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Party 1

Name / Company
Individual / Company
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Zip

Party 2

Name / Company
Individual / Company
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Zip
What is the effective date for this contract?
The address should be as exact as possible, including building number, floor, suite, and any other information needed to avoid a later dispute as to the location being acceptable to both the landlord and the tenant.

Party 1:
Party 2:
LEASED PREMISES - ADDRESS - What is the address for the Leased Premises (including any building, floor or suite information, if applicable)?
It is important to specify the square footage of the Leased Premises to avoid later disputes about the size of the rented space.

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Party 2:
LEASED PREMISES - SQUARE FOOTAGE - What is the square footage for the Leased Premises?
It is important to clearly indicate how parking will or will not be handled, and whether any additional space is included, such as landscaped areas, roadways, driveways.

Party 1:
Party 2:
LEASED PREMISES - PARKING AND ADDITIONAL AREAS - Is parking provided and are any additional areas included in the Leased Premises?
Is parking provided?
Please describe the number and location of parking spots.
Please describe the parking arrangement provided.
Are any additional areas provided as part of the Leased Premises?
Please describe the additional area(s), such as landscaped areas, roadways, or driveways.
Please describe the additional area(s), such as landscaped areas, roadways, or driveways.
The parties should clearly state whether the rent is paid monthly or annually, when the rent is due, whether or not a security deposit is required, and what must be done before the security deposit will be returned.

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Party 2:
RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSIT (Party-1 Tenant) - Describe the rent and the security deposit.
Is the rent paid monthly or annually?
How much is the monthly rent?
How much is the annual rent?
When is the rent due?
When is the rent due?
Is there a security deposit?
What is the amount of the security deposit?
What is required for return of the security deposit?
What must be done before the security deposit will be returned?
"Permitted Use" limits the tenant to using the leased premises for a particular need so that the landlord can ensure that the premises are suitable for the tenant and the tenant does not use the premises in any way that could cause problems for the landlord or any other tenants.

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Party 2:
PERMITTED USE - What is the permitted use of the Leased Premises?
Please specify the use:
Sometimes a broker or realtor will represent the landlord, or the tenant, in arranging the lease. In that case, it is important to clearly specify which party is responsible for paying the commission.

Party 1:
Party 2:
BROKERS - Are any brokers or realtors owed a fee in connection with this Agreement?
Please enter the name here:
Please enter the name here:
Sometimes a tenant wants to sublease the Leased Premises to a third party, particularly if the tenant wants to move before the Term has ended, or no longer needs to use the entire Leased Premises space.

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Party 2:
SUBLEASE (Party-1 Tenant) - Can Party-1 sublease the Leased Premises?
From time to time, the tenant may want to alter the Leased Premises, such as putting in a new electrical system, installing new windows, or renovating a kitchen or bath. Usually these kinds of alterations are approved in advance by the landlord, and are required to be performed during certain times designed to minimize the impact to other tenants in the Building.

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Party 2:
ALTERATIONS TIMING - When can the tenant, or tenant's contractors, alter or renovate the Leased Premises?
When?
A "fixture" is anything that is affixed to the Leased Premises so that it can be thought of as part of the premises. A fixture is usually cemented, plastered, bolted, nailed or screwed to the premises, such as a newly installed sink. When the tenant leaves the Leased Premises (often called "surrenders") at the end of the lease agreement, the agreement normally makes clear whether any fixtures installed by tenant are now the property of the landlord, or need to be removed by the tenant. Usually fixtures become the property of the landlord.

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SURRENDER OF LEASED PREMISES - FIXTURES - At the end of the Term, do the fixtures become part of the Leased Premises, or must the fixtures be removed?
All personal property of the tenant (e.g., furniture) should be removed prior to the end of the Term. However, from time to time a landlord may find that the tenant left personal property after the end of the Term. In this situation, normally the landlord gives the tenant notice to remove the personal property within a certain number of days, and, if the tenant fails to do so, then the landlord will take ownership of the property and may dispose of it.

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Party 2:
SURRENDER OF LEASED PREMISES - PERSONAL PROPERTY REMOVAL - How long does tenant have to remove personal property after receiving notice from landlord requiring tenant to do so?
How long?
From time to time, the landlord needs to enter the Leased Premises to make repairs or show the Leased Premises to possible future tenants.

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Party 2:
ENTRY OF LEASED PREMISES BY LANDLORD (Party-1 Landlord)
At what time of day can the Leased Premises be entered by Party-1 as landlord?
When?
How much advance notice must Party-1 provide before entering the Leased Premises?
How much?
The landlord is generally responsible for providing heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electricity, hot and cold water, Building maintenance, trash and snow removal, in addition to other services.

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Party 2:
LANDLORD RESPONSIBILITIES - Check each of the following that will be provided:
How many inches of snow require removal, and when does the snow need to be removed?
"Limitation of Liability" is a provision used to limit the kinds of damages a company could be liable for if sued. Parties often want to limit their liability for "Consequential Damages" - these damages can be quite large, might greatly exceed the money actually owed under the contract, and include lost profits and punitive damages. Parties may also want to impose a hard cap on their liability. For instance, a party could state that it won't be liable for more than $10,000, or for more than the fees under the contract.

Party 1:
Party 2:
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES - For consequential damages, do I want to limit liability for both parties or just for Party-1?
For certain egregious acts, you may not want the parties' liability limited. Which of the below acts do you want excluded from the limitation of liability?
For certain egregious acts, you may not want this party's liability limited. Which of the below acts do you want excluded from the limitation of liability?
"Limitation of Liability" is a provision used to limit the kinds of damages a company could be liable for if sued. Parties often want to limit their liability for "Consequential Damages" - these damages can be quite large, might greatly exceed the money actually owed under the contract, and include lost profits and punitive damages. Parties may also want to impose a hard cap on their liability. For instance, a party could state that it won't be liable for more than $10,000, or for more than the fees under the contract.

Party 1:
Party 2:
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - HARD CAP - Do I want to impose a hard cap on liability for both parties or just Party-1?
Do I want to choose one of the options below, choose a multiple of the contract value, or specify the hard cap myself?
Which option?
What should the multiple be?
How much?
Do I want to choose one of these options, choose a multiple of the contract value, or specify the hard cap myself?
What should the multiple be?
How much?
"Indemnification" and "Limitation of Liability" both focus on parties' responsibilities in disputes. "Limitation of Liability" covers disputes between the parties who sign the agreement. "Indemnification" focuses on a dispute where a third party sues a party who signed the agreement, and the suit was caused by the other signing party's conduct. If this other signing party is required to "indemnify" the party being sued, that means this other party has to pay the legal fees and any damages awarded or settlement amounts.

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Party 2:
INDEMNIFICATION (Leased Premises) (Party-2 Indemnifies/Landlord) - What do I want Party-2 to indemnify Party-1 for?
"Indemnification" and "Limitation of Liability" both focus on parties' responsibilities in disputes. "Limitation of Liability" covers disputes between the parties who sign the agreement. "Indemnification" focuses on a dispute where a third party sues a party who signed the agreement, and the suit was caused by the other signing party's conduct. If this other signing party is required to "indemnify" the party being sued, that means this other party has to pay the legal fees and any damages awarded or settlement amounts.

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INDEMNIFICATION (Leased Premises) (Party-1 Indemnifies/Tenant) - What do I want Party-1 to indemnify Party-2 for?
The "Term" means how long the contract will be in force.

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Party 2:
TERM - LENGTH - How long is the term of the agreement?
How many years do I want?
How long?
An "Evergreen" term - also referred to as an "Automatic Renewal" - means that once the term comes to a certain date in the future, it automatically extends for an additional time period or repeated additional time periods until either party sends notice that the term does not renew anymore.

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Party 2:
TERM - EVERGREEN - Will the agreement automatically renew or not?
An "option to extend" the Term gives one party the right to extend the Term beyond the initial date that the Term expires.

Party 1:
Party 2:
TERM - OPTION TO EXTEND - Is there an option to extend the Term?
Who has the option to extend the Term?
For how long?
For how long?
For how long?
Is there only one option to extend the Term or are there additional options?
How many options?
"Termination for Convenience" means a party's right to terminate the agreement at any time for any reason at all (or even no reason), and is usually accompanied by advance written notice.

Party 1:
Party 2:
TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE - Do I want to terminate the agreement at any time for any reason or no reason with thirty (30) days prior notice?
A "Force Majeure" event is an event that occurs which causes the landlord or tenant to be unable to comply with the Agreement, and the event is beyond the landlord or tenant's reasonable control. An example would be a tree falling on the roof in a thunderstorm and causing the roof to leak, causing ongoing water damage in the apartment. Typically, the landlord is responsible for addressing this problem as soon as reasonably possible, and failing to do so results in either the tenant being able to terminate the Agreement, or the tenant not having to pay rent until the problem is redressed.

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FORCE MAJEURE - LEASE - If a Force Majeure Event occurs, can the Agreement be terminated, or will just rent no longer be required to be paid?
A "Subcontractor" is a third party who one of the signing parties wants to perform some of its responsibilities under the Agreement, such as providing a Service or Deliverable.

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Party 2:
SUBCONTRACTORS - Can one or both of the parties subcontract any responsibilities?
The "Governing Law" is the particular state or country's laws that you choose to apply to this contract. Often times, the governing law is the state or country within which one or both of the parties have a main office, or where they are conducting business under the contract.

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GENERAL - GOVERNING LAW - Which state or country's laws govern this contract?
"Forum", "Venue" or "Jurisdiction" refers to where disputes between the parties must be litigated. Often the parties will still be free to seek injunctions or other temporary relief outside of the forum as they see fit.

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GENERAL - FORUM - Which state or country is the forum for this contract?
"Assignment" means the right to transfer the contract, or a right or obligation under the contract, to a third party. Usually, this is prohibited or limited to a third party buying the shares or assets of a party to the contract.

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Party 2:
GENERAL - ASSIGNMENT - Do I want both parties to be able to assign this Agreement, just Party-1, or not allow any assignments?

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Complete Description. This Comprehensive Rental Agreement covers tenants renting real estate from landlords, and explains leased premises, invitees, rent, security deposit, permitted use, brokers, quiet enjoyment, subleases, disclaimers, altering the leased premises, entry of leased premises by the landlord, landlord responsibilities, limitation of liability, indemnification, term and termination, option to extend the term, holding over, force majeure, publicity, and general boilerplate for a rental agreement form.