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landlord rents to tenants and tenants rent from landlord for residential purposes only the premises located it address hearing after premises which is located within the apartment community commonly known as hearing after they have apartment community or property the premises shall be occupied by the undersigned tenants name print date of birth name print date of birth name print date of birth name print date of birth and the following minor children name print date of birth name print date of birth name print date of birth name print date of birth be no other persons have permission to occupy the premises unless such permission is in writing and signed by landlord or its authorized agent landlords acceptance of rent from any other individual shall be deemed to be the payment of rent on behalf of the tenants named above and shall not constitute permission for the person making the payment to occupy the premises should any person not named above make any claim to write of possession of the premises any such person shall be deemed to be the guest or invitee of the name tenants in their claim to right of possession shall be denied any person who is not named above as a tenant and / or who is not a signatory to this lease shall be deemed to be invitees of the named tenants who are signatories to this lease accordingly if any such individual is not named in any unlawful detainer action to regain possession of the premises and if any such individual thereafter makes a claim to right of possession of the premises that claim shall be denied on the basis that said individual is the invitee of the named tenants and does not have an independent claim to right of possession of the premises see in the event of an unlawful detainer action to regain possession of the premises or any other page one landlord initials initials / court document given to the above-named tenants the names listed above in paragraph 2 a are the names that will be used to refer to such individuals the signing of this lease agreement constitutes full consent of tenants to legally refer to such individuals as the above signed names even if after commencement of this lease agreement one or more names change as a result of a marriage or legal name change or at the time of signing the signee simply used his / her maiden name instead of their married name or visa versa tenants hereby renounces all legal authority by themselves or their legal appointees to dismiss or claim to be void either in person or in court any legal document in their possession on the basis of being referred to by any other name s than the one s listed above in paragraph 2 a D tenants understands that in no event shall more than two persons per bedroom plus one additional person occupy the premises if the household composition changes such that the number of occupants exceeds this occupancy standard tenants agrees that such over utilization shall be grounds for landlord to terminate this lease agreement solely at landlords option 3 defining the term of the tenancy the term of the lease agreement shall begin on commencement date month to month lease agreement and continues as a month to month tenancy tenant may terminate the tenancy by giving written notice at least 30 days prior to the intended termination date landlord may terminate the tenancy by giving written notice as provided by law fixed term lease agreement and shall terminate on date at 11:59 p.m. tenant shall vacate the premises upon termination of the lease agreement unless one landlord and tenant have extended this lease agreement in writing or signed a new lease agreement to mandated by local rent control law or three landlord accepts rent from tenant after the expiration of the fixed term lease other than past due rent in which case a month to month tenancy shall be created which either party may terminate as specified in the above month to statute Rent shall be at a rate agreed to by Landlord and Tenant or is allowed by law all other terms and conditions of this lease agreement shall remain in full force in effect a should tenants vacate before expiration of the term tenants shall be liable for the balance of the rent for the remainder of the term less any rent landlord collects or could have collected from a replacement tenant by reasonably attempting to rear nth tenants who vacate before expiration of the term are also responsible for landlords costs of advertising for a replacement tenant be holding over any holding over by tenants at the expiration of the lease term with the consent of landlords shall create a tenancy from month to month on the same terms and conditions set forth in this lease subject to amendment by landlord as set forth in Civil Code section 827 replaced before mentioned with your state Civil Code and terminable by either party on 30 days written notice in accordance with the provisions of California Civil Code section 1946 replace before-mentioned with your state Civil Code unless a longer page to landlord initials initials notice period is required by applicable law for delay of possession if after signing this lease agreement tenants fail to take possession of the premises they shall still be responsible for paying rent and complying with all other terms of this lease agreement in the event landlord is unable to deliver possession of the premises to tenants for any reason not within landlord's control including but not limited to failure of prior occupants to vacate or partial or complete destruction of the premises tenants shall have the right to terminate this lease agreement in such event landlords liability to tenants shall be limited to the return of all sums previously paid by tenants to landlord five amount and schedule for the payment of rent tenants shall pay to landlord a monthly rent of dollar amount payable in advance on the first day of each month a rent shall be paid to insert landlord name via insert landlord preferred method to collect rent be the name telephone number an address of the person or entity to whom rent payments shall be made is insert landlord name insert landlord phone number insert landlord street address see tenants acknowledges receipt of security deposit and monthly rent payment instructions addendum marketed attachment 1 tenants signature of this lease agreement constitutes a mean able consent of the security deposit and monthly rent payment methods 6 security deposit a on signing this lease agreement tenants shall pay to landlord the sum of dollar amount as a security deposit B tenants may not apply this security deposit to the last month's rent or to any other sum due under this lease agreement within 21 days after tenants have vacated the premises landlord shall furnish tenants with an itemized written statement of the reasons for and the dollar amount of any of the security deposit retained by the landlord along with a check for any deposit balance section nineteen fifty point five of the California Civil Code replaced before-mentioned with your state Civil Code landlord may withhold only that portion of tenants s security deposit necessary to one remedy any default by tenants in the payment of rent to repair damages to the premises exclusive of ordinary wear and tear and three clean the premises if necessary see security deposit will not be returned until all tenants have vacated the premises in all keys returned D no interest will be paid on security deposit as not required by California law replace before-mentioned with your state law page three landlord initials tenants initials e it is understood that the security deposit is applicable to all tenants jointly and landlord does not account for it until the passing of the permissible statutory period after all tenants have vacated the premises any refund due may be made payable jointly to all tenants and it shall be the responsibility of all tenants to work out between themselves the manner of dividing said security deposit if landlord chooses to make the refund to any one of the tenants individually which need not be done until the statutory time has elapsed after all tenants have vacated the premises in legal contemplation the payment shall be deemed to have been made to all tenants and landlords shall have no liability to any one or group of tenants for failure of any tenant to divide such refund equitably F if the security deposit is later increased by agreement of the parties for any reason such as the installation of a satellite dish a water bed or additional deposit for a pet the additional security deposit will be dispersed by Landlord in accordance with this paragraph at the end of the statutory period following the end of tenants s tenancy removal of the pet satellite dish water bed or whatever caused the increase in the deposit will not be grounds for early disbursement of the security deposit seven security deposit and first month's rent payment a tenants the security deposit and first month's rent shall be paid by insert landlord preferred method to collect security deposit and first month's rent be tenant acknowledges receipt of receipt and holding deposit agreement addendum marketed attachment to tenants confirms the accuracy of the money amounts listed there in tenants agrees to pay security deposit and first month's rent either in whole or prorated edit or reasonably near time of signing this lease agreement eight rules and regulations tenant agrees to comply with all landlord rules and regulations that are at any time posted on the premises or delivered to tenant if checked tenant has been provided with and acknowledges receipt of an additional property specific list of the rules and regulations agreement addendum labeled attachment for and attached to an incorporated into this lease agreement by reference nine water beds / liquid furniture no water bed water filled furniture aquariums over ten gallons or other water filled furniture shall be kept on the premises without landlord's written consent in the event landlords prior consent is granted an additional security deposit in the amount of landlords discretion will be added none landlord grants tenants permission to keep water filled furniture on the premises attachment five agreement regarding use of water bed / liquid furniture addendum is attached to an incorporated into page for landlord initials initials lease agreement by reference / addenda tenants acknowledges receipt of a copy of the attachments / addenda listed and checked in this section which are incorporated into and made part of this lease tenants agrees to abide by said attachments / addenda in all respects any failure to comply with any of the attachments shall be deemed a breach of this lease security deposit and first month's rent payment instructions attachment 1 receipt and holding deposit agreement attachment to property of landlord or tenant agreement attachment 3 tenant rules in regulations agreement attachment 4 water bed / liquid furniture agreement attachment 511 rent payment late charges rent is due on the first day of each month and will be considered late if not received by midnight on the third day of each month except when that day falls on a weekend or legal holiday in which case rent is due on the next business day the late charge shall be $25 plus $25 for each additional day that the rent continues to be unpaid the total late charge for any one month shall not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars landlord does not waive the right to insist on payment of the rent in full on the date it is due 12 returned cheque and other bank charges in the event any cheque offered by tenants to landlord in payment of rent or any other amount due under this lease agreement is returned for lack of sufficient funds a stop payment or any other reason tenants shall pay landlord or return check charge in the amount of $75 thirteen utilities tenants shall be responsible for payment of all utility charges except for the following which shall be paid by landlord comma with respect to the utilities charges listed above to be paid by landlord tenants shall not make excessive or unreasonable use of such utilities if tenants does make excessive or unreasonable use of such utilities landlord reserves the right to bill tenants for such excessive or unreasonable use and said billing shall become due and payable in full as additional rent together with the regular monthly rental payment on the first day of the month next following the date of such billing tenants shall not use any utilities in the common areas of the property for their own personal use without written consent of landlord tenants gas or electric meter serves area s outside of their premises and there are not separate gas in electric meters for tenants unit in the area s outside their unit tenants in landlord agrees as follows fourteen limits on occupancy occupancy by guests for more than ten days in any six-month period is prohibited without landlords written consent and shall be considered a breach of this lease agreement page five landlord initials initials fifteen residential use of premises tenants agrees that the premises is rented for residential use only and for no other purpose without landlords prior written consent tenants shall not use the premises as a business address nor shall tenants conduct business activities on the premises conducting business activities includes without limitation using the premises as a mailing address for a business enterprise having a business telephone line in the premises having business clients meet with tenants at the premises assembling or manufacturing any product upon the premises or otherwise holding out the premises as the address of any business tenants may however insofar as it is consistent with the restrictions set forth in this section and with the written consent of landlord use a portion of the premises as a home office 16 prohibition of assignment and subletting tenants shall not sublet any part of the premises or assign this lease agreement without the prior written consent of Landlord any attempted subletting or assignment in violation of this provision shall be void and null any proposed assignee transferee or sub lessee shall submit to landlord an application and credit information for landlords approval and if approved sign a separate written agreement with landlord and tenant landlords consent to any one assignment transfer or sublease shall not be construed as consent to any subsequent assignment transfer or sublease and does not release tenant of tenants obligations under this lease agreement 17 adding a roommate no roommate may be allowed to take up residence in the premises without prior written consent of the landlord doing so without consent is in violation of this lease agreement if landlord consent is granted each tenant is jointly and severally liable for the payment of rent and performance of all other terms of this lease agreement 18 joint and several liability co-tenant if more than one tenant roommate family member or other enters into this lease agreement either now at least commencement or in the future as an addendum to this lease agreement the obligations are joint and several each such tenant is individually as well as jointly liable for full performance of all agreed terms and payment of all sums required here under as long as any one of the tenants remain in possession of the premises any breach or abandonment by any one or more of the tenants shall not terminate the lease agreement nor shall it relieve the remaining tenant from fulfilling the terms of this lease agreement should one or more of the tenants terminate their residency apart and separately from other tenant no right to have another person substituted in their stead shall exist a tenants agree to inform landlord if any tenant or residing minor