Fillable Printable Sample Lease Contract for Apartment or Condominium Unit

Sample Lease Contract for Apartment or Condominium Unit

SAMPLE

LEASE CONTRACT

APARTMENT OR CONDOMINIUM UNIT

1. PARTIES: This Contract is between [Name of Lessor]

(“LESSOR”) and

[Name of Lessee], of legal age, Filipino,

single/married, with postal address at

[State the complete addressof

Lessee](“LESSEE”). LESSEEagrees to rent the apartment foruse

as a private residence only. For purposes of the non-monetary

obligations under this Contract, the term “Lessee” shall include all

residents or occupants of the apartment and LESSEE’s invitees and

guests.

2. APARTMENT:

[Insert Herespecific description of premises

being leased such as theUnit No./House No. and Building Name or

Street, Barangay, and Municipality/City]

3. PARKING SLOT & MONTHLY FEE:

[Insert Here Specific

Slot No. and Monthly Fee for Parking Slot]

4. OCCUPANTS: Maximum occupancy for the apartment shall

be four(4) persons. The apartment will only be occupied by the

LESSEE and the following individuals:

(a)

______________________________

(b)

______________________________

(c)

______________________________

(d)

______________________________

No one else may occupy the apartment. Persons not listed above

must not stay in theApartment for more thantwo (2) consecutive

days andno more than twice that manydays in any one calendar

month.

5. MULTIPLE RESIDENTS: Each resident isjointly and

severally liable for all Lease Contract and House Rules obligations. If

the LESSEE or any guest or occupant violates the Lease Contract or

House Rules, all residents are considered to haveviolated the Lease

Contract. TheLESSOR’s request or notice to any resident

constitutes notice to all residents andoccupants in theapartment. In

ejectment suits, each resident is considered an agent of the LESSEE

for service of process.

6. CONDITION OF THE PREMISES AND ALTERATIONS: The

LESSEE hereby acknowledgesto have received the Apartment,

fixtures and furniture as-isin a clean, safe, and good working

condition. LESSEE

mustuse customary diligence in maintaining the

apartment and not damaging or littering the common areas.

7. MONTHLY RENTAL:

_____________________________

PESOS (Php

___________), exclusiveof VAT, payable on or before

the fifth (5th) dayof each calendar month, without need of demand.

The VAT shall be for the account of the LESSEE.

8. LEASE TERM: One (1)year commencing on

___________________and expiring on ___________________.

Pre-termination of the lease is prohibited and will result in

Accelerated Rent and the forfeiture of the Security Deposit. The

Lease Term is non-extendible andnon-renewable. In case of failure

or refusal of the LESSEEtovacate and surrender the Apartment to

the LESSEE at the expiration or termination of the lease, the

LESSEE agrees to pay theLESSORdouble (2x) the Monthly Rental

above-stipulated, for each month of delay, as reasonable

compensation for theuse andoccupation of the Apartment, until the

same isvacatedand surrendered by the LESSEE to the LESSOR;

provided, however, that the payment by LESSEEof such reasonable

compensation shall not be construed as an extension or renewal the

lease. A fraction of a month shall be considered as one (1) month for

purposes of computing said reasonable compensationdue to

LESSOR.

9. ADVANCE RENTAL: Uponthe execution of this Contract,

LESSEE agrees to payin advance two (2) month’s rent which will be

applied to the last (2) months’ of the Lease Term.

10. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Upon the execution of thisContract,

LESSEE agrees to pay a securitydeposit in an amount equivalent to

two (2) months’ rent, as security for thefaithful compliance by the

LESSEE of all terms and conditions of this Contract andfor the

return of the Apartment in goodand proper condition, andto answer

for anyand all repairs or damages to the apartment and other

liabilities of the LESSEE under thiscontract. This security deposit

cannot beapplied by the LESSEEto any unpaid rental(s)or to any

other liability of the LESSEE tothe LESSOR. Thesecurity deposit

shall, unless thesame is subject to forfeiture under this Contract, be

refunded to the LESSEE, without anyinterestthereon, within sixty

(60) days after theexpiration of thelease andafter the LESSEEhas

moved-out of and vacated the apartment, whichever is later.

11. DEDUCTIONS TO SECURITY DEPOSIT AND OTHER

CHARGES: The followingcharges will be deducted from the security

deposit, if applicable

unpaid rent; unpaid utilities;unreimbursed

advances; repairs or damagesto theapartment caused by

negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse, including stickers,

scratches, tears, burns, stains, or unapproved holes; replacement

cost of LESSOR’sproperty that was in or attached to the apartment

andis missing; utilities for repairs or cleaning; trips to let in

LESSOR’s representatives to remove your telephone or cable TV

services or rental items (if LESSEE so request or has movedout);

trips to open the apartment when LESSEE or any guest or occupant

is missing a key; unreturned keys; missing or burned-out light bulbs;

removing or rekeying unauthorized security devices; packing,

removing, or storing property removed or stored pursuant to this

contract; removingillegally parkedvehicles;trash removal;

government fees or fines against LESSORfor LESSEE’s violation of

laws, decrees or ordinances; late-payment and returned-check

charges;or in any validevictionproceeding againstyou, plus

attorney’s fees, court costs, and filing fees actually paid; charges for

replacingall keys if LESSEE fails to return them on or before actual

move-out date; accelerated rent under par. 15; andother sums due

under this Lease Contract.

12. UTILITY SERVICES: All charges for electricity, water, and

other utility services to theApartment shall be for the sole account of

the LESSEE.LESSEE shall promptly pay all utility charges directly to

the utility company concerned. The LESSOR will not be liable for the

discontinuance of or interruptions in utility services to the LESSEE

due to any cause or reason whatsoever.

13. LOSS: The LESSOR is not liable to any resident, guest,or

occupant for injury, damage, orloss to person or property, from any

cause includingfire, smoke, rain, flood, water leaks, lightning, wind,

explosions, interruption of utilities,pipe leaks, theft, negligent or

intentional acts of resident, occupants, guests, or criminal conductof

other persons including theft, burglary, assault, vandalism or other

crimes.

14. HOUSE RULES: LESSEEshall faithfully comply with and

abide by theHouse Rules promulgated, updated, or revisedbythe

LESSOR from time to time. The House Rules shall form an integral

part of this Contract such that any violation thereof willconstitute a

breach of this Contract.

15. ACCELERATED RENT:All monthly rent for theremainder

of the Lease Term will be acceleratedautomatically without notice or

demand (before or after acceleration) andwill be immediately due

anddelinquent if, without LESSOR’s writtenconsent: (1) LESSEE

moves out, removes property preparatory to moving-out, or gives oral

or writtennotice of intent to move out before the Lease Term ends;

and(2) LESSEE has not paidall the rent forthe entire Lease Term.

Such conduct isconsidered a breach of the lease contract.

Remaining rent also will be accelerated ifLESSEE is judicially

evictedor moved-out on demandof theLESSOR due to LESSEE’s

default on his/her obligations.

16. ABANDONMENT: Abandonment of theapartment constitutes

a violation of the terms andconditions of this Contract. The LESSEE

is deemed to have abandoned the apartment when all of the

followinghaveoccurred: (1) all occupants appears to have moved

out from theapartment in LESSOR’sreasonablejudgment; (2)

clothes, furniture, and personalbelongings have been substantially

removed in LESSOR’s reasonablejudgment; (3) LESSEE has been

in default in payment of rent for five (5) consecutive days from due

date, or water or electric service for theapartment has been

terminated; and (4) LESSEE has not responded for two (2) days to

LESSOR’s notice left on the inside of the main entry door stating that

LESSOR considers the apartment abandoned.

17. ALTERATIONS: TheLESSEE agrees not to introduce any

improvements or make any alterations in or to theapartment. The

LESSEE agrees not to alter, damage, or remove LESSOR’s

property, including but not limited to furniture, fixtures, utility and

cable TVwiring, windows, locks, keys, and security devices.

holes are allowed inside or outside theapartment.

Onlyitems using

non-permanent or removable adhesive strips or tapes may be placed

on the walls, floors, or ceiling of the Apartment.

Any improvements to

the apartment (with or without LESSOR’s consent) shall become

property of the LESSOR unless agreed otherwise in writing.

18. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT: LESSEE

shall well and sufficiently preserve, repair and maintain in good,

clean tenantable condition, at his/her own cost, the interiorsof the

apartment, including the flooring, interior walls or otherfinishes,

doors,windows, cables, conduits, wirings, sockets, electrical

installations, and plumbingfixtures found in or about the apartment.

