House Lease Agreement Template

HOUSE LEASE
This lease made as of ____________________, between the “Landlord” and the

“Tenant.”
Landlord: Tenant:
1. Lease and Term.

The Landlord leases to the Tenant the private dwelling-house known as _________________
___________________________ (the “Premises”) for a term beginning on ____________
and ending on ____________ (the “Term”), subject to any earlier termination of this Lease in
accordance with the provisions of this Lease.
2. Rent.
The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord during the Term rent (the “Rent”) in the amount of
____________ per month, in advance, on the first day each and every month commencing
____________. The Rent shall be paid at the Landlord’s address or at such other place as the
Landlord may, from time to time, direct.
3. Rental Deposit.
The Tenant agrees to pay to the Landlord, upon signing of this lease, the sum of $_______
as prepaid rent to be applied toward the last month’s rent of the Term.
4. Utilities.
The Tenant agrees to pay when due all utilities to the Premises including electricity, gas, hot
water heater, telephone and cable television, and to pay any deposits required by the
suppliers of any such utilities.
5. Use and Occupancy of Premises.

The Tenant agrees to use the Premises for residential purposes only and for no other purpose
and not to allow the Premises to be occupied or otherwise used by anyone other than the
Tenant and the following persons listed below:
Name Age Relationship
6. Maintenance.
The Tenant covenants with the Landlord to maintain the Premises in good and tenantable
repair, fair wear and tear excepted, and for this purpose to repair and replace where
necessary, fences, doors and gates; to keep the driveways adequately paved or graveled; to
keep the sidewalks in front and at the sides of the Premises free of snow and ice; to keep the
flower beds properly cultivated and planted, the lawns watered and mowed and the shrubs
and trees properly trimmed and replaced when necessary; to cleanse and repair the drains;
to repaint the interior and exterior of the Premises when required; to permit the Landlord and
his agents with or without workmen and others and with all necessary equipment to enter
and examine the condition of the Premises including the grounds, gardens, driveways,
garages and outbuildings and upon notice by the Landlord forthwith to repair in accordance
with the notice.
7. Waste and Cleanliness.
The Tenant shall not allow any ashes, refuse, garbage or other loose or objectionable
material to accumulate in or about the building, yards or passages of the Premises and will,
at all times, keep the Premises in clean and wholesome condition, and shall, immediately
before termination of the Term, wash the floors, windows and woodwork of the Premises.
8. Condition of Premises.
The Tenant declares that no representations as to the condition of the Premises have been
made to him by the Landlord or his agent except those representations expressed in this
Lease, and that no promise has been made by the Landlord or by his or her agent to
decorate, alter or improve the Premises.
9. Alterations.
The Tenant shall not make or permit to be made any alteration or addition to the Premises
without first having submitted a plan or a sufficient specification thereof to the Landlord or
his or her agent, and obtained his or her written approval thereof.
10. Insurance.
The Tenant covenants with the Landlord not to permit or suffer to be done anything whereby
any policy of insurance on the Premises may become void or voidable or whereby the rate of
premium thereof may be increased, and to repay the Landlord on demand all sums paid by
way of increased premiums and all expenses incurred by the Landlord in connection with any
renewal or replacement of the policy rendered necessary by breach of this covenant. The
Tenant agrees to arrange any content insurance for his or her own property and contents.
11. Quiet Enjoyment.

The Landlord covenants with the Tenant that provided that the Tenant pays Rent when due
and observes and performs all of the Tenants covenants and obligations under this Lease, the
Tenant shall peaceably hold the Premises during the Term without any interference by the
Landlord or any person rightfully claiming under the Landlord.
12. Tenant Not to Assign or Sublet.

The Tenant shall not assign sublet or part with possession of the Premises or any part thereof
without the prior written consent of the Landlord, which consent shall not be arbitrarily or
unreasonably withheld. The Landlord may assign this Lease and all of his or her rights and
obligations hereunder without the Tenant’s consent.
13. No Antenna.
The Tenant covenants and agrees with the Landlord that he or she will not, without the
written consent of the Landlord, erect or cause to be erected on the building on the Premises,
or any part thereof, any television or radio antenna or any other device or apparatus
whatsoever, and if any such television or radio antenna, device or apparatus is erected
without such written consent, to immediately remove the same upon request of the Landlord
or his agent or representative. The Tenant further agrees that if any such television or radio
antenna, device or apparatus is erected on the said building, the Tenant will (whether with or
without the consent of the Landlord), at his or her own expense, repair any damage done to
the building or Premises by reason of the erection, maintenance or removal thereof and will
indemnify and save harmless the Landlord, his servants and agents from all liability for
damages to persons or property as a result of the erection, maintenance or removal thereof.
14. Landlord Not Liable.
The Landlord shall not be liable for any damage to any property at any time in the said
Premises or building from gas, water, steam, waterworks, rain or snow, which may leak into,
issue or flow from any part of the said building of which the Premises are a part or from the
pipes or plumbing works of the same, or from any other place or quarter.
15. Tenant to Notify.

The Tenant shall give the Landlord prompt written notice of any accident or other defect in
the water pipes, gas pipes or heating apparatus, telephone, electric light or other wires.
16. Liability of Tenant.

The Tenant shall be liable for any damage done by reason of water being left running from
the taps in the demised Premises or from gas permitted to escape therein.
17. Separate School Supporter.

If the Tenant is assessed as a Separate School Supporter, he or she will pay to the Landlord a
sum sufficient to cover the excess of the Separate School tax, over the public school tax, if
any, for a full calendar year and the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord on demand, as
additional rent, any increase in real property taxes and local improvements assessed against
the said Premises over and above those levied for the calendar year.
18. Acceptance of Overdue Rent.

