The Landlord and the Landlord’s representatives have the right to
inspect, to make repairs, to do maintenance, and to show the leased premises to
others.
17. UTILITY SERVICES
Landlord and
Tenant agree to pay for the charges for utilities and provide the services to
the leased premises as follows:
Charge or
Service: Responsibility
of/Paid By:
Utilities:
Water(Minimum charge: $31.00 1st
5000 gal) Landlord
Sewer(Minimum charge: $26.00 Res. Flat
Rate) Landlord
Water (Amount
over Minimum Charge): Landlord
Sewer (Amount over Minimum Charge): Landlord
Electric Tenant
Natural Gas Tenant
Oil N/A
Services:
Lawn
Maintenance Landlord
Trash
Removal Landlord
Snow
Removal Tenant
Homeowner’s
Association Fee N/A
Condominium
Fee N/A
Parking
Fee N/A
Other:
__________________________
__________________________
Water and
Sewer: The Landlord pays only the minimum quarterly Borough charge for sewer
and the minimum monthly Borough charge for water. The Tenant pays any additional amounts above
the minimum monthly and quarterly charges for these services. Unless
otherwise specified as above.
Tenants agree
to transfer utilities into their own names and start utility services on the
begin date of this lease. If the Tenant
does not start utilities as of the start date of the lease, the landlord will
start utility services and bill the Tenants respectively.
Tenants are
obligated to maintain the utilities in their name until the end date of this
lease. Tenants agree to not discontinue
and/or disconnect utility services prior to the end of the lease term. If Tenants end utility services prior to the
lease end date, the Landlord will restart the services and bill the Tenants
respectively.
If any
utility service fees are unpaid at the end of the lease, the Landlord will
apply any costs and/or fees to the Tenants and/or their security deposits.
The Landlord
has the right to temporarily turn off any utility or other service to the
leased premises in order to make repairs or do maintenance.
18. GOVERNMENTAL POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN
Eminent
domain is the legal name for the right of government such as the state or
county or city to take private property for public use. The government must pay fair compensation to
anyone who has any right in the property that is taken by the government.
If all or any
part of the leased premises (or the building within which the leased premises
is located) is taken by eminent domain, this lease will end automatically. The Landlord and the Tenant agree to release
each other from any responsibility because a leased premise is taken by eminent
domain and the lease has ended.
19. VIOLATIONS OF THIS LEASE
When either
the Landlord or the Tenant does not perform as agreed upon in this lease, it is
a violation of this lease. If the Tenant
violates this lease, the Tenant may lose their security deposit. If the Tenant violates this lease the
Landlord is permitted to sue the Tenant for to restore property damages to its
pre-existing condition or to sue for expenses and may sue to evict the Tenant.
*THIS IS A
JOINT AND SEVERAL LEASE*
This is a
joint and several lease means all the Tenants as a group and each of the
Tenants as an individual are responsible to the Landlord for all of the
agreements of this lease. Example: If
the rent is not paid, the Landlord can sue all of the Tenants jointly for any
unpaid rent. And/Or, the Landlord can
sue any one of the Tenants separately (severally) for all of the unpaid rent.
Tenant
violates this lease if the Tenant:
1. Fails to pay rent or other charges to the
Landlord on time or,
2.
Leaves
(abandons) the leased premises without the Landlord’s permission before the end
of the lease or,
3.
Does
not leave the leased premises at the end of the lease or,
4. Does not perform as agreed upon in this
lease.
If the Tenant
violates the lease, each Tenant agrees to waive notice to quit. This means that the Landlord may file a
complaint in court asking for an order evicting each tenant from the leased
premises without giving each tenant notice to quit first. The Landlord does not have the right to throw
the tenant out of the leased premises (self-help eviction).
If the Tenant
violates the lease agreement, the Landlord may sue each Tenant in court:
1. to collect overdue rent, late charges and
money damages caused by the Tenant’s violation of the agreements in the lease.
2. to recover possession of the leased
premises (eviction).
3. to collect for unpaid rent until the end of
the lease or until another person takes possession of the leased premises as a
new Tenant.
The Tenant
agrees that the Landlord has the right to recover all costs associated to the
lease violations including but not limited to: all court costs, attorneys' fees
at a minimum rate of $300.00 per hour plus retainer amount and all expenses
associated with these actions as part of a court judgment in a lawsuit against
the Tenant for violation of the agreements of the lease.
