New Leases
New Leases
New Leases
THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL LEASE. EACH TENANT SHOULD READ THIS LEASE CAREFULLY.
EACH TENANT SHOULD NOT SIGN THIS LEASE UNTIL EACH TENANT UNDERSTANDS ALL
OF THE AGREEMENTS IN THIS LEASE.
NAMES OF LANDLORD AND TENANT.
1. Name of the Landlord:
2. Landlord’s telephone:
LEASE TERM
4. This lease starts on December 1st , 2023
5. This lease continues month-to-month
6. The landlord must receive a written notification of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the last
day of that month.
7. If the Tenant does not provide the Landlord with a written 30-day notice, the tenant forfeits
their full deposit amount.
RENT
1. Rent amount for the premises to be paid in monthly is $1000.00 (One thousand Dollars)
2. Tenants agree to clean the snow in the stairs and in front of property when and if it snows.
3. Tenant agrees to pay the monthly rent in advance on or before the first day of each month.
Landlord does not have to ask Tenant to pay the rent. Tenant agrees to pay rent by electronic
payment: Zelle, Venmo or bank check or money order sent by first class mail postage prepaid
or by cash in person to Landlord at the place specified by Landlord. Each Tenant is jointly and
individually responsible for the rent.
4. Rent is considered late if paid or postmarked after the first day of the month. Tenant will be
charged a late fee of $10.00 . if Tenant does not pay rent on or before the first day of the month
until the fourth of the Month. If rent is not received by the 5th of the month, tenant will be
considered in breach of the Lease agreement and eviction proceedings will be initiated.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
1. Tenant agrees to pay a security deposit of $1000.00
2. Tenant agrees to pay the security deposit to Landlord before the lease starts and before
Landlord gives possession of the leased premises to Tenant.
3. Landlord agrees to hold Tenant’s security deposit according to the law.
4. Tenant agrees to give Landlord a written forwarding address when Tenant leaves and the
lease ends.
5. Tenant may not use the security deposit as payment of the last month’s rent or any other fees,
penalties, or charges.
MONEY OWED AT MOVE-IN
1. First Month Rent: $1000.00
2. Security deposit: $1000.00
3. Total due before possession: $2000.00
4. Total amount received…………………………….
USE OF PREMISES
1. Tenant may use the leased premises only as living quarters (residence).
2. Tenant agrees that Tenant will not allow more than initial person(s) to live in the leased
premises with the written permission of Landlord.
3. Tenant must register any long-term guest with Landlord before the guest comes to visit. A
long-term guest is anyone staying for more than 7 days and less than 30 days. Anyone staying
in leased premises more than 30 days must be a signer on the lease.
4. If Landlord finds any unauthorized occupant(s) living in the leased premises, Landlord can:
A. End this lease with 2 weeks written notice.
B. Increase the rent.
An unauthorized occupant is anyone not listed on the lease that has lived in the leased premises
for more than 7 days in a row. A guest that has been registered with Landlord and who stays more
than 30 days is an unauthorized occupant.
IDENTIFICATION OF OCCUPANTS:
1. All people intending to live in the leased premises are listed here. Anyone 18 years of age or
older must sign the lease. Anyone else is an unauthorized occupant.
1. Landlord
and Tenant agree to pay for the utilities and services listed below:
Item Tenant Landlord
Sewer/water
Hot water
Electricity
Gas
Heat
Trash removal (household)
Additional trash (bulky items)
Recycling fee
Pest control (interior)
Pest control (exterior)
Lawn and shrubbery care
Heater maintenance
Snow and ice removal
Bed bugs
2. If Tenant is responsible for utilities or services and the utility or service provider sends the bills
to the Landlord, Tenant will pay the amount of the bill to the Landlord. These amounts owed
to the Landlord are considered to be additional rent due.
3. If Tenant is responsible for utilities or services and Tenant fails to maintain these utilities or
services, Landlord has the right to provide that utility or service at the Tenant’s expense. This
expense is considered to be additional rent due.
4. If Landlord is charged any fines because Tenant failed to maintain these utilities or services,
Landlord will charge these fines to Tenant as additional rent due.
INSPECTION
1. Tenant understands that the leased premises are being rented in its present condition. The
leased premises are found to be in satisfactory and acceptable condition except for the
following:………………………………………………………………………………………………
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If Tenant notes anything that is not satisfactory after move in. Tenant must give written notice
to the Landlord within one week.
2. The following items are the property of Landlord:
• Refrigerator
• Oven
3. The following items are present in the leased premises and belong to Landlord. Tenant may use
them but they will remain the property of Landlord. However, if they break down or are no longer
usable for any reason, Landlord will NOT replace or repair them.
