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RESIDENTIAL HOUSE LEASE AGREEMENT This Residential House Lease Agreement ("Lease") is made and effective this [Date]

by and between [Landlord] ("Landlord") and [Tenant One] and [Tenant Two] ("Tenant," whether one or more). This Lease creates oint and several liability in the case of multi!le Tenants. ". PREMISES. Landlord hereby rents to Tenant and Tenant acce!ts in its !resent condition the house at following address# [Complete Address o Ho!se] (the "House"). $. TERM. The term of this Lease shall start on [Mo"e#$n Date], and end on [Lease End Date]. %n the event that Landlord is unable to !rovide the House on the e&act start date, then Landlord shall !rovide the House as soon as !ossible, and Tenant's obligation to !ay rent shall abate during such !eriod. Tenant shall not be entitled to any other remedy for any delay in !roviding the House. (. RENT. Tenant agrees to !ay, without demand, to Landlord as rent for the House the sum of [Mont%l& Rental Amo!nt] !er month in advance on the first day of each calendar month, at [Address or Rent Pa&ments], or at such other !lace as Landlord may designate. Landlord may im!ose a late !ayment charge of [Late Pa& C%ar'e] !er day for any amount that is more than five ()) days late. Rent will be !rorated if the term does not start on the first day of the month or for any other !artial month of the term. *. SECURIT( DEPOSIT. +!on e&ecution of this Lease, Tenant de!osits with Landlord [Se)!r$t& Depos$t Amo!nt], as security for the !erformance by Tenant of the terms of this Lease to be returned to Tenant, [*$t% or *$t%o!t Interest], following the full and faithful !erformance by Tenant of this Lease. %n the event of damage to the House caused by Tenant or Tenant's family, agents or visitors, Landlord may use funds from the de!osit to re!air, but is not limited to this fund and Tenant remains liable. ). +UIET EN,O(MENT. Landlord agrees that if Tenant timely !ays the rent and !erforms the other obligations in this Lease, Landlord will not interfere with Tenant's !eaceful use and en oyment of the House. ,. USE O- PREMISES. A. The House shall be used and occu!ied by Tenant e&clusively as a !rivate single-family residence. .either the House nor any !art of the House or yard shall be used at any time during the term of this Lease for the !ur!ose of carrying on any business, !rofession, or trade of any /ind, or for any !ur!ose other than as a !rivate single-family residence. -"-

0. Tenant shall com!ly with all the health and sanitary laws, ordinances, rules, and orders of a!!ro!riate governmental authorities and homes associations, if any, with res!ect to the House. 1. NUM.ER O- OCCUPANTS. Tenant agrees that the House shall be occu!ied by no more than [Total N!m/er o O))!pants] !ersons, including no more than [Ma0$m!m N!m/er o C%$ldren] under the age of eighteen ("2) years, without the !rior written consent of Landlord. 2. CONDITION O- PREMISES. A. Tenant agrees that Tenant has e&amined the House, including the grounds and all buildings and im!rovements, and that they are, at the time of this Lease, in good order, good re!air, safe, clean, and tenantable condition. 0. Landlord and Tenant agree that a co!y of the "3oint %ns!ection," the original of which is maintained by Landlord and a co!y !rovided to Tenant, attached hereto reflects the condition of the House at the commencement of Tenant's occu!ancy. 4. ASSIGNMENT AND SU.LETTING. A. Tenant shall not assign this Lease, or sublet or grant any concession or license to use the House or any !art of the House without Landlord's !rior written consent. 0. Any assignment, subletting, concession, or license without the !rior written consent of Landlord, or an assignment or subletting by o!eration of law, shall be void and, at Landlord's o!tion, terminate this Lease. "5. ALTERATIONS AND IMPRO1EMENTS. A. Tenant shall ma/e no alterations to the House or construct any building or ma/e other im!rovements without the !rior written consent of Landlord. 0. All alterations, changes, and im!rovements built, constructed, or !laced on or around the House by Tenant, with the e&ce!tion of fi&tures !ro!erly removable without damage to the House and movable !ersonal !ro!erty, shall, unless otherwise !rovided by written agreement between Landlord and Tenant, be the !ro!erty of Landlord and remain at the e&!iration or earlier termination of this Lease. "". DAMAGE TO PREMISES. %f the House, or any !art of the House, shall be !artially damaged by fire or other casualty not due to Tenant's negligence or willful act, or that of Tenant's family, agent, or visitor, there shall be an abatement of rent corres!onding with the time during which, and the e&tent to which, the House is untenantable. %f Landlord shall decide not to rebuild or re!air, the term of this Lease shall end and the rent shall be !rorated u! to the time of the damage. "$. DANGEROUS MATERIALS. -$-

