Addendum to Lease for RHS 515/Section 8 Properties

This Addendum amends the attached Lease signed on ,

In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the attached Lease and thisAddendum, the provisions of this Addendum shall be controlling.

  1. Parties and Dwelling Unit:

The parties to this Addendum are ,referred to as the Landlord, and , referred to as the Tenant. The Landlord leases to the Tenant unit number , located at

in the project known as .

  1. Length of Time (Term):

The term of this Addendum shall begin on and end on.

  1. Owner/Management Responsibilities: The Owner/Management agrees to:

Accept Rental payments without regard to any other charges owed by the Tenant toManagement and to seek separate legal remedy for the collection of such charges. Tenant understands and agrees that acceptance by Management of payments from Tenant after service of a notice of termination of tenancy shall not be a waiver of the notice of termination of tenancy unless Management agrees to a wavier in writing, nor shall such payment affect any legal proceeding taken or to be taken by Management except to reduce Tenant’s obligation to Management by the amount of such payment.

  1. Destruction of Premises due to fire or other disaster:

In the event that the premises are either partially or completely destroyed by fire,

Owner/Management may at their sole discretion and without liability to Tenant, elect to either terminate this Lease or repair/rehabilitate the premises within three months. If the election to rehabilitate or repair is made, Tenant’s rent and occupancy charges shall be pro-rated so that Tenant does not pay for the period when Tenant cannot occupy the unit. If the premises are not rehabilitated or repaired within three (3) months of the date of the fire or other disaster, this Lease will immediately terminate.

  1. Right to Mortgage Transfer:

Management shall have the right to subordinate this Lease to any mortgage now or hereafter placed on the premises or on the Apartment Community. Tenant and Management agree that should the Apartment Community be sold to a buyer approved by the Rural Housing Service, the Lease will be transferred to the new Owner. At Management’s request, Tenant shall execute and deliver such documents as may be required in order to accomplish the purpose of this paragraph.

  1. Grievance Procedures:

Tenant’s grievance or appeal from a decision of Owner/Management shall be resolved with procedures consistent with applicable Rural Housing Service regulations. Rural Housing Service regulations governing grievance or appeal procedures are posted in the Management office.

  1. Disclaimer:

Neither the Owner/Agent nor any of its representatives or employees shall be liable, and Tenant agrees not to hold them liable, for damage or loss to the property of the Tenant, any member of the Tenant’s family or visitors or personal injury including death to any person in or near the unit which results from theft, vandalism, or the elements or any other cause except for intentional acts or gross negligence on the part of Owner/Agent.

  1. Signatures

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Tenant Date

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Tenant Date

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Landlord Date