LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS DOCUMENT IS A LEASE. It states the items on which we are renting your property to you. You and we agree to all the terms of this lease.

  1. LANDLORD. I am the landlord.

My name:

My address:

In this lease, the Landlord is called “we/us/our”.

  1. TENANT. You are the Tenant.

Your name:

Your address:

In this lease, the Tenant is called “you/your”.

  1. PROPERTY. We are renting you property in the city/town of ______, County of ______, and State of ______, known as ______; in this lease it is called “the property”.
  1. TERM. This lease begins on______at ______and ends on

______at ______.

  1. RENT. You agree to pay us rent of ______. You will pay this rent in monthly installments of ______. You will pay the installment due each month on or before the first day of that month. You will send the rent to:
  1. OCCUPANCY.
  1. If the property is ready for you on the day this lease begins, your occupancy begins on this day.
  2. You agree to keep the property in as good a condition as it was at the beginning of the term; except for wear from reasonable use. At the end of the term of this lease, you will move out and return possession of the property.
  1. QUIET ENJOYMENT. We covenant with you that we will have good right to lease said premises in manner aforesaid, and that we will suffer and permit you (you keeping all the covenants on your part, as herein contained) to occupy, possess and enjoy said premises during the term aforesaid, without hindrance or molestation from us or any person claiming by, from, or under us.
  1. USE. You must use the property only as a private residence and for no other purpose. Only you, your spouse and your children may live in the property. Not more than ______people may live in the property.
  1. LATE CHARGE. If we do not receive all of your monthly installment payments by the tenth (10th) day of the month for which it is due, you must pay a late charge. This late charge is equal to 5% of the overdue installment. This late charge will be considered additional rent. If we do not receive all of your monthly installment payment, including the aforementioned late charge, by the twenty-fifth day of the month for which it is due, you must pay an additional late charge. This additional late charge is equal to 7 ½% of the installment due, including the five percent late charge. This additional late charge will also be considered additional rent.
  1. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASING. You will not assign or sublease the property without our written permission. Even if we give you permission, you will still be responsible for all the terms of the lease.
  1. WAIVER.
  1. We can insist that you observe all of the terms of this lease even if one or both of the following happens:

(1)You did something this lease said you should not do and we did not object.

(2)You did not do something this lease said youshould do and we did not object.

  1. We can sue you for overdue monthly installments or other payments or take legal action against you, including a summary process action to obtain a court order allowing us to take possession of the property even if the following occurs:

(1)You offer to pay part of what you owe us.

(2)You offer to pay part of what you owe us and we accept it.

(3) You send us a check with an endorsement or letter marked “Paid in Full” and we accept the check.

  1. HOLDING OVER.
  1. You will be a hold-over tenant if the following happens:

(1)Your lease is not renewed: and

(2)You do not move out at the end of the term of this lease.

  1. If you are a hold-over tenant, we may do either of the following:

(1)Treat you as a month-to-month tenant under all the provisions of this lease except paragraphs 4,5,and 6: or

(2)Bring a summary process action to remove you from the property.

  1. If we elect to treat you as a month-to month tenant, you agree to give us at least 30 days written notice prior to your vacating the premises. If you fail to do so, you will be responsible for the rental amount until we find a tenant.
  2. If we elect to treat you as a month-to month tenant, you agree to pay us

______per month or any other sum agreed to by both parties.

  1. If we elect to treat you as a month-to-month tenant and the house is sold, we will give you written notice 30 days prior to your having to vacate the property. If you fail to vacate by 30 days, you will pay a $50.00 per day penalty until you vacate the property in addition to your monthly rent.
  1. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. You will comply with and conform to all the laws of the State of Connecticut, and all the by-laws, rules and regulations of the City or Town in which the property is located relating to health, nuisance, fire, highways and sidewalks and tohold us harmless from any fines, penalties and costs for your violations of these laws, rules and regulations. You will also comply with the required provisions of any insurance policies we hold on the property within a reasonable period of time after we notify you of a need for you to comply with any such required provision(s) which we specify in the notice.
  1. ENTRY BY LANDLORD. We may enter the property at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice in order to provide services, inspect, repair, improve, or show the property. We may enter the property without notice in the event of an emergency.
  1. UTILITIES. You will pay all the utility rates, or rent, for all the utilities used or consumed on the property in addition to the rent if they are individually metered. These utilities shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: water and sewer, gas, electricity and fuel oil.
  1. FIRE AND OTHER CASUALTY. If the property is partially damaged by fire or other casualty, we shall repair it as speedily as possible at our expense. If the damage is so extensive that you can not live in the property, you shall not be responsible for rent from the date you vacate the property and give us written notice of your temporary address until we finish repairing the property and make the property available to you for your occupancy, we must give you at least five (5) days advance notice mailed to the above address as to the date on which you may resume occupancy. If the property is totally destroyed, your rent shall be paid up to the day of the destruction and this lease shall end.
  1. CONDEMNATION – EMINENT DOMAIN. If all or part of the property is acquired or condemned by Eminent Domain for any public or other purpose, then this lease shall end on the date title is transferred you will have no claim against us for any expired term of this lease.
  1. EXTEND ABSENCES: You will notify us if you will be away from the property for more than one week, specifying your expected departure and return dates.
  1. SUBORDINATION. This lease is subject and junior to all ground leases, underlying leases and mortgages affecting your property. It will also be subject to and junior to any such leases or mortgages created in the future. You do not have to sign anything to subordinate these leases. If we or a bank want such a document, you can agree to sign it, or we can sign it on your behalf.
  1. RULES AND REGULATIONS. You will abide by the following rules and regulations:
  1. You will accumulate no boxes, barrels, packages, waste paper or other animals on the property.
  2. You will keep no dogs, cats, birds or other animals on the property without pre-approval of landlord. ______

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  1. You will do no automobile repair work or washing of cars on the property unless the property is a single family house.
  2. You will maintain the exterior of the property including mowing the lawn, raking the leaves, and clearing the snow if the property is a single family house.
  3. You will not alter or improve the property without our written consent.
  1. DAMAGE DUE TO TENANT NEGLIGENCE. If you are negligent or careless in allowing damage to the property (such as broken windows, frozen pipes, etc.) by yourself or others, you will pay us to do the repairs and will notify us of the damage within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence.
  1. SECURITY DEPOSIT.
  1. You have given us a security deposit of ______.
  2. We may keep all or part of your deposit if you do any of the following:

(1)You do not pay your rent.

(2)You damage your property, or your dog damages property.

(3)You do not do something else which this lease says you must do.

  1. You cannot use your deposit for your last months’ rent.
  2. If we sell the property, we can give your deposit to the buyer, and if we give your deposit to the buyer:

(1)We will not be responsible for your deposit.

(2)The buyer will be responsible for returning your deposit.

  1. You will not mortgage, assign or encumber the security deposit without our written consent.
  1. NOTICE. We can give you any written notice required by the terms of this lease in either of two ways:
  1. We can mail it, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the property, or
  2. Deliver it to you personally.
  1. LEASE RENEWAL. At any time up to forty-five days before the end of this lease we can send you a notice that we want to renew this lease at the same rent or at a different rent. This notice may also say that we want to raise your security deposit.
  1. If you do not want to renew this lease, you must do both of the following:

(1)Send us a notice that you do not want to renew this lease. This notice must reach us at least thirty(30) days before the end of this lease: and

(2)Move out of the property by the end of this lease.

  1. ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS. You agree to pay our reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs if the following happens:
  1. We sue you for rent or other charges: or
  2. We sue to evict you from the property.
  1. COST OF REPAINTING AND CLEANING. You will pay to repaint as deemed necessary at the end of the lease period. You will pay to clean the property or leave it clean at the end of the lease period. If property needs to be cleaned or painted by the landlord, the amount for such cleaning and painting will be deducted from the security deposit.
  1. GENERAL INSURANCE. You shall be responsible for providing your own property insurance for your furnishings and your own general liability insurance. We are not liable for any risks covered by such insurance.
  1. SHOWING YOUR PROPERTY. We can show the property to prospective tenants or buyers during the last two (2) months of this lease or of any renewal of this lease.
  1. VALIDITY. If any part of this lease is against the law, the rest of the lease will remain in full force. We may correct any illegal clause to make it comply with the law.
  1. PARTIES. Both we and you are bound by this lease. All of our legal heirs or successors are also bound.
  1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This lease contains all agreements between both us and you. This lease can only be changed by agreement in writing signed by both of us.

Signed this ______day of ______

At: ______CT

LANDLORD: ______

TENANT: ______

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