Fill and Sign the Louisiana Lease Form

LEASE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BETWEEN ____________ STATE OF LOUISIANA AND ____________ AND PARISH OF ______ ____________ BE IT KNOWN that on __________________, 20 ___ , before me, ____________ , a Notary Public duly commissioned and qualified in and for the state and parish indicated, and in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, personally came and appeared: ____________ , widow of ____________ , a person of the full age of majority whose current mailing address is ____________ , herein referred to as "Lessor" and ____________ and ____________ , both persons of the full age of majority, residents of ______ Parish, whose current mailing addresses are, respectively, ____________ and ____________ herein referred to jointly as "Lessee" who do enter into the following lease agreement: First: Lessor does hereby lease and let unto Lessee, who accepts the same, the following described property: That certain parcel of ground which is situated in Section ___ , Township ___ , Range ___ of the Parish of ______ , State of Louisiana, which tract of land contains ___ acres and is irregular in shape, and has such bounds and dimensions as are shown on a plat of survey made by ____________ , Land Surveyors, dated ______ ___ , 20 ___ , a copy of which is attached hereto and made part hereof. Said property has an entrance or frontage on ____________ of ___ feet and is all of the property listed between the letters ___ and ___ on said plat. Said property is bounded on the North by ____________ , on the South and East by ____________ and on the West by ____________ . Being a portion of the same property acquired by Vendors by virtue of Act No. ______ recorded in Book ___ , Folio ___ and by virtue of Act No. ___ recorded in Book       at page       , of the conveyance records of ____________ , Louisiana. Second: This lease is for a period of ______ ( ___ ) years, beginning ______ ___ , 20 ___ and ending ______ ___ , 20 ___ . It is made in consideration of a cash rent of ____________ and ___ /100 ($ ______ ) Dollars per year, which said rent is due and payable on the ___ day of ______ of each year. Lessee may not sublease or assign any rights acquired by this lease. Third: It is agreed that in the event of failure on the part of the Lessee to pay the rent when due, such failure shall give Lessor the right, privilege and option to cancel the lease for nonpayment of rent, or at the option of the Lessor shall make the rental for the entire term of the lease due and payable, together with reasonable attorney's fees. Fourth: Lessor may, at all times, enter upon the premises for the purpose of viewing and inspecting the premises. Fifth: Improvements of a permanent or removable nature may be made by the Lessee, at Lessee's own expense and upon Lessee's own responsibility, and the Lessee may at any time that this lease remains in effect, remove any such improvements which Lessee may have made, provided that the Lessee must leave the portion of the property from which such improvements are removed in a condition equal or better to the condition of the property before construction of the improvements. Sixth: It is agreed that this is a surface lease and shall in no way affect the right of the Lessor to lease said property for exploration, development or production of minerals, provided that Lessee shall be compensated for any loss caused by such activities. Lessor and its assigns shall enjoy full ingress to and egress from the property for those purposes. Seventh: Lessee will operate the leased premises in an efficient and husbandlike manner that will conserve the Lessor's property. Eighth: Lessee will keep in good repair all terraces, open ditches, headlands, roads and inlets and outlets of drains, and will preserve all established water courses or ditches and refrain from any operations or practices that injure access or drainage. Ninth: Lessee agrees to surrender possession and occupancy of the leased premises peaceably at termination of this lease. Tenth: Lessee agrees not to permit the presence, use, disposal, storage or release of any hazardous substances upon the property described above during the term of this lease. Eleventh: Lessor further agrees that should she dispose of this property in any fashion within the ______ ( ___ ) year term of this lease she will reimburse Lessee for all improvements placed on the property including but not limited to all fencing, buildings and utilities including water lines placed in on the property. THUS SIGNED ON before at ____________ , ______ Parish, Louisiana on the date first above written. WITNESSES: _______________________ __________________________ ____________ _______________________ __________________________ ____________ __________________________ ____________ BY: ______________________ __________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC ____________