Free Real Estate Forms

In consideration of the agreements of the = Resident(s),=20 known as:=20 = _________________________________________________________________________= _______________,=20

The owner hereby rents them the dwelling = located at=20 __________________________________, for the period commencing on = the=20 ____day of ________________, 20_____, and monthly thereafter until = the=20 last day of _________________________, 20______, at which time = this=20 Agreement is terminated. Resident(s), in consideration of Owners=20 permitting them to occupy the above property, hereby agrees to the = following terms:=20

RENT: To pay as rental the sum of = $_______________ per=20 month, due and payable in advance from the first day of every = month.=20 Failure to pay rent when due will result in the Owner taking = immediate=20 legal action to evict the Resident from the premises and seize = the=20 security deposit.=20
LATE FEE: Rent received after the first of = the month=20 will be subject to a late fee of 10% plus (3.00) dollars per = day.=20
BAD CHECKS: Residents further agree to pay = as a=20 service charge the larger of $ 10 or 5% of the amount of any = dishonored=20 check, regardless of cause.=20
APPLIANCES: The above rental payment = specifically=20 EXCLUDES all appliances not permanently affixed. Appliances = located at=20 or in the property are there solely at the convenience of the = Owner, who=20 assumes no responsibility for their operation. In the event they = fail to=20 function after occupancy is started, the Resident may have them = repaired=20 at no cost to Owner or request Owner to remove them.=20
DISCOUNT: As an incentive to the Resident to = be=20 responsible for all maintenance of the premises and yard each = month, and=20 to pay his rent payments AHEAD OF TIME, a discount in the amount = of=20 $___________________ may be deducted from the above rental sum = each=20 month. THIS DISCOUNT WILL BE FORFEITED IF THE RESIDENT FAILS TO = PERFORM=20 AS STATED ABOVE. In the event the discount is lost one month, = this will=20 not prevent the resident from benefiting from the discount in = subsequent=20 months in the event they comply with the terms of this = agreement.=20 Discounts lost due to a maintenance call during the month will = be added=20 to the next months rent due.=20
EXTRA VISITORS: To use said dwelling as = living=20 quarters only for______ adults and _______ children,=20 = named__________________________________________________________________=20
and to pay $75.00 each month for each other = person who=20 shall occupy the premises in any capacity other than = visiting.=20
ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY: Resident accepts the = "AS IS"=20 condition of the property, waiving inspection of same by Owner = and=20 agrees to notify Owner of any defects. Resident further agrees = to=20 indemnify Owner against any loss or liability arising out of = Resident=92s=20 use of the property, including these using the property with = Resident=92s=20 consent.=20
MAINTENANCE: Resident agrees to maintain the = premises=20 during the period of this agreement. This includes woodwork, = floors,=20 walls, furnishings and fixtures, appliances, windows, screens = doors,=20 lawns, landscaping, fences, plumbing, electrical, air = conditioning and=20 heating, and mechanical systems. Resident acknowledges specific=20 responsibility for replacing and/or cleaning filters on a/c and = heating=20 units. Any damages caused to units because of not changing and = cleaning=20 filters will be paid for by the Resident. Tacks, nails, or other = hangers=20 nailed or screwed into the walls or ceilings will be removed at = the=20 termination of this agreement. Damage caused by rain, hail or = wind as a=20 result of leaving windows or doors open, or damage caused by = overflow of=20 water, or stoppage of waste pipes, breakage of glass, damage to = screens,=20 deterioration of lawns and landscaping, whether caused by abuse = or=20 neglect is the responsibility of the Resident. Resident agrees = to=20 provide pest control in the event it is needed.=20
VEHICLES: Resident agrees never to park or = store a=20 motor home, recreational vehicle, or trailer of any type on the=20 premises; and to park only_______________________ automobiles = described=20 as follows: ONLY ON THE PAVED DRIVEWAYS PROVIDED. Resident = agrees that=20 no vehicle may be repaired, nor may any vehicle be stored on the = property without a current registration and tag, except in the = garage.=20 RESIDENT AGREES THAT ANY VEHICLE PARKED ON ANY UNPAVED AREAS OR = VEHICLE=20 WITHOUT A CURRENT REGISTRATION MAY BE TOWED AND STORED AT = RESIDENT=92S=20 EXPENSE BY "DIRECT TOWING" OR OTHER TOWING=20
CLEANING: Resident accepts premises in its = current=20 state of cleanliness and agrees to return it in a like = condition.=20
SECURITY DEPOSIT: Resident agrees to pay a = deposit in=20 the amount of $______________ to secure residents pledge of full = compliance with the terms of this agreement. Note: THE DEPOSIT = MAY NOT=20 BE USED BY TENANT TO PAY RENT DURING THE TENANCY! The security = deposit=20 will be used at the end of the tenancy to compensate the Owner = for any=20 damages or unpaid rent or charges, and will be repaired at = resident=92s=20 expense with funds other than the deposit.=20
PETS: Resident agrees to pay a = non-refundable pet fee=20 of $ 20 per month per pet. All pets found on the property, but = not=20 registered under this agreement will be presumed to be strays = and=20 disposed of by the appropriate agency as prescribed by law. In = the event=20 a Resident harbors and undisclosed pet, they agree to pay a pet = fee for=20 the entire term of the agreement, regardless of when the pet was = first=20 introduced to the household. The Resident specifically = understands and=20 agrees:
A. No pet which is = attacked-trained or=20 vicious, with a history of biting people or other animals, or of = property damage will be kept on the premises;
B. That the Resident is solely responsible for any and = all=20 damage to the owner=92s property including, but not limited to = the=20 premises, carpeting, draperies, blinds, wall coverings, = furnishings,=20 appliances, and landscaping, including the lawn, and = shrubbery;=20
C. That in a like manner, he is responsible = for any=20 and all damage or loss to persons or property of others caused = by the=20 Resident=92s pet(s) and in this regard does hereby agree to hold = the owner=20 harmless for any such damage;
D. That = all=20 pet(s) should be card for and maintained in a humane and lawful=20 manner;
E. That all pet waste shall = be removed=20 and disposed of promptly, including waste in neighbor=92s yards=20 distributed by Resident=92s pets;
F. = That all=20 pets shall be maintained so as to not cause annoyance to = others.=20
RESIDENT=92S OBLIGATIONS: The Resident = agrees to meet=20 all of resident=92s obligations; including:
A.=20 Taking affirmative action to insure that nothing exists which = might=20 place the owner in violation of applicable building, housing and = health=20 codes.
B. Keeping the dwelling clean, = and=20 sanitary; removing garbage and trash as they accumulate; = maintaining=20 plumbing in good working order to prevent stoppages and or = leakage of=20 plumbing, fixtures, faucets, pipes, etc.
