Hines Rentals: University Off-University Housing in Athens, Ohio

PAM HINES RENTALS

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SAMPLE LEASE**

THIS LEASE, made and executed by and between Pam Hines (LANDLORD), and the following named individuals (TENANTS):

_______________ S.S.#___________ _______________ S.S.#___________

Maximum Number of ________Persons.

The Landlord hereby leases to Tenants and the later let from the former, the premises known as __________________________ located at ________________________, _________________, Ohio, and its included furniture.

1. TERM:
The term of this Lease shall be commencing on the ________ day of ________________, 20____ and ending on the __________ day of __________________, 20_______. This Lease shall commence at 8:01 a.m. on the first day of the Lease term as described in this paragraph, and shall end at 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the lease term as described in this paragraph. In the event that Tenants have not vacated premises by 5:00 p.m. then they shall be assessed a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day until such time that premises are vacated.

2. RENT:
Tenants shall pay Landlord as rent for the premises during the term of this lease for basic rent the sum of $_________________, payable in ________ equal installments of $___________________ each, starting on the ________________ day of _________________, 20______ and continuing to pay ON OR BEFORE THE SAME DAY OF EACH CONSECUTIVE _____________________________. THEREAFTER for the remaining term of this lease. There will be a $5.00 per day late fee per Tenant charge for each day that any part of the rental payment is delinquent. There will be a $25.00 charge for any checks that are returned from your financial institution. ALL RENTAL PAYMENTS MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE LANDLORD AT 10 GRAND PARK BLVD., ATHENS, OHIO 45701. ALL RENTAL PAYMENTS ARE TO BE IN THE FORM OF CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR CASHIERS CHECK ONLY. NO TRAVELERS CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS RENTAL PAYMENT. If tenant pays with a “non-sufficient” check, then all remaining rental payments must be made by cashiers check or money order only! THE FAILURE TO PAY A RENTAL INSTALLMENT AS PRESCRIBED IN THIS LEASE SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR THE TERMINATION OF THIS LEASE, AND THE LANDLORD SHALL BE ENTITLED TO EVICT TENANTS AND COLLECT FOR ALL REMAINING RENTS, OTHER CHARGES, AND DAMAGES ACCORDING TO THIS LEASE AND THE OHIO LAW FOR SUCH BREACH OF THIS LEASE. TENANTS AND ANY CO-SIGNERS OF THIS LEASE ARE JOINTLY AND SEPARATELY LIABLE.

The Rental QUARTERLY Payment DUE dates are as follows:

Summer Quarter is DUE June 1, 20________

Fall Quarter is DUE September 1, 20_______

Winter Quarter is DUE November 23, 20_______

Spring Quarter is DUE March 1, 20_______

3. SECURITY DEPOSIT:
Tenants agree to pay a deposit of $__________________ to the Landlord (per unit, not per person). This deposit shall be held by the Landlord as a security payment of all rent and other amounts due from Tenants to Landlord. Landlord shall not pay interest on the security deposit. Security deposit, if necessary, shall be kept by Landlord in whole or partial for cleaning (including steam cleaning carpets), repairing and/or replacing any furniture and any parts of the premises (after the tenants vacate the premises). Security deposit is not to be used by the tenants as any rental payment. In the event of this happening, there will be a $20.00 per day penalty that will be charged per tenant for each day the security deposit has been used as rental payment.

Landlord shall return turn Tenants’ security deposit together with a statement itemizing deductions from the security deposit within thirty (30) days of the completion of the three following events: (a) the expiration of this Lease, (b) Tenant’s return possession (including all keys and parking passes), and (c) Landlord’s receipt of Tenants’ forwarding address.

4. UTILITIES:
Tenants shall pay for ALL the Utilities, and must change all utility accounts in their name within 10 days of the beginning of this lease. Tenants are required to contact all the utility companies and pay their final bill by the day this lease expires.

