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U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. http://www.uslegalforms.com Form CA-864LT Residential Lease Agreement, Page 1 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT This Residential Lease Agreement (hereinafter “Lease”) is entered into this t he ____ day of _____________________, 20____, by and between the Lessor: ______________________________________, (hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”), and the Lessee(s): ______________________________________________________________________________________. All Lessees (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Tenant”), are jointl y, severally and individually bound by, and liable under, the terms and conditions of this Lease. For the valuable consideration described below, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant do hereby covenant, contract and agree as follows: 1. GRANT OF LEASE: Landlord does hereby lease unto Tenant, and Tenant does hereby rent from Landlord, solely for use as a personal residence, excluding all other uses, the personal residence located in __________________ County, California, with address of: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________, including the following items of personal property:________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2. NATURE OF OCCUPANCY: As a special consideration and inducement for the granting of this Lease by the Landlord to the Tenant, the personal residence described above shall be used and occupied only by the members of the Tenant’s family or others whose names and ages are set forth below:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 3. TERM OF LEASE: This Lease shall commence on the ____ day of ___________________, 20____, and extend until its expiration on the ____ day of _________________, 20____, unless renewed or extended pursuant to the terms herein. 4. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Upon execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit the sum of $___________ to be held by Landlord as a security deposit for reasonable cleaning of, and repair of damages to, the premises upon the expiration or termination of this Lease, or other reasonable damages resulting from a default by Tenant, including non-payment of rent. Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for all damages to the leased premises upon the termination of this Lease, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Tenant may not apply the security deposit to any rent due under this Lease. If Landlord sells or assigns the leased premises, Landlord shall have the right to transfer Tenant’s security deposit to the new owner or assignee to hold under this Lease, and upon so doing Landlord shall be released from all liability to Tenant for return of said security deposit. In compliance with California Code § 1950.5 Within three weeks after the tenant has vacated the premises, the landlord shall furnish the tenant, by personal delivery or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of an itemized statement indicating the basis for, and the amount of, any security received and the disposition of the security and shall return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant. Any mailings to the tenant pursuant to this subdivision shall be sent to the address provided by the tenant. If the tenant does not provide an address, mailings pursuant to this subdivision shall be sent, by first-class mail, to the address of unit that has been vacated. 5. RENT PAYMENTS: Tenant agrees to pay rent unto the Landlord during the term of this Lease in equal monthly installments of $_____________, said installment for each month being due and payable on or before the 1st day of the month, the first full rent payment under this Lease being due on the 1st day of ____________________, 20____. Tenant agrees that if rent is not paid in full on or before the _____ day of the month, Tenant will pay a late charge of $________ as allowed by applicable California law. The prorated rent from the commencement of this Lease to the first day of the following month is $____________, which amount shall be paid at the execution of this Lease. Tenant agrees that rent shall be paid in lawful money of the United States by (indicate those that apply): [ ] cash, [ ] personal check, [ ] money order, [ ] cashier’s check, [ ] other___________________. Rent payments shall be made payable to: ________________________________________________ and mailed or delivered to the following address: ________________________________________________ _______________________. All notices from Tenant to Landlord under this Lease and applicable California law shall be delivered to the above address. Tenant agrees that rent monies will not be considered paid U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. http://www.uslegalforms.com Form CA-864LT Residential Lease Agreement, Page 2 until Landlord or Landlord’s agent receives the rent monies, either by mail or by delivery to the above address. Tenant placing rent monies in the mail is not sufficient for rent to be considered paid, and rent will be considered unpaid until actual receipt thereof. If there are multiple Tenants signed to this Lease, all such Tenants are jointly, severally and individually bound by, and liable under, the terms and conditions of this Lease. A judgment entered against one Tenant shall be no bar to an action against other Tenants. 6. CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH BY TENANT: If Tenant, by any act or omission, or by the act or omission of any of Tenant’s family or invitees, licensees, and/or guests, violates any of the terms or conditions of this Lease or any other documents made a part hereof by reference or attachment, Tenant shall be considered in breach of this Lease (breach by one tenant shall be considered breach by all tenants where Tenant is more than one person). The landlord can issue a written 3-day eviction notice if the tenant has done any of the following: