Fillable Printable Residential Lease Agreement - Saskatchewan

Residential Lease Agreement - Saskatchewan

RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT - SASKATCHEWAN

THIS AGREEMENT made effective as of the [##] day of [MONTH], [YEAR].

BETWEEN:

[NAME OF LANDLORD]

[FULL ADDRESS]

(the “Landlord”)

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[NAME(S) OF TENANT(S)]

[FULL ADDRESS]

(the “Tenant”)

1. Leased Premises

IN CONSIDERATION of the representations made in the rental application tendered by the Tenant, and the rent

reserved herein and the covenants herein contained, Landlord hereby rents to Tenant and Tenant hereby rents

from Landlord the premises situated at [STREET ADDRESS OF PREMISES], [CITY], Saskatchewan (the

“Premises”), subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

2. Residential Tenancies Act

The Tenant shall comply, as far as it is liable to as Tenant, with all the requirements and the laws and ordinances

of or in force in the Province of Saskatchewan, or of any municipal by-law, including without limitation under

The Residential Tenancies Act, as amended (the “Act”).

3. Statutory Conditions

In accordance with the Act, the Statutory Conditions set forth in the attached Schedule “A” shall be deemed to

form part of this Lease Agreement. No Statutory Condition set forth in the attached Schedule “A” shall be

deemed to derogate from any other provision of the Act.

4. Delivery of Agreement to Tenant

The Landlord shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Tenant an executed and completed original copy of this

Lease Agreement within twenty (20) days after the execution and delivery of this Lease Agreement by the Tenant

to the Landlord.

Where the Landlord does not deliver or cause to be delivered an executed and completed original copy of this

Lease Agreement or renewal thereof to the Tenant in accordance with the Act, the obligations of the Tenant under

this Lease Agreement are suspended until the Landlord has delivered, in accordance with the Act, an executed

and completed original copy of this Lease Agreement.

5. Mobile Homes

The Landlord shall not, with respect to residential premises mentioned in Subclause 2(j) (iii) of the Act, limit the

occupancy of such residential premises to a mobile home sold, leased or otherwise made available by any specific

person or persons, unless the residential premises has not previously been occupied as a mobile home site.

The Landlord shall not unreasonably restrict or interfere with the Tenant’s attempt to sell a mobile home situated

on the residential premises, and shall not charge any fee in connection with such sale or attempted sale unless

he/she/it has provided some service with respect to that sale or attempted sale.

6. Term

The duration of this Lease Agreement shall be for a fixed term, commencing at [TIME] on the [##] day of

[MONTH], YEAR] and terminating at [TIME] on the [##] day of [MONTH], YEAR].

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Rent &Other Monthly Charges

The total rent due under this Lease Agreement is the sum of [TOTAL RENTAL DUE IN WORDS] DOLLARS

($####.##) payable in [##] [MONTHLY/WEEKLY] instalments of $[####.##] per [MONTH/WEEK] to be made

on the first day of each [MONTH/WEEK]. All rent payments are due on the first (1

) day of each calendar

[MONTH/WEEK] during the Term of this Lease Agreement. Rent payments shall be paid by one check, pre-

authorized debit or money order per [MONTH/WEEK]. Cash will not be accepted under any circumstances. All

rent payments and other payments to be made hereunder shall be made by mail or personal delivery to the

Landlord at the address set out on the face of this Lease Agreement, or such other address as the Landlord may

from time to time designate in writing to the Tenant. If rent payments are being sent by regular mail, the Tenant is

responsible for ensuring that such payments are mailed with sufficient time to allow delivery by the 1

day of the

[MONTH/WEEK]. If any rent payment is hand delivered to the Landlord, the Tenant should request a receipt

from the Landlord as confirmation.

8. Dishonoured Check Fees

In each instance that Tenant presents a check to Landlord for rent or any other amount due under this Lease

Agreement is dishonoured by Tenant’s bank for insufficient funds, “stop payment” or any other reason, a service

charge of $[##.##] will be assessed.

9. Late Charges

If Tenant fails to pay the rent in full on the day it is due, Tenant will be assessed a late charge of $25.00. Landlord

reserves and in no way waives the right to insist on payment of the rent in full on the date that the same is due.

10. Prorated First Month’s Rent

The prorated rent from the commencement of this Lease Agreement to the first day of the following

[MONTH/WEEK] is $[###.##], which amount shall be paid at the execution of this Lease Agreement.

11. Security Deposit [Note to landlord: not to exceed 1 week’s rent, if a week-to-week tenancy, otherwise

not to exceed 1 month’s rent.]

A security deposit of [AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT IN WORDS] DOLLARS ($###.##) collected from Tenant shall be

held by the Landlord as security against loss from damage, nonpayment of rent, or any other breach of this Lease

by Tenant. The security deposit paid to the Landlord or an agent of the Landlord with respect to the Premises

shall be held by the Landlord in trust for the Tenant in accordance with the Act.

12. Return of Security Deposit

Within seven (7) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, after the termination of this Lease

Agreement, the Landlord shall, unless the Tenant agrees in writing at the termination of the tenancy that the

Landlord is entitled to retain all or a portion of the security deposit:

(a) pay to the Tenant the security deposit and any accrued interest; or

(b) where the Landlord intends to retain all or a portion of the security deposit:

(i) pay to the Tenant the portion of the security deposit that the Landlord does not intend to retain

and any accrued interest;

(ii) apply to the Rentalsman pursuant to Section 47 of the Act for an order respecting the disposition

of the security deposit; or

(iii) supply the Rentalsman with the details respecting the claim as required by the Rentalsman.

13. Possession at Commencement of Term

Tenant shall not be entitled to possession of the Premises hereunder until the security deposit and first

[MONTH’S/WEEK’S] rent (or prorated portion thereof, if applicable) is paid in full and the Premises has been

vacated by the previous tenant. If Landlord is unable to deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before

the commencement of the term of this Lease Agreement due to holding over by another tenant, Tenant’s right of

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possession hereunder shall be postponed until the Premises are vacated by the tenant holding over, and rent

hereunder shall be abated at the rate of one-thirtieth (1/30) of a monthly instalment for each day that Landlord is

unable to deliver possession. Tenant expressly agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for damages to Tenant in

the event that Tenant, for any reason whatsoever, is unable to enter and occupy the Premises.

14. Occupancy & Use of Premises

upancy of the Premises is limited solely to the individuals listed below:

[LIST ALL ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO WILL BE LIVING IN THE PREMISES]

If individuals other than those listed above are found residing at the Premises for more than [##] days without

prior written approval by the Landlord, the Landlord may at its sole discretion terminate this Lease Agreement

and pursue eviction of the Tenant and all other occupants of the Premises.

15. Appliances & Furnishings

The Landlord shall supply the following appliances, window coverings, carpets and/or furnishings:

[LIST APPLICABLE APPLIANCES, WINDOW COVERINGS, ETC.]

THIS IS A 16-PAGE DOCUMENT, including attached move-in/move-out report forms.

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