The term “utilities” in this paragraph includes water, garbage and sewer service, electric and gas (if applicable). Other types pf services Tenants may desire, such as telephone service, cable, dish television, broadband or other computer hook-up, or other services at the residence shall be arranged and paid for exclusively by Tenants, and said accounts shall be in the Tenants names alone. Tenants must obtain written permission for Landlord before such arrangements are made.

5. RULES AND REGULATIONS:
There shall be no pets of any kind in/on said premises. Tenants shall not alter or paint any of the aforesaid premises without prior written consent from Landlord. Tenants shall not alter, damage, destroy or remove batteries from all smoke detectors in/on the premises. All carpets, floors, walls, bathroom(s) and kitchen fixtures, stoves, refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers, washers and dryers, and other objects, rooms, hallways, stairways, in the premises and the surrounding yard shall be kept clean, sanitary and free of debris/garbage at all times by tenants. Tenants shall remove all trash, debris, and rubbish from said premises on a weekly basis on the designated garbage day set by the City of Athens, and they must keep the premises free of trash, debris and rubbish at all times. Trash containers or dumpsters are provided to the tenants for the tenant’s convenience. Tenants MUST place all garbage, debris and rubbish inside the provided trash containers or dumpster. Further, Tenants shall not damage the plaster, drywall, wallpaper, wood, or surface coating of the walls, floors, doors, windows, appliances, and furniture by nailing, taping or gluing. There shall be no major appliance such as microwaves, electric ovens, refrigerators of any kind, air-conditioning units, grills, or heaters in the bedrooms without the Landlord’s prior written consent. Tenants shall comply with all rules and regulations for the property as stated. Tenants are fully responsible to maintain the lawn and yard per the City Code Regulations, included but not limited to grass cutting. Tenants are fully responsible for ice and snow removal from sidewalks, parking areas, and stairways. Premises where parking is provided, Tenants are parking at their own risk, Landlord is not responsible for damages, injuries, accidents, and/or theft of vehicles/motorcycles/bicycles/ATV. No chairs, lawn furniture or other foreign objects are allowed on the roofs of the premises (including porch/deck rooftops), any damages caused, tenants will be liable to repair at their own expense.

There will be a charge of $10.00 per key that is lost or not returned to the landlord at the date of expiration of this lease. If the premises requires a parking tag, Tenants will be charged $125.00 per parking tag that is not returned to the Landlord at the date of expiration of this lease.

Landlord agrees to purchase white paint only for the Tenants. Tenants agree to paint the walls of the premises at their convenience and at their own risk. Landlord is not responsible for providing paint supplies, (i.e. paint brushes, ladders, paint rollers, drop cloths, paint remover, paint pans, etc.), this is the responsibility of the Tenants. Tenants must obtain prior written permission by the Landlord to paint walls of premises other than the color that is provided by Landlord at the cost to the Tenant.

6. USE:
Tenants agree to use the leased premises as their personal residence of Residents and shall not assign this lease or sublet the leased premises without Landlord’s expressed or written consent. If given permission by Landlord to sublet, the Tenants do so at their own risk and will be responsible for any damages, cleaning, repairs, destruction, theft, or loss that may occur. The above named Tenants are the only people to reside in the aforesaid premises without additional rental charge. IF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE MOVE IN, THE RENT WILL INCREASE BY $___________________ PER ADDITIONAL PERSON PER QUARTER.

7. LIABILITIES:
Tenants agree that the Landlord shall not be liable or responsible for any theft, destruction, loss, damage, or personal injury occurring in the premises or elsewhere on the Landlord’s property, regardless of cause.

Tenants will be held liable for any pipe damage by draining food, grease, any type of feminine products (i.e. sanitary napkins, tampons), or any other foreign object, and Tenants will be liable for pipe freezing due to low or off thermostat setting for the duration of this lease. Tenants shall not have cause for any damages if any government agency terminates this tenancy at said premises for any reason. Landlord is not responsible for any accidents, injuries and/or deaths that may occur at the leased premises including any accidents, injuries and/or deaths that may occur off of the decks, porches, rooftops or stairways. Tenants and their guests are to use decks, porches, rooftops and/or stairways at their own risk. No one is permitted on any rooftops on premises.

8. IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON RESIDES:
If any one of the tenants move out of the premises, the remaining tenants will be held responsible to pay Landlord for the entire monthly/quarterly rent and utilities. If all the Tenants move out of the premises, they will all still be liable and responsible to pay the Landlord the entire monthly/quarterly rent and utilities up to the date, which this lease will expire.

9. REMEDIES FOR DEFAULT:
If Tenants shall fail to pay rent, or any other sum to the Landlord for 5 days after it shall become due, or default in any other provisions of this Lease, or shall abandon the premises and remove or attempt to remove their possessions from the premises. Landlord, in addition, to all other remedies provided by law, may void and terminate this Lease, immediately re-enter and resume possession of the premises as is the Landlord‘s right prior to the execution of this Lease.

IN THE EVENT OF SAID DEFAULT BY TENANTS, ALL RENTAL INSTALLMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERMS OF THIS LEASE SHALL IMMEDIATELY COME DUE AND PAYABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE LANDLORD WITHOUT NOTICE OR DEMAND, SAID NOTICE AND DEMAND BEING HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY TENANTS, ALSO TENANTS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR LANDLORD’S LEGAL AND ATTORNEY’S EXPENSES.

10. OTHER:
Owners and Tenants recognize and mutually agree covenant to respect the duties and obligations imposed on each by Chapter 5321 of the OHIO REVISED CODE. Such chapter of the “landlord/tenant” law contains many provisions affecting both parties to rental agreements. Included among the provisions is: a guarantee of privacy for a tenant meeting his or her own responsibilities, but also allows OWNERS a reasonable opportunity to inspect the rental premises.

OWNERS recite and covenant that they may choose to inspect the premises on occasion but with a minimum of twenty four (24) hours notice*.

*Landlord can not give a 24 hour notice to enter the premises while showing the premises to prospective tenants for the upcoming year.

ANY REPAIRS OR CLEANING THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TENANTS BUT PERFROMED BY LANDLORD’S AGENTS, WILL BE CHARGED TO TENANTS AT THE RATE OF $25.00 PER HOUR WITH ONE HOUR MINIMUM PLUS SUPPLIES AND WILL BE DUE AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED RENT PAYMENT.

11. CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY:
TENANTS have inspected the property and found that there were no broken windows, that no painting is needed. Carpets are free of stains and burns, and all property is clean and in very good condition. TENANTS agree that no further improvements are needed. If any defects come up between signing of this lease and the beginning of this lease, Tenants within five (5) days of taking occupancy must provide Landlord with a written list of these defects and Landlord will make the needed repairs during THIS LEASE. In the event, Tenants fail to so notify the Landlord in writing, Tenants shall be deemed to have accepted the leased premises in their present condition, waiving all claims for defects or otherwise.

Independently to the claimed condition of the leased premises at the time of move in, Tenants must leave the premises including (without limitation): floors, carpets, appliances, furniture, fixtures, doors, windows in good, sanitary and clean condition.

IF TENANTS FAIL TO THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE PREMISES, THE LANDLORD’S AGENTS WILL PERFORM THE FINAL CLEANING, IF NOT SATISFACTORY PERFORMED BY TENANTS. THIS CLEANING SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM TENANT’S SECURITY DEPOSIT AT THE RATE OF $25.00 PER HOUR FOR LABOR, PLUS MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.

THE FAILURE BY THE LANDLORD TO ENFORCE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LEASE IN ANY GIVEN PERIOD, SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY REMEDY AFFORDED TO TENANTS, OR TO COLLECT SAID CHARGES AT A LATER DATE.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant(s) have executed this contract on this ___________ day of _______________________, 20_______.

Signed and acknowledged in the presence of: