Fillable Printable North Carolina Standard Residential Lease Agreement

North Carolina Standard Residential Lease Agreement

Tenant(s): ______, ______, ______, ______Landlord(s)orLandlord’sRepresentative:______, ______ Page 1of 5

NORTHCAROLINARESID ENTIALLEASEAGREEMENT

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT (h ereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) made and entered into this ____________ day of

____________________________, 20____, by and between ______________________________________, whose address is

______________________________________________________________ (hereinafter referred to as “Landl ord”) and

__________________________________________________________(h ereinafterreferredtoas“Tenant”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS,Landlordisthefee owner  of certainrealproperty being,lyi ng andsituatedin______________ County,North

Carolina, suchrea lproperty havin g a street address of ____________________________________________________ (hereina fter

referredtoasthe “Premises”).

WHEREAS,Landlord desirestolease thePremisesto Tenantuponthetermsandcondi tionsascontainedherein;and

WHEREAS, Tenantdesires tolease thePremisesfr omLandlordonthetermsandconditionsascontainedherein;

NOW,THEREFORE,forandinconsiderationofthecovenantsandobligationscontainedhereinandothergoodandvaluable

consideration,thereceiptandsufficiencyofwhichisherebyacknowledged,thepartiesheretoherebyagreea sfollows:

1. TERM. LandlordleasestoTenant,andT enantleasesfromLandlord,th eabovedescribedPremisest ogetherwithanyandall

appurtenancesthereto,foratermof______year(s),suchtermbeginningon__________________,andendingat11:59PMon

______________________.

2. RENT.Thetotalrentforthetermhereofisthesum of_________________________________________________________

___________________________DOLLARS($______________)payabl eonthe______day ofeachmonthoftheterm,inequal

installm entsof_________________________________________________________DOLLARS($______________) firstand

last installments to be paid upon the due execution of thi s Agreement, the second installment t o be pa id on

_______________________.Allsuchpaym entsshallbemadet oLandlordatLandlord’saddressassetforth inthepreambleto

thisAgreementonorbeforetheduedateandwith outdemand.

3. DAMAGE DEPOSIT.  Upon the due execution of this Agreement, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum of

_________________________________________________________ DOLLARS ($______________) receipt of which is

herebyacknowledgedby Landlord,assecurityforanydamagecaused tothePremisesduringtheterm hereof. Suchdepositshall

bereturnedto Tenant,withoutinterest ,andlessanysetofffordamagestothe PremisesupontheterminationofthisAgreement.

4. USE OF PREMISES.  The Premises shall be used and occupied by Tenant and Tenant’s immediate family, consisting of

___________________________________________________________________________________, exclusively, as a priva te

singlefamilydwellin g,andnopartofthePremisesshallbeusedatanytimeduringthetermofthisAgreementby Tenantforthe

purpose of carryingonanybusiness,profession,ortradeofanyki nd,orforanypurposeotherthanasapriva tesingle family

dwelli ng. Tenantshallnotallowanyotherperson,otherthanTenant’simmediatefamilyortransientrelativesandfri endswho

areguestsof Tenant,touseoroccupythePremiseswithoutfirstobtainingLandlord’swrittenconsentt osuchuse. Tenantshall

com ply with any a nd all laws, ordinances, rules and orders of any and all governmental or quasi governmental authorities

affectingthecleanliness,use,occupancy andpreservationofthePremises.

5. CONDITIONOFPREMISES. Tenantstipulates,representsandwarrantsthatTenant hasexaminedthePremises,andthatthey

areatthetimeofthisLeaseingoodorder ,repair,andinasafe,cleanandtenantablecondition.

6. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING. Tenant shall not assign this Agreement, or sublet or grant any license to use the

Premisesoranypartthereofwithoutthepriorwrittenconsent ofLa ndlord.Aconsent by Landlordtoonesuchassignment,sub

lettingorlicenseshallnotbedeemedtobeaconsenttoanysubsequentassignment,sublettingorlicense.Anassignment,sub

letting or license without  the prior written consent ofLandlord or an assignment or subletting by operation of law shall be

absolutelynullandvoidandshall,at Landlord’soption,terminatethi sAgreement.

7. ALTERATIONSANDIMPROVEMENTS. Tenant shallm akenoalt erationstothebuildingsorimprovementsonthePremises

orconstructanybuildingormakeanyotherimprovementsonthePremiseswit houtth epriorwrittenconsentofLandlord.Any

andallalterations,changes,and/orimprovementsbuilt,constructedorplacedonthePremisesby Tenantshall,unlessotherwise

provided by written agreement between Landlord and Tenant, be and become the property of Landlord and remain on the

Premisesatthe expiration orearlierterminationofthisAgreement.

Tenant(s): ______, ______, ______, ______Landlord(s)orLandlord’sRepr esentative:______, ______ Page 2of 5

8. NONDELIVERY OF POSSESSION.   In the event Landlord cannot deliver possession of the Premises toTenantupon the

com mencementoftheLeaseterm,throughnofaultofLandlordori tsagents,thenLandlordoritsagentsshallhavenoliability,

buttherentalhereinprovidedshallabateuntilpossessionisgiven. Landlordoritsagentsshallhavethirty(30)daysinwhichto

givepossession,andifpossessionistenderedwithinsuchtime,Tenantagreestoacceptthedemi sedPremisesandpaytherental

hereinprovidedfromthatdate.In theeventpossessioncannotbedeliveredwithinsuchtime, throughnofaultofLandlordorits

agents,thenthisAgreementandallr ightshereundershallterm inate.

9. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Tenant shall not keep on the Premises any item of a dangerous,  flammable or explosive

characterthatmightunreasonablyincreasethedangeroffireorexplosiononthePremisesorthatmightbeconsideredhazardous

orextrahazardousbyanyresponsibleinsurance company.

10. UTILITIES. Tenant shallberesponsibleforarrangingforandpayingforallut ilityservicesrequiredonthePremi ses.

11. MAINTENANCEANDREPAIR;RULES. Tenant will,atitssoleexpense, keepandmaintainthePremisesand appurtenances

in good and sanitary condition and repair during the term of this Agreement and any renewal thereof.  Without limiting the 

generalityoftheforegoing, Tenant shall:

(a) Notobstructthedriveways,sidewalks,courts,entryways,stairsand/orhalls,whi chshallbeusedforthepurposesofingress

andegressonly;

(b) Keepal lwindows,glass,windowcoverings,doors,locksandhardwareingood,clean orderandrepair;

(c) Notobstructorcoverthewindowsordoors;

(d) Notleavewindowsordoorsinanopenpositionduringanyinclem entweather;

(e) Nothanganylaundry,clothing,sheets,etc.fr omanywindow,rail,porchorbalconynorairordryan yofsamewithinany

yardareaorspace;

(f) Notcauseorpermitanylocksorhookstobepla ceduponanydoororwindowwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentof Landlord;

(g) Keepallairconditioningfilterscleanandfreefromdirt;

(h) Keepalllavatories,sinks,toilets,andalloth erwaterandplumbingapparatusingoodorderan drepairandshallusesame

onlyforthepurposesforwhichtheywereconstructed. Tenantshallnotallowanysweepings,rubbish,sand,rags,ashesor

other substances to be thrown or deposited therein.  Any da mage to any such a pparatusand the cost of clearing stopped

plumbingresultingfrommisuse shallbeborneby Tenant;

(i) AndTenant’sfamil yandguestsshallatalltimesmaintainorderinthePremisesandatallplacesonthePremises, andshall

notmakeorpermitanyloudorimpropernoises,orotherwisedisturbotherresidents;

(j) Keepallradios,televisionsets,stereos, phonographs, etc.,turneddowntoalevelofsoundthatdoesnotannoyorinterfere

withotherresidents;

(k) Depositalltrash,garbage,rubbishorrefuseinthe locationsprovi dedthereforandshallnotallowanytrash,garbage,rubbish

orrefusetobedepositedorpermittedtostandontheexteriorof anybui ldingorwithinthecommonelements;

(l) AbidebyandbeboundbyanyandallrulesandregulationsaffectingthePremisesorthecommonareaappurt enantthereto

whichmaybeadoptedorpromulgatedbytheCondominiumorHomeowners’ Associationhavingcontroloverthem.

12. INSURANCE.Landlord,Landlord’sagentormana ger,or,ifapplicable,theCondominiumor Homeowners’Association,are

notresponsibleforinsuringTenant’s orTenant’spermittedvisitors’personalpropertyandvehiclesagainst lossordamagedueto

theft,vandalism,fire,water,rain,criminalornegligenta ctsofothers,oranyothercause. LandlordhasadvisedTenant tocarry

Tenant’sowninsurance(renter’sinsurance)toprotectTenantfromanysuchlossordamage.Thepartiesagreethat,upon

notificationbyLandlord,Tenantshall takeallactionsnecessary toavoid:(i)anincrease inLandlord’sinsurance premium(or

Tenantshal lpayfortheincreaseinprem ium);or(ii)lossofinsuran ce.

13. DAMAGE TO PREMISES.  In the event the Premises are destroyed or rendered wholly uninhabitable by fire, storm,

earthquake,orothercasualtynotcausedbythenegligenceofTenant,thisAgreementshall terminatefromsuchtimeexceptfor

thepurposeofenforcingrightsthatmayhavethenaccruedhereunder.Therentalprovidedforhereinshallthenbeaccountedfor

byandbetweenLandlordandTenantuptothetimeofsuchinjuryordestructionofthePremises,Tenantpayingrental supto

such date and Landl ord refundingrentals collected beyond such da te.  Should a porti on of t he Premises thereby be rendered

uninhabitable,the Landlord shallhavetheoptionofeitherrepairingsuchinjuredordamagedportionorterminatingthisLease.In

theeventthatLandlordexercisesitsrightt orepair suchuninhabitableportion,therentalshallabateinth eproportionthatthe

injuredpartsbearstot hewholePremises,andsuchpart soinjuredshallberest oredbyLandlordasspeedilyaspracticable,after

whichthefullrentshal lrecommen ceandtheAgreementcontinueaccordingtoitsterms.

14. INSPECTIONOFPREMISES. LandlordandLandlord’sagentsshallhavetherightatallreasonabletimesduringthetermof

thisAgreementandanyrenewalthereoftoenterthePremisesforthepurposeofinspectingthePremisesanda llbuildingsand

improvementsthereon.Andforthepurposesofmakinganyrepairs,additionsoralterationsasm aybedeemedappropriateby

Landlordforthepreser vationofthePremisesorthebuilding. Landlordanditsagentsshallfurtherhavetheright toexhibi tthe

Premisesandtodisplaytheusual“forsale”,“forrent”or“vacancy”signsonthePremisesatanytimewithinfortyfive (45)days

Tenant(s): ______, ______, ______, ______Landlord(s)orLandlord’sRepr esentative:______, ______ Page 3of 5

beforetheexpirationofthisLease.Therightofentryshalllikewiseexistforthepurposeofremovingpla cards,signs,fixtures,

alterations,oradditionsthatdonotconformtothisAgreementor toanyrestri cti ons,rulesorregulati onsaffectingth ePremises.

15. SUBO RDINATION OF LEASE.  This Agreement and Tenant’s interest hereunder are and shall be subordinate, junior and

inferiortoanyandallmortgages, liensorencumbrancesnoworhereafterplacedonthePremisesby Landlord,alladvancesmade

underanysuchmortgages,liensorencumbrances(including,butnotli mitedto,futureadvances),theinterest  payabl eonsuch

mortgages, li ens or encum brances and any and all renewals, extensions or modifi cat ions of such mortgages, liens or

encumbrances.

16. TENANT’S HOLD OVER.  IfTen antremains in possession of t he Premises with the consent of Landlord a fter the nat ural

expirationofthisAgreement,anewtenancyfromm onthtomonthshallbecreatedbetweenLandlordandTenantwhichshallbe 

subjecttoallofthetermsandconditionshereofexceptthatrentshallthenbedueandowi ngat___________________________

______________________________________________________ DOLLARS ($______________) per month and except that

suchtenancy shallbeterminableuponth irty(30)dayswrittennoticeservedbyeitherparty.

17. SURRENDEROFPREMISES.Upontheexpirationofthetermhereof,Tenantshallsurrenderth ePremisesinasgoodastate

andconditionastheywere atthecommencementofthisAgreement,r easonabl euseandwearandtearthereof anddamagesby the

elements excepted.

18. ANIMALS. T enantshallbeentitl edtokeepnomorethan ____________(_____)domesticdogs,catsorbirds;however,atsuch

time as Tenant shall actually keep any such  animal on the Premises, Tenant shall pay to Landl ord a  pet deposit of

_____________________________________________________________________________DOLLARS($______________),

___________________________________________________________________________DOLLARS($______________)of

whichshallbenonrefundableandshallbeusedupontheterminati onorexpirationofthisAgreementforthepurposesofcleaning

thecarpetsofthebuilding.

19. QUIETENJOYMENT. Tenant,uponpa ymentofallofthesumsreferredtohereinasbeingpaya blebyTenantandT enant’s

performance of all Tenant’sagreements cont ainedherein andTenant’s observance of allrules andregulations, shallandmay

peacefullyandquietlyhave,hol dandenjoysaidPremisesforthetermhereof.

20. INDEMNIFICATION.  Landlord shall not be liable for any damage or injury of or to theTenant, Tenant’s family, guests,

invitees,agentsoremployeesortoanypersonen teringthePremisesorthebuildingofwhichthePremisesareapartortogoods

or equipment,orinthestructureor equipmentof t hestructureof whichthePremisesareapart,andTenanthereby a greesto

indemnify,defendandhol dLandlord harmlessfromanyandallclaimsorassertionsofeverykindandnature.

21. DEFAULT.If Tenantfailstocomplywithanyofthem aterialprovisionsof thisAgreement,otherthanthecovenanttopayrent,

orofanypresentr ulesandregulationsoran ythatma ybehereafter prescribedby Landlord, ormateriallyfailstocomplywithany

duties imposed on Tenant by statute, within seven (7) days aft er delivery of written notice by Landlord specifying the non

com plian ce and indicating the intention of Landlord to terminate the Lease by reason thereof,  Landlord m ay terminate this

Agreement. If Tenant fails to pay rent when due and the default continues for seven (7) days thereafter, Landlord may, at

Landlord’soption,declaretheentirebalanceofrentpayablehereunder tobeimmediatelydueandpayableandmayexerciseany

andallrightsandremediesava ilableto Landlord atlaworinequityormayimmediatelyterminatethisAgreement.

22. LATECHARGE. Intheeventthatanypaymentrequiredt obepaidbyTenanthereunderisnotmadewithinfive(5)ca lendar

daysofwhendue,TenantshallpaytoLandlord, inadditiontosuchpaymentorotherchargesduehereunder,a“latefee”inthe

amount of _______________________________________________________________ DOLLARS ($_______________).

(Not e:NorthCarolinalawprovidesthatthe“latefee”specifiedinthisparagraphmaynotexceedfive(5)per centoft hemonthly

rentor$15,whicheverisgreater.)

23. ABANDONMENT.   If at any time during th e term of this Agreement Tenant abandons the Premises or any part thereof,

Landlordmay, atLandlord’soption,obtainpossessionofthePremisesinthemanner providedbylaw,a nd withoutbecoming

liabletoTenan tfordamagesorfor anypaymentofanykindwhatever. Landlordmay, a tLandlord’sdiscretion,asagentfor

Tenant,reletthePremises,oranypartth ereof,forthewholeoranypartth ereof,forthewholeoranypartofthethenunexpired

term, andmayreceiveandcollectallrentpayablebyvirtueofsuchreletting,and,atLandlord’soption,holdTenant liableforany

differencebetweentherentthatwouldhavebeenpayableunderthisAgreementduringthebalanceoftheunexpiredt erm,ifthis

Agreementhadcontinuedinforce,andthenetrentforsuchperiodrealized by Landlordbymeans of such reletting.If Landlord’s

right of reentry is exercised following abandonment of the Pr emi ses by Tenant, then Landlord shall consider any per sonal

propertybelongingtoTenantandleftonthePremisestoalsohavebeenabandoned,inwhichcaseLandlordmaydisposeofall

suchpersonalpropertyinanymannerLandlordshalldeemproperandLandlord i sherebyrelievedofallliabilityfor doingso.

Tenant(s): ______, ______, ______, ______Landlord(s)orLandlord’sRepr esentative:______, ______ Page 4of 5

24. ATTORNEYS’ FEES.   Should it become necessary for Landlord to employ an attorney to enforce any of the conditions or

covenantshereof,includingthecollectionofrentalsorgainingpossessionofthePremises, Tenantagreestopayallexpensesso

incurred,includingareasonableattorneys’fee.

25. RECORDINGOFAGREEMENT. T enantshall notrecordthisAgreementonthePublicRecordsofanypubl icoffice.Inthe

eventthatTenantshallrecordthisAgreement,thisAgreementshall,atLandlord’soption,terminateimmediatelyandLandlord

shallbeentitledtoallrightsandremediesthatithasatlaworinequity.

26. GOVERNINGLAW.ThisAgreementshallbegoverned,construedandinterpretedby,throughandundertheLawsof the State 

of NorthCarol ina.

27. SEVERAB ILITY.  If any provision of thi s Agreement or the appl ication thereof shal l, for any reason and to a ny ext ent, be

invalidorunenforceable,neithertheremainderofthisAgreementnortheapplicationoftheprovisiontootherpersons,entitiesor

circumstancesshallbeaffectedthereby,butinsteadshallbeen forcedt othemaximum extentpermittedbyl aw.

28. BINDINGEFFECT.Thecovenants,obl igationsandconditionshereincontainedshallbebindingonandinuretoth ebenefitof

theheirs,legalrepresentatives,andassignsofthe partieshereto.

29. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS.  Th e descript ive headings used hereinare for convenience of reference only andthey are not

intendedtohaveanyeffectwhatsoeverindeterminingtherightsorobligationsof the Landlord orTenant.

30. CONSTRUCTION.Thepronounsusedhereinshallinclude,whereappropriate,eithergender orboth,singularandplural.

31. NONWAIVER.Noin dulgence,waiver,electionornonelectionby LandlordunderthisAgreementshallaffectTenant’sduties

andliabi litieshereunder.

32. MODIFICATION.  The parties hereby agree that this document contains the entire agreement betwe en the parties and this

Agreementsha llnotbemodified,changed,a lteredoramendedinanywayexceptthroughawrittenamendmentsignedbyallof

thepartieshereto.

33. NOTICE.AnynoticerequiredorpermittedunderthisLeaseorunderstatelawshallbedeemedsufficien tlygivenorservedif

sentbyUnitedStatescertifiedmail,returnreceiptrequested,addressedasfollows:

IftoLandlordto: IftoTenantto:

________________________________________ ________________________________________

[Landlord’sName] [Tenant’sName]

________________________________________ ________________________________________

[Landlord’sAddress] [Tenant’s Address]

LandlordandTenan tshalleachhavetheri ghtfromtimetotimetochangetheplacenoticeistobegivenunderthisparagraphby

writtenn oticethereof totheotherparty.

34. ADDITIONALPROVISIONS;DISCLOSURES._________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tenant(s): ______, ______, ______, ______Landlord(s)orLandlord’sRepr esentative:______, ______ Page 5of 5

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

[Landlordshouldnoteab oveanydisclosuresaboutthepremisesthatmayberequiredunderFederalor NorthCarolina law,suchaskno wnleadbasedpaint

hazardsinthePremises.The Landl ord shouldalsodiscloseanyfloodhazards.In addition,NorthCarolina lawrequiresdisclosureastowheretheLa ndlordwill

holdthesecuritydepositandanyinterestpaymentsunderit.TheLandlordmustalsodisclosetheconditionsunderwhichthesecuritydepositmaybewithheld.]

Asto Landlord:

LANDLORD(“LANDLORD”):

Sign: _________________________________________ Print: _________________________________________

LANDLORD(“LANDLORD”):

Sign: _________________________________________ Print: _________________________________________

Asto Tenant:

TENANT(“TENANT”):

Sign:_________________________________________ Print: _________________________________________

TENANT(“TENANT”):

Sign: _________________________________________ Print: _________________________________________

TENANT(“TENANT”):

Sign:_________________________________________ Print:_________________________________________

TENANT(“TENANT”):

Sign:_________________________________________ Print:_________________________________________