TheLESSEE shall, at his/her own expense, replace the light bulbs in

the apartment with thesame typeand wattage as well as repair or

replace parts in the toilet tank with the same type andquality as that

installed by the LESSOR. The apartment and all additions and

installations supplied byLESSOR shall be kept in a good, clean,

working condition. LESSEE shall keep drains, pipes,sanitary or

plumbing apparatus in the apartment in good, clean and tenantable

condition. LESSEE shall pay LESSOR the costs in cleaning,

repairingor replacing anyof the samewhen found to beblocked or

stopped. LESSEE shall take all suchsteps andprecautions at

his/her own costto prevent the Leased Premises from becoming

infested with termites, rats,mice, cockroaches or other pests or

vermin. Should LESSEE fail to maintain the Leased Premises

properly such that the sameis infested with pests, LESSORmay

employ pest control services on the LeasedPremises and charge the

cost thereof to LESSEE. All minor repairsin the apartment will be at

the LESSEE’s sole expense.Major repairsnot caused by or

attributable to LESSOR’sfault or negligence shall befor the

LESSEE’s sole account.

19. PENALTY: LESSEE agrees to pay to LESSOR a penalty on

any amount due under this Contract which remains unpaid on due

date thereof at the rate of two percent (2%) per month, compounded

monthly, to be computed from thedate of delinquency until such

amount ispaidinfull. A fractionof a monthshall be consideredas

one (1) month for purposes of computing said penalty.

20. REMEDIES FOR BREACH: If the LESSEE violates any of

the terms or conditions of this Contract, the LESSOR may, in addition

to any other remedies or recourse prescribedbylaw, pursue any or

all of following remedies, simultaneously or successively, as follows:

(a) To terminate this Contract of Lease without the need of any

prior notice, demand or judicial declaration;

(b) To immediately repossess theApartment without the

necessity orinstitutingany judicial or court action. In thisconnection,

the LESSEE hereby names, constitutes, and appoints the LESSOR,

its authorized agents, employees, and/or representatives, asits

attorney-in-fact,with full power and authority, to open, break-open,

padlock, enter, occupy, secure, the Apartment,

to clean up, make

repairsin, and relet the apartment, removeproperty left in the

apartment

and to take such other steps and employsuch other

means to enablethe LESSOR to take full andcomplete physical

possession and control of the Apartment, barring theLESSEE from

entering the Apartment.

TheLESSEEhereby expressly stipulates and agrees that any or all

acts doneor performedby the LESSOR, its authorized agents,

employees and/or representatives under the precedingprovision may

not be the subject of any petition for a temporaryrestrainingorder or

writ of preliminary injunction or mandatory injunction in court, and that

the LESSOR and/or its authorizedagents, employees, or

representatives willbe free andharmless fromanycivil and/or

criminal liability or responsibility therefor.

(c)To suspend or disconnect the electric and/or or water supply

andother utility services to the Apartment by whatever means without

incurring anycivil and/or criminal liability or responsibilityfor the

same.

(d) To demand and receive from theLESSEE payment for any and

all unpaid rentals, fees, charges, damages, and other financial

obligations stipulated in, or arising out of this Contract;

(e) To automatically forfeit the Security Deposit in its favor.

21. RETURN OF THE APARTMENT: Upon the expiration of

the Lease Period, or upon the termination of this contract,the

LESSEE shall immediately and peacefully returnto the LESSOR the

possession of theApartment in as good, clean, sanitary and

tenantable condition as when theLESSEEreceiveditfrom the

LESSOR, reasonableand ordinary wear and tear excepted, devoid

of all occupants, furniture, and personal articles, andeffects ofany

kind.

22. SUB-LEASE: Sub-letting of the Apartment or anyportion or

space therein is prohibited.

23. ASSIGNMENT: This Contract or any leaseholdrights or

interest therein cannot be assigned by the LESSEE.

24. LITIGATION: In theevent the LESSORis compelled to

seek judicial relief against theLESSEE inorder to enforce any or all

of its rights under this Contract, theLESSEE, in additionto any other

damages that may be awarded bythe Court, hereby agrees to pay

an amount equivalent to twenty-five (25%) percent of theamount

claimed but in no case less thanP50,000.00, as and by way of

attorney’s fees, aside fromthe costs of litigation, and other expenses

which the law entitles theoffended party to recover from the

offending party. The parties hereby agreeto submit any action

arising from or incident to this Contract to the jurisdiction of the

proper courts of

____________City only, to the exclusion of all other

venues.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties havehereunto set their

hands this ___________________ at ________________________.

[Name of Lessor]

Lessor

By: ______________________ [Name of Lesee]

Authorized Representative Lessee

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:

_________________________ _________________________

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in

_____________________, this________________________,

personally came and appeared:

Name CTC No. Date/Place of

Issue

____________________ _________ _________________

knownto me and to me known to be the same persons who

executed the foregoing Lease Contract andthey acknowledged to

me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL, on the date

and at the place first above written.

Doc. No. _________;

Book No. _________;

Page No. _________;

Series of _________.