ABANDONED PROPERTY
1. If any of Tenant’s belongings are still in the leased premises after a Tenant moves out at the
end of the lease, they become abandoned property. LANDLORD may keep it or dispose of it.
LANDLORD will charge TENANT for the costs of removing abandoned property from the
leased premises. Landlord will charge a fee for storage. Abandoned property will be handled
as per current Landlord/Tenant law
7. TRUTHFUL APPLICATION
1. If Landlord learns that Tenant is not truthful on the rental application, Landlord may end this
lease immediately.
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CHANGING THE LEASE
2. Landlord must give Tenant at least 30 days’ notice before the lease ends if Landlord changes
any terms or conditions. Tenant has 15 days from the date of receiving the notice to decide to
accept or not accept the changes.
3. If Tenant does not respond or give the required notice, the lease renews under the new terms
and conditions given by the Landlord. If Tenant notifies Landlord that Tenant does not accept
the changes, the lease will end on the day the changes would have taken effect.
4. Landlord has the right to change or add rules and regulations. Landlord will give Tenant 30
days’ notice of any changes or additions.
2. If Landlord wins in court, Landlord can use the court process to take Tenant’s personal goods,
motor vehicles, money in bank, and all other personal property in the leased premises whether or
not it belongs to Tenant.
DELAYED POSSESSION
1, If Landlord cannot give possession of the leased premises to Tenant on the starting date of
this lease, Tenant may:
A. Cancel this lease in writing and receive a refund of any rent paid. OR
B. Not cancel this lease.
2. If Tenant does not cancel this lease, then the lease will start but the Tenant does not have to
pay rent until the Landlord gives Tenant possession of the leased premises.
3. Tenant agrees that Landlord is not responsible to Tenant for damages if Landlord cannot give
possession of the leased premises on the starting date of the lease because:
A. The prior Tenant has not left the leased premises.
B. Of causes beyond Landlord’s control.
TENANT AGREES:
1. Tenant is responsible for the behavior and conduct of all people either living with or visiting the
Tenant.
2. Tenant agrees to use the leased premises as a private residence only. Tenant agrees not to
use the leased premises for any illegal or dangerous purposes. Tenant needs written
permission from Landlord before using the leased premises for any business or profession.
3. Tenant agrees to obey all government housing regulations and all local and state and federal
laws, regulations, and ordinances.
4. Tenant agrees to keep the leased premises safe from fire and water damage. Tenant agrees
to remove trash, garbage, and other waste safely in a way that is approved by Landlord and
in any way that is required by local laws, ordinances or regulations.
5. Tenant will use responsibly all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air
conditioning, and other facilities and appliances on the Leased premises
6. Tenant agrees not to use any heating source other than the one provided in the leased
premises. If Tenant is required to pay for the heat, Tenant will keep the temperature at 55
degrees or above at all times.
7. Tenant will not deliberately or carelessly destroy, damage, or remove any part of the leased
premises.
8. Tenant agrees to behave in a way that will not disturb the neighbors.
9. Tenant agrees not to change or redecorate the leased premises without Landlord’s written
permission. Changes that are not permitted include, but are not limited to:
A. Painting of any kind.
B. Installing any wall covering material, including wallpaper and contact paper.
LANDLORD AGREES
1. Landlord will keep the leased premises In reasonable and responsible condition.
2. Landlord will keep all facilities and services supplied by Landlord in good working order. These
include the electrical, plumbing, sanitary, drainage, heating, water heating, and ventilating systems.
This does not include damage caused by any deliberate or negligent actions by the Tenant or
Tenant’s guests
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
1. This lease automatically ends if anyone finds Tenant or Tenant’s guests storing, using, selling,
manufacturing, or distributing illegal drugs. This also applies to any other illegal activity under
Federal, State or Local laws and ordinances
WATER LEAKS
Tenant is to notify the Landlord immediately if tenant notices any running water in the faucets in
the kitchen, bathroom sink, bathtub or any other faucets. If the toilet is running and does not shut
off properly, Tenant shall notify Landlord immediately If Tenant does notify the Landlord of any
water leaks and it is determined that the water bill is in excess because of the leak, The tenant will
be responsible financially for paying the difference in the water bill.
INSURANCE
1. If insurance premiums on the leased premises increase because of anything that Tenant,
Tenant’s guests, or anyone Invited by Tenant does, Tenant agrees to pay the Increases as
additional rent due.
2. Tenant understands that:
1) LANDLORD’S INSURANCE POLICY DOES NOT COVER TENANT, TENANT’S
PROPERTY OR GUESTS
2) LANDLORD STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT TENANT SHOULD HAVE FIRE AND
LIABILITY INSURANCE TO PROTECT TENANT, TENANT'S PROPERTY, AND
GUESTS, TENANT AGREES TO TELL HIS INSURANCE AGENT TO ADD
LANDLORD AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED ON ANY POLICY TENANT
PURCHASES.