vacates residency of the premises be written permission from landlord must be granted before an additional tenant or miner may be added to this lease agreement in order to take up residency of the premises nineteen military transfer if tenant SACEUR becomes a member of the Armed Forces on extended active duty a member of the State National Guard serving on full-time duty or a civil service technician with a National Guard unit and receives change of duty orders to depart from the local area for longer than 90 days or is relieved from such duty tenants may terminate this lease by giving 30 days prior written page 6 landlord initials initials notice tool and Lord provided tenants is not otherwise in default conditioned to such termination tenants will furnish landlord with a certified copy of the official orders which warrant termination of this lease military orders authorizing base housing in the local area in which the premises is located do not constitute change of duty under this paragraph 20 maintenance tenants shall properly use operate and safeguard premises including if applicable any landscaping furniture furnishings and appliances and all mechanical electrical gas and plumbing fixtures and keep them in the premises clean sanitary and well ventilated tenants shall be responsible for checking and maintaining all carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in any additional phone lines beyond the one line and Jack that landlord shall provide and maintain tenants shall immediately notify landlord in writing of any problem malfunction or damage tenants shall be charged for all repairs or replacements caused by tenants pets guests or licensees of tenants excluding ordinary wear and tear tenants shall be charged for all damage to promise' x' as a result of failure to report a problem in a timely manner tenants shall be charged for repair of drain blockages or stoppages unless caused by defective plumbing parts or tree roots invading sewer lines a landlord tenant shall water the garden landscaping trees and shrubs except landlord-tenant shall maintain the garden landscaping trees and shrubs except see landlord-tenant shall maintain d tenants failure to maintain any item for which tenancies responsible shall give landlord the right to hire someone to perform such maintenance and charge tenants to cover the cost of such maintenance e the following items of personal property are included in the premises without warranty and landlord will not maintain repair or replace them during residents tenancy however these items must stay on the premises in the working or otherwise condition in which they were at the time of tenants move and date removal or disposal of items is prohibited any such actions will warrant the landlord to make an estimate as to the fair market value of said items and their cost for replacing will be deducted from tenants security deposit 21 condition of the premises tenants agree to one keep the premises clean and sanitary and in good repair an upon termination of the tenancy to return the premises to landlord in a condition identical to that which existed when tenants took occupancy except for ordinary wear and tear to immediately notify landlord of any defects or dangerous conditions in and about the premises of which page 7 landlord initials initials they become aware and three reimburse landlord on demand by landlord for the cost of any repairs to the premises damaged by tenants or their guests or invitees through misuse or neglect a tenants acknowledge that when landlord and tenants meet at the premises to transfer possession of the keys and property on or before the agreed-upon move-in date with the landlord furnished move an inspection checklist in hand both landlord and tenant will inspect the property and make note of any notable defects problems or issues furthermore tenants acknowledges that they have three days 72 hours to contact landlord in order to make record of any additional issues in the premises the tenants may have discovered 22 keys locks and remotes a tenant shall receive the following prior to the move-in date Tennant shall make amenable efforts to schedule a time with landlord to meet at the premises in order to transfer possession of the premises keys and remotes key s to premises key s to mailbox s-two pool key s two common areas remote s for garage door remote s for security gate B if tenants rekey existing locks or opening devices tenants shall immediately deliver copies of all keys to landlord-tenant shall pay all costs and charges related to loss of any keys or opening devices tenants may not remove locks even if installed by tenants 23 pets no pets including but not limited to any animal bird fowl reptile or amphibian and no aquariums in excess of 10 gallons collectively referred to hereafter as pets are allowed on the premises without prior written consent of landlord any such consent may be revoked at any time with or without cause by giving a 30 day written notice unless written permission has been given pets may not be brought upon the premises whether such pets belong to tenants or to any other person the presence of any pets as to which written permission has not been given and is not currently in force even if such pets are just visiting shall be deemed a material and incurable breach of this lease and shall be cause for the service of a three-day notice terminating the tenancy this policy does not apply to accommodation or service animals a disabled individual who requires an animal in order to be able to use and enjoy the premises or the property should contact landlord before bringing the animal onto the premises and request an accommodation to this lease provision all accommodation requests will be processed in accordance with applicable laws none under the following conditions page 8 landlord initials tenants initials twenty-four landlords access to premises a the parties agree that upon advance reasonable notice of at least 24 hours to tenants and at least 48 hours notice to conduct an inspection of the premises landlord or landlords agents shall have the right to enter the premises during normal business hours of Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the purpose of one making desired necessary or agreed repairs decorations alterations improvements or renovations to the premises to an adjacent unit or for the benefit of the building in which the premises is located to supplying necessary or agreed services 3 showing the unit to prospective or actual purchasers mortgagees tenants workmen or contractors or for for any other purposes permitted by California Civil Code section 1954 replace before-mentioned with your state Civil Code and any other applicable statutes or amendments which might be enacted subsequent to the execution of this lease be tenants also agrees that if tenants denies landlord access to the premises when landlord is in compliance with statutory requirements and entitled to access any such denial of access shall be deemed a material and incurable breach of this lease and shall entitle landlord to serve tenants with a three-day notice to quit see in the event of an emergency such as a fire plumbing leak etc or tenants s abandonment or surrender of the premises landlord or its agents may enter the premises at any time without consent or prior notice D with at least 48 hour notice tenant hereby grants landlord or landlord agents interior and exterior access to the premises for the purpose of periodic maintenance inspections upon lease signing tenant grants willful consent for the following periodic inspections three months from tenants s move-in date an interior an exterior inspection of the premises will be performed after which landlord will perform an interior inspection at 12-month intervals and an exterior inspection at six-month intervals if at any time it appears tenants is not taking good care of the property then landlord reserves the right to increase both interior and exterior inspection interval to every three months until such time as the premises upkeep is brought back up to an acceptable standard if the minimum standard of care for the property is not continually met even after necessary written warnings then a subsequent 30-day notice will be given to the residing tenants refusal of these terms either now at least signing or in the future during tenancy is in direct violation of this lease and if currently residing in the premises will result in a three day notice to perform covenant additionally if these terms are not agreeable to you at time of signing then it is encouraged that you do not sign this lease tenants will be given the option to be present for inspections but do not have to be tenant does not wish to be present for periodic inspections 48 hour notice will still be given but landlords estimated time of arrival will not be given tenant wishes to be present for periodic inspections if tenants prefer to be present then page nine landlord initials tenants initials landlord will make every reasonable attempt to make it so by giving tenants an agreed-upon expected window time of landlord's arrival if tenants is a no-show during the window time then landlord may enter without tenants presence 25 signs tenant authorizes landlord to place for sale / lease signs on the premises 26 parking and garages a parking space s are to be used for parking properly licensed in operable motor vehicles parking spaces are not to be used for trailers boats campers buses or trucks other than pickup trucks tenants shall park in assigned space s only parking space s are to be kept clean vehicles leaking oil gas or other motor vehicle fluids shall not be parked on the premises mechanical work or storage of inoperable vehicles is not permitted in parking space s or elsewhere on the premises B garages are primarily to be used for means of parking cars and storage garages are not to be used as additional living job-related work or frequent social gathering spaces C landlord shall not be liable for any damage or loss to motor vehicles of or the contents of motor vehicles of tenants and / or tenants s guests or invitees failure of tenants or tenants s guests or invitees to follow rules in / or posted signs relating to parking and operation of vehicles may result in the towing of the offending vehicle at the cost of the vehicle owner additional property specific provisions regarding parking garages and tenants car s are 27 extended absences by tenants tenants agreed to notify landlord in the event that they will be away from the premises for 10 consecutive days or more during such absence landlord may enter the premises at times reasonably necessary to maintain the property and inspect for damage and needed repairs 28 prohibitions against violating laws and causing disturbances tenants shall be entitled to quiet enjoyment of the premises tenants and their guests or invitees shall not use the premises or adjacent areas in such a way as to one violate any law or ordinance including laws prohibiting the use possession or sale of illegal drugs to commit waste or nuisance or three annoy disturb inconvenience or interfere with the quiet enjoyment and peace and quiet of any other tenant or nearby resident including but not limited to having loud or late parties or playing loud music tenants shall ensure that their guests also comply with this provision violations constitute a breach of the lease agreement 29 condominium Planned Unit development the premises is a unit in a condominium page 10 landlord initials initials Planned Unit development common interest subdivision or other development governed by a homeowner association howa the name of the hawa is tenants agrees to comply with all howa covenants conditions and restrictions by laws rules and regulations and decisions howa rules landlord shall provide tenants copies of howa rules if any tenants shall reimburse landlord for any fines or charges imposed by howa or other authorities due to any violation by tenants or the guests or licensees of tenants not applicable and slash a dot landlord shall provide tenant with a copy of the howa rules within X number of days or has been provided with an acknowledges receipt of a copy of the howa rules 30 repairs and alterations except as provided by law or as authorized by the prior written consent of Landlord a tenants shall not make any repairs or alterations or improvements in or about the premises including painting wallpapering adding or changing locks installing antenna or satellite dish es placing signs displays or exhibits or using screws fastening devices large nails or adhesive materials be landlord shall not be responsible for the costs of alterations or repairs made by tenants C tenants shall not deduct from rent the costs of any repairs alterations or improvements and D any deduction made by tenants shall be considered unpaid rent e tenants shall not without landlords prior written consent alter rekey or install any locks to the premises or install or alter any burglar alarm system tenants shall provide landlord with a key or keys capable of unlocking all such rekey or new locks as well as instructions on how to disarm any altered or new burglar alarm system none landlord and tenants agree to the following 31 satellite dishes a if tenants chooses to install an individual satellite dish at the premises it must be one meter approximately 3 feet 3 inches tenants may not install a satellite dish or antenna in any common areas drill holes through walls roofs railways or glass or mount a satellite dish or antenna in a manner that will cause more than ordinary wear and tear to the premises be security deposit tenants must pay an additional deposit of 350 dollars to cover potential damage to the premises in apartment community this additional deposit will be returned to tenants after tenants vacates the premises in accordance with the provisions of California Civil Code section nineteen fifty point five replace before-mentioned with your state civil code C assumption of the risk Tennant's assumes all risk and responsibility for any injury or property damage caused by the installation operation or removal of the dish or antenna including any caused page 11 landlord initials initials by a failure to securely attach the dish to the premises 32 significant damage to the premises in the event the premises are partially or totally damaged or destroyed by fire or other cause the following shall apply a if the premises are totally damaged and destroyed landlord shall have the option to one repair such damage and restore the premises with this lease agreement continuing in full force in effect except that tenants s rent shall be abetted while repairs are being made or to give written notice to tenants terminating this lease agreement at any time within 30 days after such damage and specifying the termination date in the event that landlord gives such notice this lease agreement shall expire and all of tenants rights pursuant to this lease agreement shall cease be landlord shall have the option to determine that the premises are only partially damaged by fire or other costs in that event landlord shall attempt to repair such damage and restore the premises within 30 days after such damage if only part of the premises cannot be used tenants must pay rent only for the useable part to be determined solely by landlord if landlord is unable to complete repairs within 30 days this lease agreement shall expire in all of tenants rights pursuant to this lease agreement shall terminate at the option of either party see in the event that tenants or their guests or invitees in any way caused or contributed to the damage of the premises landlord shall have the right to terminate this lease agreement at any time and tenants shall be responsible for all losses including but not limited to damage and repair costs as well as loss of rental income D landlord shall not be required to repair or replace any property brought onto the premises by tenants 33 significant repairs to the premises a if the premises requires significant renovations improvements or repairs such as by way of example only and not by way of any limitation tenting for termites tree for pests or other vermin replacing plumbing or electrical wiring repairing fire damage etc which require tenants to vacate the premises for any length of time tenants must vacate the premises as needed and otherwise cooperate with landlord in its efforts to perform the work tenants agrees to comply with all instructions and requirements necessary to prepare premises to accommodate pest control fumigation or other work including bagging or storage of food and medicine and removal of perishables and valuables to the extent possible landlord shall give tenants at least 10 days written notice of the need to vacate the premises which notice shall include landlord's best estimation of the length of time landlord anticipates tenants will need to be absent from the premises be tenants agrees to vacate the premises for the time necessary for the work to be completed and if tenants needs to be absent from the premises for more than eight hours in any 24-hour period relocate to page 12 landlord initials initials native housing of the landlord's choosing landlord shall be responsible to pay for the alternative housing however tenants will remain responsible for all rent while landlord is paying for alternative accommodations if tenants elects to relocate temporarily to lodging other than that designated by landlord then landlord shall have no obligation to pay the cost of such housing which shall be a tenants s sole cost an expense although tenants shall have no obligation to pay rent during the time the premises is not available to tenants during the repairs if landlord is not paying for the alternative lodging except as provided below in 31c see if the work or repairs are required because of the conduct of tenants or the conduct of tenants s household invitees or guests such as misuse of plumbing causing a fire etc then landlord shall be relieved of its obligation to pay for alternative accommodations set forth above in tenants shall remain responsible for both rent and the cost of alternative lodging during the time when tenants must vacate the premises for any work to be completed d failure to vacate the premises or otherwise cooperate with landlords efforts to conduct repairs renovations or other improvements at the property is a material breach of this lease and grounds for termination of this lease agreement 34 tenants financial responsibility and renters insurance tenants agree to accept financial responsibility for any loss or damage to personal property belonging to tenants and their guests and invitees caused by theft fire vandalism rain water criminal or negligent acts of others or self or any other costs landlord assumes no liability for any such loss landlord recommends that tenants obtain a renter's insurance policy from a recognized insurance firm to cover tenants liability personal property damage and damage to the premises tenants shall comply with any requirement imposed on tenants by landlords insured to avoid a an increase in landlord's insurance premium or tenant shall pay for the increase in premium or be loss of insurance tenancy / are required to obtain renters insurance in an amount sufficient to cover all personal possessions of tenants together with a reasonable level of liability coverage for the actions of tenants or tenants s guests or invitees tenants shall provide proof of insurance - landlord within 15 days from move-in date tenancy / are encouraged to obtain renters insurance in an amount sufficient to cover any personal possessions of tenants together with a reasonable level of liability coverage for the actions of tenants or tenants s guests or invitees 35 attorney fees and waiver of jury trial in any action or legal proceeding to enforce any part of this lease agreement the prevailing party shall not recover attorney fees and court costs recognizing that jury trials are both time-consuming and expensive owner / agent / landlord and tenants hereby waive their right to a trial by jury on any matter arising out of this lease agreement or the use or the occupancy of the premises herein in no instance shall this provision limit the court from awarding additional sanctions pursuant to the code of Civil Procedure or the California rules of court replace page 13 landlord initials initials before-mentioned with your state rules of court 36 arbitration of disputes any dispute between the parties arising from or relating to a claim for personal injury which is directly or indirectly related to or arising from a condition of the leased premises or the common areas or any event there on shall be resolved solely by arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association any such arbitration shall be held and conducted in the county in which the premises are located before three arbitrators who shall be selected as follows the claimant and respondent shall each select one arbitrator the two selected arbitrators will then select a third arbitrator and the three arbitrators shall constitute the panel the provisions of the American Arbitration Association rules shall apply and govern such arbitration subject however to the following a any demand for arbitration shall be made in writing and must be made within 90 days after the claim dispute or other matter in question has arisen in no event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the date that institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such a matter would have been barred by the applicable statute of limitations B the arbitrator's jurisdiction extends to all punitive damages claims and call actions C each party shall bear their own respective fees and cost relative to the arbitration process an attorney's fees if awarded shall not exceed $500 d all administrative fees and costs including but not limited to the arbitrator's fees relative to the arbitration process must be paid prior to the selection of the arbitration panel and shall be borne equally by all parties E the decision of the arbitrator's shall be final and judgment may be entered on it in accordance with applicable law 37 authority to receive legal papers any person managing the premises the landlord and anyone designated by the landlord are authorized to accept service of process and receive other notices and demands which may be delivered to a the landlord at the following address be the manager at the following address 38 smoke detectors slash carbon monoxide detectors the premises is equipped with at least one smoke detector and may also be equipped with one or more carbon monoxide detectors tenants acknowledges that each such device will be tested at the time of initial occupancy and agrees to notify landlord immediately of any defects or malfunctions that may be discovered tenants agrees to inspect and test each device monthly to replace the batteries as needed to notify the landlord promptly in writing of any defects or malfunctions and to not remove dismantle or otherwise render the devices inoperable 39 pests and pest control a tenant and landlord both have inspected the premises prior to leasing and acknowledged there is no visible evidence of the presence or infestation of insects or vermin including bedbugs in the premises tenants agrees to inspect all personal belongings for signs of bed bugs and other insects or vermin prior to bringing personal belongings into the apartment and further agree not to bring into the premises any belongings which tenant suspects may be infested with bedbugs insects or other page 14 landlord initials initials vermin be tenants agrees to maintain the premises in a manner that