Tenant shall not /ee! or have on or around the House any article or thing of a dangerous, inflammable, or e&!losive character that might unreasonably increase the danger of fire on or around the House or that might be considered ha6ardous. "(. UTILITIES. Tenant shall be res!onsible for arranging and !aying for all utility services re7uired on the !remises, e&ce!t Landlord will !rovide# [Ser"$)es Pro"$ded /& Landlord]. Tenant shall not default on any obligation to a utility !rovider for utility services at the House. "*. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. A. Tenant will, at Tenant's sole e&!ense, /ee! and maintain the House and a!!urtenances in good and sanitary condition and re!air during the term of this Lease. %n !articular, Tenant shall /ee! the fi&tures in the House in good order and re!air8 /ee! the furnace clean8 and /ee! the wal/s free from dirt and debris. Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole e&!ense, ma/e all re7uired re!airs to the !lumbing, range, oven heating a!!aratus, electric and gas fi&tures, other mechanical devices and systems, floors, ceilings and walls whenever damage to such items shall have resulted from Tenant's misuse, waste, or neglect, or that of the Tenant's family, agent, or visitor. 0. Tenant agrees that no signs shall be !laced or !ainting done on or about the House by Tenant without the !rior written consent of Landlord. 9. Tenant agrees to !rom!tly notify Landlord in the event of any damage, defect or destruction of the House, or the failure of any of Landlord's a!!liances or mechanical systems, and e&ce!t for re!airs or re!lacements that are the obligation of Tenant !ursuant to :ubsection A above, Landlord shall use its best efforts to re!air or re!lace such damaged or defective area, a!!liance or mechanical system. "). ANIMALS. Tenant shall /ee! no domestic or other animals in or about the House without the !rior written consent of Landlord. ",. RIGHT O- INSPECTION. Landlord and Landlord's agents shall have the right at all reasonable times during the term of this Lease and any renewal of this Lease to enter the House for the !ur!ose of ins!ecting the !remises and;or ma/ing any re!airs to the !remises or other item as re7uired under this Lease. "1. DISPLA( O- SIGNS. <uring the last thirty ((5) days of this Lease, Landlord or Landlord's agent may dis!lay "=or :ale" or "=or Rent" or ">acancy" or similar signs on or about the House and enter to show the House to !ros!ective !urchasers or tenants. "2. HOLDO1ER .( TENANT. -(-

:hould Tenant remain in !ossession of the House with the consent of Landlord after the e&!iration of the Term of this Lease, a new tenancy from month to month shall be created which shall be sub ect to all the terms and conditions of this Lease, but shall be terminable on thirty ((5) days by either !arty or longer notice if re7uired by law. %f Tenant holds over without Landlord's consent, Landlord is entitled to double rent, !ro-rated !er each day of the holdover, lasting until Tenant leaves the House. "4. SURRENDER O- PREMISES. At the e&!iration of the Lease, Tenant shall 7uit and surrender the House in as good a condition as it was at the commencement of this Lease, reasonable wear and tear and damages by the elements e&ce!ted. $5. -OR-EITURE O- SECURIT( DEPOSIT # DE-AULT. %t is understood and agreed that Tenant shall not attem!t to a!!ly or deduct any !ortion of any security de!osit from the last or any month's rent or use or a!!ly any such security de!osit at any time in lieu of !ayment of rent. %f Tenant fails to com!ly, such security de!osit shall be forfeited and Landlord may recover the rent due as if any such de!osit had not been a!!lied or deducted from the rent due. =or the !ur!oses of this !aragra!h, it shall be conclusively !resumed that a Tenant leaving the ?remises while owing rent is ma/ing an attem!ted deduction of de!osits. =urthermore, any de!osit shall be held as a guarantee that Tenant shall !erform the obligations of the Lease and shall be forfeited by the Tenant should Tenant breach any of the terms and conditions of this Lease. %n the event of default, by Tenant, of any obligation in this Lease which is not cured by Tenant within fifteen (")) days notice from Landlord, then in addition to forfeiture of the :ecurity <e!osit, Landlord may !ursue any other remedy available at law, e7uity or otherwise. $". A.ANDONMENT. %f at any time during the term of this Lease, Tenant abandons the House or any of Tenant's !ersonal !ro!erty in or about the House, Landlord shall have the following rights# Landlord may, at Landlord's o!tion, enter the House by any means without liability to Tenant for damages and may relet the House, for the whole or any !art of the then une&!ired term, and may receive and collect all rent !ayable by virtue of such reletting8 Also, at Landlord's o!tion, Landlord may hold Tenant liable for any difference between the rent that would have been !ayable under this Lease during the balance of the une&!ired term, if this Lease had continued in force, and the net rent for such !eriod reali6ed by Landlord by means of such reletting. Landlord may also dis!ose of any of Tenant's abandoned !ersonal !ro!erty as Landlord deems a!!ro!riate, without liability to Tenant. Landlord is entitled to !resume that Tenant has abandoned the House if Tenant removes substantially all of Tenant's furnishings from the House, if the House is unoccu!ied for a !eriod of two ($) consecutive wee/s, or if it would otherwise be reasonable for Landlord to !resume under the circumstances that the Tenant has abandoned the House. $$. SECURIT(. Tenant ac/nowledges that Landlord does not !rovide a security alarm system or any security for the House or for Tenant and that any such alarm system or security service, if !rovided, is not -*-