3. If any of Tenant’s property is lost because of fire, theft, burglary or any other reason, Tenant
agrees that Landlord will not be held responsible. Tenant agrees to pay for any loss or claims
filed.
4. Tenant agrees to pay for any loss caused to Landlord by Tenant or Tenant’s family, guests, or
visitors.
1. If any of Tenant’s property, or any of Tenant’s guest’s property is lost, stolen or damaged,
Landlord will not be held responsible.
2. If Tenant or Tenant’s guests are responsible for any injury to anyone, Landlord will not be held
responsible.
3. Landlord is not responsible to Tenant, Tenant’s family, or Tenant’s guests for any damage to
property or injury to people caused by interruption of utility services beyond Landlord’s control.
2. The new Landlord is responsible to Tenant for the return of the security deposit after the sale
of the leased premises.
3. Tenant understands that Landlord will not have any more responsibilities in this lease after the
leased premises is sold to the new owner.
4. Landlord will require the buyer of the leased premises to accept and honor all leases that are
in effect at the time of the sale as a condition of the sale. Landlord will assign all leases to the
new owner at the time of the sale.
NO JURY TRIAL
Landlord and Tenant agree to give up their right to a trial by jury. This is for any civil action, or
any other action brought by either Landlord or Tenant against the other.
By signing this lease and by making the required rent payments, Tenant agrees that he has
received this warning. Tenant agrees that he is taking responsibility for the risk of any injury
or damage to himself, to any people living with Tenant, and to any people who visit Tenant.
Tenant agrees not to hold Landlord responsible in any way for any injury to anyone, damage
to anyone or death of anyone who lives in or visits the leased premises that results from
lead poisoning. Tenant agrees on behalf of any children under the age of 18 not to hold
Landlord responsible in any way for any injury to anyone, damage to anyone or death of
anyone who lives in or visits the Leased premises that results from lead poisoning.
NO WAIVER
If Landlord fails to enforce any clauses in this lease. Landlord may enforce these clauses later
without penalty.
SURVIVAL
If clauses in this lease are found to be against the law, all other clauses that are legal are not
affected.
NOTICES
1. Tenant agrees to send all notices to Landlord in writing. Tenant also agrees to send the notice
of intent to move out of the leased premises 30 days before moving out, by certified mail,
return receipt requested.
2. If any notices are left on the premises by anyone. Tenant will immediately notify Landlord.
CAPTIONS
The captions used herein are for the purpose of convenient reference only and are not intended to
express the full meaning of the clauses they introduce. This lease has been pre-approved by the
Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania for compliance with the Plain Language Consumer
Contract Act - File No. BCP-13-50-000104, March 5, 2014. Only the original version of this lease
has been tested for compliance with the Act. Any additions or changes made to this lease by
individual landlords may or may not comply with the Act. In the opinion of the office of the Attorney
General, a pre-approved consumer contract meets the Test of Readability under 73 P. S. Section
2205 of the Plain Language Consumer Contract Act. Pre-approval of a consumer contract by the
Office of the Attorney General only means that simple, understandable, and easily readable
language is used. It is not an approval of the contents or legality of the contract.
TENANT AGREES THAT TENANT HAS RECEIVED A COMPLETE COPY OF THIS LEASE AND
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON LEAD-BASED PAINT AND LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS
Tenant Name:……………………………………………………………Date:
Tenant Signature:
Tenant Name:……………………………………………………………Date:
Tenant Signature:
Landlord Signature
Landlord Name:………………………………………………………….Date:
Landlord Signature
Landlords: Tenant:
X Lessor has no knowledge of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing
_____ Lessor has provided lessee with all available records and reports pertaining to lead-based
paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing (list documents below)
___________________________________________________________________________
___ (c) Lessee has received copies of all information listed above.
__X___ (d) Lessee has received the pamphlet Protect your family from lead in your home.
Certification of Accuracy
The following parties have reviewed the information above and certify, to the best of their knowledge,
that the information provided by the signatory is true and accurate.
Landlords:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Landlords’ Signatures Date:
Tenant:
__________________________________________ ______________________
Tenants Signature Date:
Tenant:
This acknowledges receipt of your Good Faith Deposit in the amount of: (cash, money
order, check , electronic payment ( Zelle, Venmo)
Your scheduled move-in date is: contingent on lease signing and receipt of
balance due of:
Please contact the following companies at least three days prior to your move-in to ensure that the
services are turned on.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Behar Stojku at 347-320-0797
Signature of Owner
Signature of Tenant(s)
(By signing this approval, l/we are agreeing to take possession of above referenced property by the date shown and understand the deposit made today
is non-refundable if l/we terminate agreement.