20. NOTICE TO END LEASE.
The Tenant
agrees to give the Landlord written notice if the Tenant intends to leave the
leased premises at least sixty (60) days before the end of the lease.
If the Tenant
does not give the Landlord the written notice, the Landlord may but does not
have to consider this lease renewed for the same time period as this lease.
21. TENANT STAYS AFTER THE LEASE ENDS
If the Tenant
does not leave after termination date of this lease, the Landlord may but does
not have to consider this lease renewed for the same time period as this lease.
22. PRIOR TO VACATING the PREMISES
The Tenant is
responsible for properly cleaning the premises in its entirety including
appliances i.e., range top, oven and refrigerator. The Tenant will remove all debris, rubbish
and trash from the premises. It is
expected that the condition of the premises and all appliances at the
termination of this contract will be in the same condition as when this
contract was entered upon.
23. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
EXCEPT
IN AN EMERGENCY and then only to the extent necessary
to protect
the property and minimize damage, no repairs or alterations shall be made or
cause to be made by the Tenant without first obtaining permission from the
Landlord. The Tenant shall not paint,
wallpaper, panel and/or otherwise redecorate and/or make alterations and/or
cause to have done any of the above without the written permission from the
Landlord.
24. LOCK POLICY
The
current locks on the premises will not be changed nor may additional locks
installed without the written permission of the Landlord. If agreed upon by the Tenant and the
Landlord, the Tenant will provide the Landlord duplicate keys for the locks
installed.
25. PORTABLE HEATERS, GRILLES AND/OR OPEN FIRE
DEVICES
PORTABLE
HEATING EQUIPMENT using GAS, OIL, KEROSENE and/or any other flammable
substances are PROHIBITED on the PREMISES.
Any types of
grilles are prohibited to be used inside any part of the property. However, Charcoal grilles and/or gas grilles
are permitted to be used outside the property at a safe distance away from the
property. A safe distance is outside a
five (5) foot circumference of the premises and far enough away to not melt,
burn or in anyway damage the premises.
Open fire
devices and fire pits and/or open fires are prohibited on the property as a
whole.
26. WATERBEDS
No waterbeds
and/or liquid filled furniture is/are permitted on the PREMISES without the
express written consent of the Landlord.
27. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
The Tenant
hereby accepts responsibility for snow removal from sidewalks, steps, porches,
driveways and all walk ways and agrees to comply with all local ordinances and
regulations concerning snow removal.
28. MAJOR APPLIANCES/SAFTEY ITEMS
The Landlord
has provided the following items/major appliances for the Tenants use while
renting this premises: gas stove/oven, refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer
and clothes dryer, an in-sink-erator and at least one
portable garage door opener,.
These
items/major appliances etc…, have been provided for the convenience and use by
the resident Tenants, only. Use for and
or by non-Tenants is strictly prohibited without the explicit permission of the
Landlord.
These
items are property of the Landlord and are not to be removed from the premises
without written permission of the Landlord prior to removal.
At
least two smoke detectors and at least two ‘ABC type’ fire extinguishers are
also provided with the residence.
29. SMOKING POLICY
Smoking
inside any part of the property is prohibited.
Smoking
outside of the property, a reasonable distance away from the property is
acceptable.
DO
No
smoking items (example: cigarette remains) and/or storage containers housing
these remains are permitted to be inside any part of the property. Any smoked items must be immediately
extinguished outside of the property and disposed of in the weekly trash pickup. It is not permitted to leave smoking ashes
and smoking object remains/materials inside any part of the property (example:
the garage).
NOTICE
Landlord shall
have the right to impose fines for common area vandalism. Tenant shall not permit any person on the
premises to willfully or wantonly destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any
part of the structure or the facilities, equipment or appurtenances thereto, or
used in common, nor himself/herself to do any such thing.
By signing
this lease agreement, each tenant agrees that they have read and each tenant
agrees that they understand all of the agreements explicit or implied in this
lease.
DATE SIGNED
BY Landlord: _____________________________
Landlord: _____________________________
Vehicle
Make, Model License #.
Date signed
by Tenant(s): _____________________________
Tenant(S): _____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
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