re!resented or warranted to be com!lete in all res!ects or to !rotect Tenant from all harm. Tenant hereby releases Landlord from any loss, suit, claim, charge, damage or in ury resulting from lac/ of security or failure of security. $(. SE1ERA.ILIT(. %f any !art or !arts of this Lease shall be held unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. $*. INSURANCE. Tenant ac/nowledges that Landlord will not !rovide insurance coverage for Tenant's !ro!erty, nor shall Landlord be res!onsible for any loss of Tenant's !ro!erty, whether by theft, fire, acts of @od, or otherwise. $). .INDING E--ECT. The covenants and conditions contained in the Lease shall a!!ly to and bind the heirs, legal re!resentatives, and !ermitted assigns of the !arties. $,. GO1ERNING LA*2 %t is agreed that this Lease shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the :tate of [State o Go"ern$n' Law]. $1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Lease shall constitute the entire agreement between the !arties. Any !rior understanding or re!resentation of any /ind !receding the date of this Lease is hereby su!erseded. This Lease may be modified only by a writing signed by both Landlord and Tenant. $2. NOTICES. Any notice re7uired or otherwise given !ursuant to this Lease shall be in writing8 hand delivered, mailed certified return recei!t re7uested, !ostage !re!aid, or delivered by overnight delivery service, if to Tenant, at the House and if to Landlord, at the address for !ayment of rent. %. A%T.B:: AHBRBC=, the !arties have caused this Lease to be e&ecuted the day and year first above written. [S$'nat!re]

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?RBD%:B:# [Complete Address o Ho!se] <ATB C= ?C::B::%C.# [Mo"e#$n Date] CONDITION O- PREMISES# %.<%9ATB A%TH A 9HB9F C= B%THBR GEB:H CR G.CH %= THB =BAT+RB %: 9LBA. A.< +.<ADA@B<. %= G.CH, ?RC>%<B A. BI?LA.AT%C. %. THB G.CTB:H, CR %= G.CT A??L%9A0LBH %.<%9ATB A%TH G.AH.
Yes LIVING ROOM Walls & Baseboard Carpet Drapes, Rods, Hooks Door & Lock Coat Closet DINING AREA Walls & Baseboard Carpet L !"t # $t%re W &do's & (cree&s )I*CHEN Walls & Baseboards L !"t # $t%re (to+e Dr p ,a&s O+e& Bro ler ,a& Hood, #a& & L !"t Re-r !erator De-rosted Ice *ra.s H.drator Co+er D s"'as"er C%pboards Dra'ers Co%&ter ( &k D sposal & (topper #loor HALL Walls & Baseboards Carpet/#loor No Notes

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L !"t # $t%re L &e& Closet BA*HROOM 0 1 Walls & Baseboard & ( &k Co%&ter Cab &ets/M rror *o let Bat" *%b/("o'er L !"t # $t%re #loor * ss%e Holder/*o'el Bars BA*HROOM 0 2 Walls & Baseboard & ( &k Co%&ter Cab &ets/M rror *o let Bat" *%b/("o'er L !"t # $t%re #loor * ss%e Holder/*o'el Bars BEDROOM 0 1 Walls & Baseboard W &do's & (cree&s Drapes, Rods & Hooks L !"t # $t%res Carpet Closet #loor BEDROOM 0 2 Walls & Baseboard W &do's & (cree&s Drapes, Rods & Hooks L !"t # $t%res Carpet Closet #loor DEN or BEDROOM 3 4 Walls & Baseboard W &do's & (cree&s Drapes, Rods & Hooks L !"t # $t%res Carpet Closet #loor BA(EMEN*/#5RNACE ROOM #%r&ace Was"er & Dr.er Water (tora!e *a&k MI(CELLANEO5(

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=+R.%T+RB %.>B.TCRE (%f the furniture is !rovided by Landlord)


Ite6 LIVING ROOM Co%c" C"a rs La6ps Co--ee *able E&d *able DINING AREA *able C"a rs H%tc" )I*CHEN (to+e O+e& Re-r !erator D s"'as"er *able C"a rs LA5NDRY/5*ILI*Y ROOM Was"er Dr.er O*HER Nbr BEDROOM 1 Beds Dressers M rror N !"tsta&ds La6ps BEDROOM 2 Beds Dressers M rror N !"tsta&ds La6ps BEDROOM 4 Beds Dressers M rror N !"tsta&ds La6ps DEN / (*5DY Desk C"a rs *ables Bookcases La6ps Ite6 Nbr

The !arties ac/nowledge that the above ins!ection was made on JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ, and that the conditions of the !remises and the inventory of furnishings and a!!liances is as shown above. The !arties further agree that a co!y of this 3oint %ns!ection was !rovided to Tenant. [S$'nat!re] -2-

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