Office Lease Exclusive Brokerage Agreement (Model And Form)

Consult your lawyer before signing this lease APARTMENT LEASE Landlord and Tenant agree to lease the Premises at the rent and for the term stated: PREMISES: LANDLORD: UNIT: TENANT: Date of Lease: Lease Term: Commencement Date: Termination Date: Annual Rent: $ Monthly Rent: $ Security Deposit: $ 1. Use and Occupancy The Unit may only be used strictly for residential purposes and may only be occupied by Tenant and Tenant's spouse and children. 2. Inability to Give Possession The failure of Landlord to give Tenant possession of the Unit on the Commencement Date shall not create liability for Landlord. In the event that possession of the Unit is not delivered on the Commencement Date, Monthly Rent hereunder shall begin on the date that possession of the Unit is delivered to Tenant and shall be prorated for that portion of the month in which possession is delivered. 3. Rent Tenant shall pay Monthly Rent in full on the first day of each month of the Lease. Monthly Rent shall be paid in advance with no notice being required from Landlord. Tenant shall not deduct any sums from the Monthly Rent unless Landlord consents thereto in writing. Upon signing this Lease, Tenant shall pay Landlord the first Monthly Rent due and the Security Deposit. The entire amount of rent due for the Lease Term is due upon signing this Lease; however, Landlord consents to the Tenant paying same in monthly installments provided there exists no defaults by Tenant under the terms of this Lease. Additional Rent may include, but is not limited to any additional insurance premiums and/or expenses paid by Landlord which are chargeable to Tenant as stated hereinafter. Additional Rent is due and payable with the Monthly Rent for the next month after Tenant receives notice form Landlord that Additional Rent is due and payable. 4. Condition of Unit Tenant acknowledges that Tenant is accepting the Unit in its %22as is%22 condition. Tenant further acknowledges that Tenant has thoroughly inspected the Unit and has found the Unit to be in good order and repair and that the appliances, if any, are in good operating condition. Tenant further states that Tenant knows how to operate the appliances and shall do so in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 5. Security The Security Deposit is due upon the Tenant signing this Lease. The Security Deposit shall not be used for the payment of Monthly Rent unless agreed to, in writing, by Landlord and Tenant. Landlord shall deposit the Security Deposit in a bank insured by the FDIC and same will accrue interest if mandated by law. Within ten (10) days after Tenant surrenders possession of the Unit at the expiration of the Lease Term, Landlord shall return the Security Deposit, less any cost of repairs as authorized by this Lease, to Tenant at an address Tenant provides. 6. Services and Utilities Tenant is responsible fro paying all electric, gas, water, telephone and any other utilities allocated to the Unit. Use of a dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer machines, freezer, air purifier, portable heater, air conditioner or similar appliances is prohibited without Landlord's written consent. Landlord will supply (a) heat, in such quantity and for such time as mandated by law, (b) hot and cold water, (c) air conditioning, if already existing in the Unit, (d) garbage removal from the Premises (the %22Services%22). If the Services are temporarily interrupted due to an accident, emergency and/or repairs, Tenant's obligation to pay rent, in full, shall not be affected thereby. Landlord will also supply a refrigerator, stove/oven, dishwasher, window air conditioning unit, clothes washer and clothes dryer (the %22Appliances%22). Any damage to the Appliances which is caused by the willful and/or negligent acts of Tenant may be repaired by Landlord, the cost of which shall be Additional Rent. 7. Furnishings The Unit is being delivered (furnished) (unfurnished). If furnished, Landlord has given an inventory of the furnishings which inventory has been signed by Tenant and Landlord. Tenant acknowledges that said furnishings are in good condition and Tenant accepts same in %22as is%22 condition. 8. Repairs and Alterations Tenant shall maintain all appliances, equipment, furniture, furnishings and other personal property included under this Lease and, upon the surrender of the Unit on the Termination Date, Tenant shall surrender same to Landlord in the same condition as received, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Tenant shall make all repairs which become necessary due to Tenant's acts and/or negligence. If Tenant does not make such repairs, Landlord may do so, the cost of which shall be Additional Rent. In the event that Tenant defaults under the terms of this Paragraph 9, Landlord may make necessary repairs or replacement, the cost of which shall be deducted from the Security Deposit. Tenant shall not make any alterations, additions, modifications and/or changes to the Unit during the Lease Term. 9. Maintenance of Unit Tenant shall maintain the Unit in a neat, clean and presentable condition. 10. Pets Pets of any kind or nature (shall) (shall not) be allowed in the Unit. 11. Damage, Fire or Other Catastrophe In the case of fire damage or other damage to the Unit not caused by Tenant, Tenant shall give Landlord immediate notice of same. Upon receipt of such notice, Landlord may either (a) repair the Unit or (b) terminate American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com the Lease. If Landlord makes repairs to the Unit, Landlord shall have a reasonable time in which to do so. If the damage to the Premises or the Unit renders the Unit uninhabitable, Landlord shall give notice to Tenant, after repairs are made, of the date on which the Unit may be reoccupied. Monthly Rent for the period that Tenant can not occupy the Unit because of the damage shall be forgiven. In the event that Landlord terminates this Lease because of the damage, Landlord shall give Tenant three (3) days notice of Landlord's intent to so terminate, in which event, Monthly Rent shall be due for the period up to the date the Premises or the Unit incurred the damage. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 227 of the New York Real Property Law, if the building in which the Unit is situated is substantially damaged by fire or other catastrophe (the %22Occurrence%22), Landlord has the absolute right to demolish, renovate or rebuild the Premises. Landlord may cancel this Lease, in such event, upon thirty (30) days written notice to Tenant of Landlor