C.=20 Operate all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, = ventilating, a/c,=20 and other appliances in a reasonable and safe manner. =
D. Assuring that property belonging to the owner is = safeguarded=20 against damage, destruction, loss, removal, or theft. =
E. Conducting him/herself, his/her family, friends, = guests and=20 visitors in a manner which will not disturb others. Resident = warrants=20 that he/she will meet the above conditions in every respect, and = acknowledges that failure to do so will be grounds for = termination of=20 this agreement and loss of all deposits without further = recourse.=20
SUBLETTING: Resident agrees not to assign = this=20 agreement, nor to sub-let any part of the property, nor to allow = any=20 other person to live therein other than as named in paragraph 4 = above=20 without first requesting permission from the Owner and paying = the=20 appropriate surcharge. Further, that covenants contained in the = Rental=20 Agreement, once breached, cannot afterward be performed; and = that=20 eviction proceedings may be commenced at once without = notice.=20
COURT COSTS: Resident agrees to pay all = court costs=20 and Attorney=92s fees incurred by the Owner in enforcing legal = action or=20 any of the Owner=92s other rights under this agreement or any = state law.=20 In the event any portion of this Agreement shall be found to be=20 unsupportable under the law, the remaining provisions shall = continue to=20 be valid and subject to enforcement in the courts without=20 exception.=20
OWNER=92S STATEMENTS: All rights given to = the Owner by=20 this agreement shall be cumulative in addition to any other laws = which=20 might exist or come into being. Any exercise or failure to = exercise, by=20 the Owner of any right shall not act as a waiver of any other = rights. No=20 statement or promise of Owner or his agent as to tenancy, = repairs,=20 alternations, or other terms and conditions shall be binding = unless=20 specified in writing and specifically endorsed.=20
PARTIAL PAYMENT: The acceptance by the Owner = of=20 partial payments of rent due shall not under any circumstance,=20 constitute a waiver of the Owner, nor affect any notice or legal = eviction proceedings in theretofore given or commenced under = state=20 law.=20
ABANDONMENT: If Resident leaves said = premises=20 unoccupied for 15 days while rent is due and unpaid, Owner is = granted=20 the right hereunder to take immediate possession thereof and to = exclude=20 Resident there from; removing at his/her expense all his/her = property=20 contained therein and placing it into storage at Resident=92s=20 expense.=20
RIGHT TO SIGN: The individual(s) signing = this=20 Lease/Rental Agreement as to Resident stipulates and warrants = that=20 he/she/they have the right to sign for and to bind all = occupants.=20
UTILITIES: Residents shall be responsible = for payments=20 of all utilities, garbage, water and sewer charges, telephone, = gas or=20 other bills incurred during their residency. They specifically = authorize=20 the Owner to deduct amounts of unpaid bills from their deposits = in the=20 event they remain unpaid after the termination of this = agreement.=20
PERSONAL PROPERTY: No rights of storage are = given by=20 this agreement. The owner shall not be liable for any loss of = personal=20 injury or property by fire, theft, breakage, burglary, or = otherwise, for=20 any accidental damage to persons, guests, or property in or = about the=20 leased/rented property resulting from electrical failure, water, = rain,=20 windstorm, or any act of God, or negligence of owner, or owners = agent,=20 contractors, or employees, or by any other cause, whatsoever. = Resident=20 covenants and agrees to make no claim for any such damages or = loss=20 against owner, but to purchase needed "renters insurance" or to = provide=20 self-insurance in adequate amounts to offset any risk. Resident = agrees=20 to list Owner as "additional insured" on their insurance=20 policies.__________(initials)=20
REMOVAL OF PROPERTY: Resident agrees not to = remove or=20 alter in any way owner=92s property specific written permission = from the=20 owner. Any removal or alteration of owners property without = permission=20 shall constitute abandonment and surrender of the premises, and=20 termination by the tenant of this agreement Owner may take = immediate=20 possession and exclude Residents from the property, storing all=20 Residents possessions at Resident=92s expense pending = reimbursement in=20 full for owner=92s loss and damages.=20
WATERBEDS: In the event any occupant of the = premises=20 shall use a flotation bedding system, the Resident shall carry = an=20 insurance policy with a loss payable clause payable to the = owner. This=20 policy should cover personal injury and damage to the owner, and = should=20 be in a form standard to the industry. The minimum limits should = be $=20 100,000. In the event the Resident installs a flotation bed=20 installation, then the Resident is in default, and owner will = have=20 remedies as per paragraph 20 above.=20
TERMINATION: After one month=92s rental = payment has been=20 received, this agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of = the=20 parties, or by either party giving written notice of at least 15 = days=20 prior to the end of any monthly period. Any provision of this = agreement=20 may be changed by the owner in like manner. All parties agree = that=20 termination of this agreement prior to=20 ______________________________________________ regardless of = cause will=20 constitute a breach of the tenancy as agreed on page 1 and all = deposits=20 shall be forfeited in favor of the owner as full liquidated = damages at=20 the owner=92s option.=20
METHOD OF PAYMENT: The initial payment of = rent and=20 deposits under this agreement must be made in cash, or = cashier=92s check=20 drawn on a local financial institution. Thereafter, monthly rent = payments may be paid by check until the first check is = dishonored and=20 returned unpaid. Regardless of cause, no other additional = payments may=20 afterwards be made by check. Checks returned will not be = redeposit. The=20 Resident will be notified by a 3 day notice, and will be = required to pay=20 the amount due, including the bad check charge, in cash. = Resident is=20 aware that owner may report past rent, damages, utilities or = other costs=20 owed by Resident to credit reporting agencies. Resident = understands this=20 reporting could affect Resident's ability to obtain credit for = future=20 housing.=20
DELIVERY OF RENTS: Rents may be mailed = through the=20 U.S. mail to=20 = ________________________________________________________________. Any=20 rents lost in the mail will be treated as if unpaid until = received by=20 Owner. It is recommended that payment made in cash or money = order be=20 delivered in person to the owner=92s office at the above = address. Only=20 rents received by mail or in person on or before the due date = will=20 qualify the tenant for a discount!=20
RETURN OF DEPOSIT: Security deposits will be = deposited=20 for the Resident=92s benefit in a non-interest bearing bank = account.=20 Release of these deposits is subject to the provisions of State = Statues=20 and as follows:
A. The full term of = this=20 agreement has been completed.
B. = Formal written=20 notice has been given as per paragraph 22 above. =
C. No damage or deterioration to the premises, = building(s), or=20 grounds is evident.
D. The entire = dwelling,=20 appliance, closets and cupboards, are clean and left free of = insects,=20 the refrigerator is defrosted, and all debris and rubbish ahs = been=20 removed from the property; the carpets are cleaned and left=20 odorless.
E. Any and all unpaid = charges, pet=20 charges, late charges, extra visitor charges, delinquent rents, = utility=20 charges, etc., have been paid in full.
F. All=20 keys have been returned, including keys to any new locks = installed while=20 resident was in possession.
G. A = forwarding=20 address has been left with the owner.
Thirty=20 days after termination of occupancy, the owner will send the = balance of=20 the deposit to the address provided by the Resident, payable to = the=20 signatories hereto, or owner will impose a claim on the deposit = and so=20 notify the Resident by certified letter. If such written claim = is not=20 sent, the owner relinquishes his right to make any further claim = on the=20 deposit and must return it to the Resident provided Resident has = given=20 the Owner notice of intent to vacate, abandon, and terminate = this=20 agreement proper to the expiration of its full term, at least 7 = days in=20 advance.=20
PHONE: Resident agrees to install and = maintain=20 telephone service, and agrees to furnish to the owner the phone = number,=20 and any changes, within 3 days after installation.=20
GAS, ELECTRIC AND WATER: Resident agrees to = transfer=20 the gas, electric, and water service charges to their name = immediately=20 upon occupancy and to make arrangements for meter readings as=20 needed.=20
THREE(3) DAY INSPECTION: Under the terms of = this=20 discount lease/rental agreement, Residents will be provided with = an=20 inspection sheet. It is their obligation to inspect the premises = and to=20 fill out and return to the Owner their inspection sheet within 3 = days=20 after taking possession of the premises. It will be presumed = that the=20 house is functioning in a satisfactory manner in all respects = after the=20 expiration of the 3 days. Resident agrees that failure to file = such a=20 statement shall be conclusive proof that there were no defects = of note=20 in the property. After that time, the Resident is obligated to = provide=20 for routine maintenance at this own expense, or to lose the=20 discount.=20