The acceptance by the Landlord of arrears of rent or compensation for use or occupation of
the Premises after notice of termination of the lease has been given shall not operate as a
waiver of the notice or as a reinstatement of the lease or as a creation of a new lease unless
the parties so agree.
19. Right to Enter Premises.

Upon notice of termination of the Lease being given, the Landlord shall have the right, at
reasonable times during daylight, to enter and show the Premises to prospective tenants;
otherwise, except in cases of emergency, the Landlord shall not exercise a right to enter the
Premises unless he has first given written notice to the Tenant at least twenty-four hours
before the time of entry, which shall be during daylight and specified in the notice.
20. Failure to Vacate.

If the Tenant is obliged to vacate the Premises on or before a certain date and the Landlord
has entered into a lease with a third party to rent the Premises after such date and the
Tenant fails to vacate the Premises thereby causing the Landlord to be liable to such third
party, then the Tenant shall, in addition to any other liability hereunder, indemnify the
Landlord for all losses suffered by reason of his or her failure to vacate.
21. End of Term.

At the end of the Term, the Tenant shall yield up the Premises in the same state of repair and
condition as at the beginning of the Term, fair wear and tear excluded. During the last two
(2) months of the Term, the Tenant shall permit the Landlord to affix and retain on any part
of the exterior of the Premises a notice that the Premises are for rent or sale and to permit
the Premises to be viewed at all reasonable times by persons authorized by the Landlord or
his agent.
22. Overholding by Tenant.
If the Tenant remains in occupation of the Premises after the expiration of the Term without a
written agreement to the contrary, he or she shall not be deemed to be a tenant from year to
year, but shall be a monthly tenant at a rental equivalent to the monthly payment of rent
herein provided for, payable in advance, and all the terms and conditions hereof, so far as
applicable, shall apply to such monthly tenancy.
23. Vacating or Abandonment.

The Tenant covenants and agrees with the Landlord that in case the Premises shall be
vacated or abandoned, the Landlord in addition to all other rights hereby reserved to him or
her, shall have the right to enter the same either by force or otherwise without being liable
for any prosecution therefore, and to re-let the Premises and to receive the rent therefore.
Provided that if any Rent is overdue and the Premises are vacant, it shall be presumed that
the Tenant has vacated or abandoned the said Premises and the Landlord shall be entitled to
take immediate possession thereof.
24. No Release of Tenant.

Nothing in this Lease contained and no entry made by the Landlord hereunder shall in any
way release the Tenant from payment of the Rent during the Term beyond such sum as may
be realized by the Landlord by the re-letting hereinbefore allowed.
25. Default by Tenant.

If at any time the Rent or any part of it remains unpaid for ten (10) days after becoming due
or if any of the Tenant’s covenants are not performed or observed, or if the Tenant becomes
bankrupt or enters into any composition with his other creditors or suffers any distress or
execution to be levied upon any of his or her goods, or being a company goes into liquidation
except for the purpose of amalgamation then the Landlord may at any time thereafter re-
enter upon the Premises or any part of them in the name of the whole and relet the Premises
as agent for the Tenant and receive the rent from the reletting and as agent for the Tenant
take possession of any furniture and other property on the Premises and sell it at public or
private sale without notice and apply the proceeds of the sale and any rent from reletting on
account of the rent due under this Lease and the Tenant shall remain liable to the Landlord
for any deficiency.
26. Condonation of Breach Not a Waiver.

Provided always and it is agreed that any excusing, condoning, or overlooking by the
Landlord of any default, breach or non-observance by a Tenant at any time of covenant,
proviso, condition or regulation in this Lease shall not operate as a waiver of the Landlord’s
rights under this Lease in respect of subsequent defaults, breaches, or non-observances of
terms of this Lease, and shall not defeat or affect in any way the Landlord’s rights in respect
of any such subsequent default or breach.
27. Indemnity.
The Tenant covenants with the Landlord to indemnify the Landlord in respect of all liabilities,
fines, suits, claims, demands and actions of any kind for which the Landlord may become
liable by reason of breach or non-performance by the Tenant of any covenant, agreement or
proviso of this Lease, or by reason of any act or default by the Tenant or member of his or
her family, household or guests, his indemnity shall, where the breach, non-performance,
damage to property, personal injury or death occurs during the term of this Lease, survive
termination of this Lease.
28. Joint and Several.
Each of the Tenants covenants with the Landlord that all covenants, undertakings and
agreements in the Lease shall be construed as both joint and several with respect to each
Tenant.
29. Notices.
All notices under this Lease shall be in writing. Any notice to the Tenant shall be sufficiently
served if addressed to the Tenant at the Premises or sent to him or her by mail to his or her
last known address. Any notice to the Landlord shall be sufficiently served if addressed to
the Landlord at the address set out as the Landlord’s address at the beginning of this Lease,
or sent to him or her by mail to his or her last known address.
30. Successors and Assigns.

This Lease shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators and permitted assigns.
Landlord: Signature: Date:
Witness: Signature: Date:
Tenant: Signature: Date:
Tenant: Signature: Date
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HOUSE LEASE

This lease made as of ____________________, between the “Landlord” and the

1. Lease and Term.

5. Use and Occupancy of Premises.

Name Age Relationship

11. Quiet Enjoyment.

12. Tenant Not to Assign or Sublet.

15. Tenant to Notify.

16. Liability of Tenant.

17. Separate School Supporter.

18. Acceptance of Overdue Rent.

19. Right to Enter Premises.

20. Failure to Vacate.

21. End of Term.

23. Vacating or Abandonment.

24. No Release of Tenant.

25. Default by Tenant.

26. Condonation of Breach Not a Waiver.

30. Successors and Assigns.

Landlord: Signature: Date:

Witness: Signature: Date:

Tenant: Signature: Date:

Tenant: Signature: Date

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