prevents the occurrence of an infestation of insects and vermin including bedbugs and comply with rules and other policies relating to the prevention of infestations tenants further agrees to report any signs of bedbugs ants fleas roaches or other insects or vermin immediately to landlord see if tenants allows individuals or items carrying bedbugs fleas roaches or other insects or vermin into the premises or has an infestation that cannot be traced to another source such infestation will be deemed damage to the premises and the tenants will be responsible for all costs of treatment to the premises their personal belongings and surrounding units as necessary to eradicate the infestation the choice of treatment shall be at the discretion of landlord in consultation with landlords pest control vendor D tenants agrees to cooperate with all pest control efforts at and within the premises in the property tenants shall follow all instructions from landlord and /or landlords pest control company with respect to treatment and eradication whether infestation is in tenants unit another unit or elsewhere on the property II tenants acknowledge that the sanitary conditions of a dwelling directly impact the presence or not of pests tenants further acknowledges that landlord has limited control over the living sanitary conditions of the premises and that the sanitary conditions of the premises are at the sole responsibility of the residing tenants consequently rats mice possums and other rodents will be taken care of at landlords expense under the condition that minimum sanitary conditions of the premises are met and maintained by the tenants any such lack of minimum sanitary standards will mandate that all rodents pests insects and vermin eradication to be paid for by tenants more common household pests like spiders ants roaches etc are to be handled in the following manner landlord will provide one spray by a professional company thereafter it is the tenants s responsibility to pay for each subsequent spray forty neighborhood conditions landlord makes no warranty as to the acceptable proximity nature presence or otherwise condition of any after mentioned or not mentioned nearby surrounding peculiarities in or out of the landlord's control tenants is / our advice to satisfy him / herself as to neighborhood or area conditions including schools proximity and adequacy of law enforcement crime statistics proximity of registered felons or offenders fire protection nearby military training and / or explosive munitions other governmental services availability adequacy and cost of any wired wireless internet connections or other telecommunications or other technology services and installations proximity to commercial industrial or agricultural activities existing and proposed transportation construction and development that may affect noise view or traffic Airport noise noise or odor from any source wild and domestic animals other nuisances hazards or circumstances cemeteries facilities and condition of common areas conditions and influences of significance to certain cultures and / or religions and personal page 15 landlord initials initials needs requirements and preferences of tenants 41 smoking a no smoking of any substance is allowed inside the premises period also no smoking of any substance is allowed in common areas unless otherwise noted / checked in Section B of this section if smoking does occur inside the premises or common areas one tenants is responsible for all damage caused by the smoking including but not limited to stains burns odors and removal of debris to tenants is in breach of this lease agreement three tenants guests and all others may be required to leave the premises and for tenants acknowledges that in order to remove odor caused by smoking landlord may need to replace carpet and drapes and paint the entire premises regardless of when these items were last cleaned replaced or repainted such actions and other necessary steps will impact the return of any security deposit the premises or common areas may be subject to a local non smoking ordinance B tenants must comply with all applicable laws and rules regarding smoking on the premises landlord may change its rules regarding smoking at any time by providing tenants with 30 day written notice at the inception of this lease agreement mark one of the following smoking is not permitted anywhere in the apartment community which is designated as a non-smoking community smoking is only permitted outside tenants immediate premises on the balcony porch terrace or other outside attached structure smoking inside the premises or in common areas is strictly prohibited smoking is only permitted in designated smoking common areas smoking inside the premises is strictly prohibited a landlord is not required to advise tenants of any changes in the law with respect to smoking on the property tenants is responsible for complying with all laws relating to smoking and a 30-day notice is not required if a policy change is implemented to comply with a new statute regulation or ordinance the parties agreed to execute any addendum relating to smoking which may be required by law after the execution of this lease agreement B although smoking may be prohibited at various locations at the apartment community landlord does not provide or guarantee a smoke-free environment and nothing in this paragraph or any smoking addendum if any shall be deemed a guarantee of any kind that tenants will not be exposed to smoke while on the property and landlord expressly denies any such assertion see to the extent smoking is allowed anywhere in the apartment community tenants who smoke or allow smoking by their invitees or guests must ensure the smoke does not disturb the quiet enjoyment of other tenants secondhand smoke may seep and drift through open doors windows and ventilation ducts which may constitute a disturbance to those tenants who do not smoke particularly those with page 16 landlord initials initials and allergy related sensitivities 42 state database disclosure as required by California Civil Code section twenty seventy nine point ten a.replace before mentioned with your state Civil Code the following terms are incorporated into and made a part of this lease agreement notice the California replaced before mentioned with your State Department of Justice Sheriff's Department's police departments serving jurisdictions of two hundred thousand or more and many other local law enforcement authorities maintain for public access a database of the locations of persons required to register pursuant to paragraph L of subdivision a of section 290 point four of the Penal Code replace before-mentioned with your state Penal Code dot the database is updated on a quarterly basis and is a source of information about the presence of these individuals in any neighborhood the Department of Justice also maintains a sex offender identification line through which inquiries about individuals may be made this is a 900 telephone service callers must have specific information about individuals they are checking information regarding neighborhoods is not available through the 900 telephone service Civil Code sector twenty seventy nine point 10 a dot replace before-mentioned with your state civil code forty three duty to clean and ventilate tenants understands that the growth of mold and mildew is primarily due to conditions over which tenants not landlord has control namely moisture and ventilation tenants hereby acknowledges that mold and mildew can grow in the premises if the premises is not properly maintained and ventilated tenants acknowledges that it is important that tenants regularly allow air to circulate in the premises tenants agrees to regularly allow air to circulate in the premises by using bathroom fan s using ceiling fans where available and regularly opening the windows and / or sliding doors where available since it is common for mold and mildew to grow if even a small amount of moisture builds up tenants also agrees to clean all toilets sinks countertops showers bathtubs and tile or linoleum floors with a household cleaner on a regular basis tenants further agrees to notify landlord immediately whenever tenants learns of any condition which could lead to a buildup of moisture in tenants s apartment including but not limited to plumbing leaks broken window or door seals accumulation of rainwater or other moisture around windows or doors broken water lines or sprinklers inoperable fans doors or windows and / or any failure or malfunction in the heating ventilation or air conditioning system in the premises if tenants notices mold mildew or other organic growth in the premises tenants agrees to notify landlord immediately any failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed a material breach of this lease in addition tenants shall be liable to landlord for any damage resulting from tenants s failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph 44 electronic signatures the parties agree that they may enter into this lease agreement by electronic means aka DocuSign pandadoc or other like service although traditional hard copies with wet signatures may be used instead at the option of landlord tenant agrees and acknowledges that if tenants is entering into this lease agreement with landlord by electronic means doing so is not conditioned on tenants s agreement to conduct the leasing transaction electronically page 17 landlord initials initials 45 waiver landlords failure on any occasion to require strict compliance with any provision of this lease or to exercise any rights arising under this lease shall not be deemed a waiver of landlords rights subsequently to enforce any such provision or to insist upon any such right the fact that landlord may have accepted late payment S on one or more occasions shall not be deemed a waiver of landlord's right to insist upon timely payment of rent or to exercise any remedy available for late payment of rent acceptance of rent following a breach of this lease agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of such breach no custom or practice which may develop between the parties in the course of the tenancy shall be construed to waive the right of landlord to enforce any provision of this lease 46 notices any notice that landlord gives to tenants shall be deemed properly served whether or not actually received by tenants if served in the manner prescribed in code of Civil Procedure section 1162 replaced before mentioned with your state Civil Code . except as prohibited by law if landlord fails to serve the notice in accordance with the provisions of code of Civil Procedure section 1162 replaced before-mentioned with your state Civil Code but tenants actually receives the notice the actual receipt shall be deemed to cure any defects in the manner of service and the notice shall be deemed properly and personally served service upon any of the tenants of the premises shall be deemed valid service upon all tenants it is not necessary to serve each tenant individually unless otherwise required by law 47 events of default tenants shall be guilty of material breach of this lease of tenants a fails to pay any rent or other sums payable under this lease on the date it becomes due be defaults in the performance of or breach of any other provision term covenant or condition of this lease see vacates or abandons the premises before expiration of the full term of this lease or any extension of the term d permits the leasehold interest of tenant to be levied upon or attached process of law or e makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors 48 safety concerns a landlord makes no representations or guarantees to tenants concerning the security of the premises or the apartment community landlord is under no obligation to tenants to provide any security measure or take any action not required by statute tenants is responsible for planning and taking action with respect to the safety of tenants in their property the landlord has no obligation to obtain criminal background checks on any tenants or applicant s whether past present or future and bears no responsibility or liability related to the criminal background or actions whether past present or future of any person even if landlord has actually run a criminal background check on applicants tenants shall not rely on the fact that landlord may have run a criminal background check on tenants or any other applicant when deciding whether to enter into this lease agreement background checks are not a guarantee that a person with a criminal background does not reside at the apartment community or that someone living on the property will not commit a crime in the future landlord has not made and does not make any representations as to the background of any existing or future tenants page 18 landlord initials initials C tenants agrees to immediately report all suspected or actual criminal activity to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies and after doing so to landlord and shall provide landlord with such law enforcement agencies incident report number upon request if tenants receives a copy of any law enforcement agencies incident report for an incident that occurred on the property and said incident impacted the premises the property or other tenants at the property tenants shall provide a copy of said incident report to landlord upon request 49 liability landlord shall not be liable to tenants or to any guests or invitees of tenants for any damage or losses to person or property arising from any cause including but not limited to theft burglary assault vandalism fire flood water leaks rain hail ice snow smoke lightning wind explosion inter of utilities earthquake or any other condition over which the landlord has no control fifty indemnity slash hold harmless tenants agrees to indemnify and hold landlord harmless including costs of Defense from any claims arising out of any death or injury to any person or any damage to property if such injury or damage is caused directly or indirectly by the Act omission negligence or fault of tenants or tenants s guests or invitee s-51 choice of law jurisdiction and venue this lease agreement is entered into in the city of insert your city and state county of insert your county and state dot this lease agreement is governed by the laws of the state of insert your state dot tenant and landlord each consent to jurisdiction within the state of insert your state and also that the venue of any dispute arising under this lease agreement will be litigated in the county of insert county and state fifty-two non-discrimination there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any persons on account of race color national origin ancestry creed religion gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation genetic information marital status familial status age source of income handicap disability or any other protected classification under state or federal law in the sale lease sublease transfer use occupancy tenure or enjoyment of the premises fifty-three severability and provisions required by law if a provision paragraph or sentence of this lease is legally invalid or declared by a court to be unenforceable such provision paragraph or sentence will be deemed deleted and the rest of this lease will remain in effect to the extent any provision of this lease agreement is in direct conflict with any provisions of applicable law such provision is hereby deleted any provision specifically required by applicable law which is not included in this lease is hereby inserted as an additional provision of this lease but only to the extent required by applicable law and then only so long as the provision of the applicable law is not repealed or held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction 54 subordination this lease in all rights of tenants arising under it are expressly agreed to be page 19 landlord initials initials and subordinate in all respects to the lien of any present or future mortgages which are or may be placed upon the property and to all other rights acquired by the holder of any such mortgages as used in this paragraph the term mortgage shall include deeds of trust or any similar security interest fifty-five successors in interest if the property is sold or the ownership interest otherwise transferred the successor in interest of landlords shall be deemed the assignee of all rights arising under this lease and shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this lease against tenants nothing in this provision shall be construed as conflicting or superseding the foregoing subordination or as requiring a continuation of the tenancy in the event of a foreclosure or other involuntary transfer of ownership 56 credit reporting tenants is notified that tenants s performance as a tenant of this property may be reported to credit reporting agencies and thus failure to pay rent when due and /or in the event of an unlawful detainer action against tenants to regain possession of the premises due to but not limited to default of payment of rent may negatively affect tenants credit rating 57 tenants obligations upon vacating premises a upon termination of this lease agreement tenant shall one give landlord all copies of all keys or opening devices to promise' x' including any common areas to vacate and surrender premises to landlord empty of all persons three vacate any / all parking and / or storage space for clean and Deliver premises as specified in paragraph C below to landlord in the same condition as it was upon move in 5 remove all debris 6 give written notice to landlord of tenants forwarding address be all alterations / improvements made by or caused by tenants with or without landlord's consent become the property of landlord upon termination landlord may charge tenants for restoration of the premises to the condition it was in prior to any alteration / improvements see right to pre move out inspection and repairs 1 after giving or receiving notice of termination of a tenancy or before the end of a lease tenant has the right to request that an inspection of the premises take place prior to termination of the lease or rental if tenants requests such an inspection tenants shall be given an opportunity to remedy identified deficiencies prior to termination consistent with the terms of this lease agreement to any repairs or alterations made to the premises as a result of this inspection collectively repairs shall be made a tenants s expense repairs may be performed by tenants or through others who have adequate insurance and licenses and are approved by landlord the work shall comply with applicable law including governmental permit inspection and approval requirements repairs shall be performed in a good skillful manner with materials of quality and appearance comparable to existing materials it is understood that exact restoration of appearance or cosmetic items following all repairs may not be possible three tenants shall a obtain receipts for repairs performed by others B prepare a written statement indicating the repairs performed by tenants and the date of such repairs and C provide copies of receipts and statements to landlord prior to termination page 20 landlord initials initials additional provisions if checked the additional provisions below are incorporated into this lease agreement none additional provisions are as follows fifty-nine time of essence entire contract changes time is of the essence all understandings between the parties are incorporated in this lease agreement its terms are intended by the parties as a final complete and exclusive expression of their agreement with respect to its subject matter and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or contemporaneous oral agreement if any provision of this lease agreement is held to be ineffective or invalid the remaining provisions will nevertheless be given full force in effect neither this lease agreement nor any provision in it may be extended amended modified altered or changed except in writing this lease agreement is subject to California replace before-mentioned with your state landlord tenant law and shall incorporate all changes required by amendment or successors to such law this lease agreement in any supplement addendum or modification including any copy may be signed in two or more counterparts all of which shall constitute one in the same writing 60ms statements on application or lease tenants has completed an application in connection with securing this lease landlord has relied upon the statements set forth in said application in deciding to rent the premises to tenants it is agreed that if landlord subsequently discovers any misstatements of fact in the tenants s application or here in this lease agreement any such miss statements shall be deemed a material and incurable breach of this lease and shall entitle landlord to serve tenants with a three day notice terminating the tenancy 61 entire lease agreement this document constitutes the entire lease agreement between the parties and no promises or representations other than those contained here and those implied by law have been made by landlord or tenants any modifications to this lease agreement during its term must be in writing signed by landlord and tenants no verbal agreements or representations have been made or relied upon by either party or any agent or employee of either party and neither party nor any agent or employee of either party is entitled to alter any provisions of this lease by any verbal representations or agreements to be made subsequent to the execution of this lease the foregoing notwithstanding if tenants holdover after the expiration of the lease term on a month-to-month holdover basis landlord may change any provision of this lease without the consent of tenants in the manner prescribed by California Civil Code section 827 replaced before-mentioned with your state civil code dot the failure of tenants or their guests or invitees to comply with any term of this lease agreement is grounds for termination of the tenancy with appropriate notice to tenants and procedures as required by law page 21 landlord initials initials sixty-two receipt of lease agreement the undersigned tenants hereby certifies that he slashed she is fluent in the English language and has read and completely understands this lease agreement and hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this lease agreement and slash or lease sixty three signatories the individuals signing below as tenant whether or not an actual possession of the premises are jointly and severally responsible for all obligations arising under this lease this leased shall not be considered to be in full force in effect until signed by all tenants over the age of eighteen and landlord or landlords authorized agent landlord may without liability refused to enter into this lease and may refuse to allow tenants to occupy the premises at any time prior to landlords signing this lease tenants shall be fully liable for all obligations arising under this lease and landlord may enforce the provisions of this lease as against tenants if for any reason or by any means tenants obtains access to the premises before such time as this lease has been signed by landlord all tenants over the age of eighteen must sign this lease agreement landlord signature date tenants signature date 22 landlord initials initials right notice landlord lease forms dot-com this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution meaning you are free to share / copy / use for personal usage commercially or otherwise however if redistributing on website social media or other attribution / credit is necessary