OWNERS AGENTS AND ACCESS: The owner may be = represented=20 by an agent who will carry identification. Resident specifically = agrees=20 to permit the owner or agent(s) access to the premises for the = purposes=20 of inspection, repairs, or to show the property to another = person at=20 reasonable hours, on request. Resident will also allow signage = in the=20 yard.=20
REPAIRS: In the event repairs are needed = beyond the=20 competence of the Resident, he or she is urged to arrange for=20 professional assistance. Residents are offered the discount as = an=20 incentive to make their own decisions on the property they live = in.=20 Therefore as much as possible, the Resident should refrain from=20 contacting the Owner except for emergencies or for repairs = costing more=20 that the discount since such involvement not by the Owner will = result in=20 the loss of the discount. ANY REPAIR THAT WILL COST MORE THAN = THE AMOUNT=20 OF THE DISCOUNT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE OWNER OR THE TENANT WILL = BE=20 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF THAT REPAIR. Any improvement = made by=20 the tenant shall become the property of the Owner at the = conclusion of=20 this agreement.=20
WORKER=92S WARRANTY: All parties to this = agreement=20 warrant that any work or repairs performed by the Resident will = be=20 undertaken only if he/she is competent and qualified to perform = it, and=20 the person performing the work will be totally responsible for = all=20 activities to assure they are done in a safe manner which will = meet all=20 applicable statutes. They further warrant that they will be = accountable=20 for any mishaps or accidents resulting from such work, and that = they=20 will hold the Owner free from harm, litigation or claims of any = other=20 person.=20
RADON: Radon is a naturally occurring = radioactive gas=20 that when it has accumulated in a building in sufficient = quantities may=20 present health risks to persons who are exposed to it over time. = Levels=20 of radon gas that exceeds Federal and State guidelines have been = found=20 in buildings. Additional information regarding radon and radon = testing=20 may be obtained from your county public health office.=20
LEAD-BASED PAINT: Houses built before 1978 = may contain=20 lead-based paint. Lead from paint, paint chips, and dust can = pose health=20 hazards if not taken care of properly. Lead exposure is = especially=20 harmful to young children and pregnant women. Before renting = pre-1978=20 housing, landlords must disclose the presence of known = lead-based paint=20 and lead-based paint hazards in the dwelling. Tenants must also = receive=20 a federally approved pamphlet of lead poisoning = prevention.=20
SMOKE DETECTORS: Smoke detectors have been = installed=20 in this residence. It=92s the tenant=92s responsibility to = maintain its=20 appliance including testing periodically and replacing batteries = as=20 recommended by the manufacturer. In the event the detector is = missing or=20 inoperative, the tenant has an affirmative duty to notify the = landlord=20 immediately.=20
DEFAULT BY RESIDENT: Any breach or violation = of any=20 provision of this contract by Resident or any untrue or = misleading=20 information in Resident=92s application shall give the Owner or = his=20 agent=92s the right to terminate this contract, evict the = Resident and to=20 take possession of the residence. The Resident agrees to a = forfeiture of=20 the security deposit and Owner may still purse any remaining = amounts due=20 and owing.=20
BANKRUPTCY: In the event of bankruptcy or = state=20 insolvency proceeding being filed against the Resident, this = heirs, or=20 assign, at the option of Owner, his agent, heirs, or assigns, = and=20 immediately declare this contract null and void, and to once = resume=20 possession of the premises. No judicial officer shall ever have = any=20 rights, title, or interest in or to the above-described property = by=20 virtue of this agreement.=20
RENEWAL TERM: At the end of initial term = herein, as=20 per page 1, owner may elect to renew for another term but at a = rental=20 increase of 3% to 5% of current rental rate depending on the = market=20 index.=20
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: In this agreement the = singular number=20 where used will also include the plural, the Masculine gender = will=20 include the Feminine, the term Owner will include Landlord, = Lesser, and=20 the term Resident will include Tenant, Lessee. The below-signed = parties=20 acknowledge that they have read and understand all of the = provisions of=20 this agreement. This contract is bound by all heirs, executors,=20 successors and/or assigns.

LEGAL CONTRACT:=20 This is a legally binding contract. If you do not understand any = part of=20 this contract, seek competent legal advice before signing.=20

ACCEPTED THIS _____ day of=20 _______________________20_____, at ______________________.=20

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Resident=20

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Owner