Residential Lease Agreement

•PARTIES.

Landlord Name: Holmes John

Tenant Name: Rudy Rodriguez

LEASE & PREMISES. Landlord hereby leases to Tenants, and Tenants hereby lease from the Landlord 3 bedroom 2.5 bath home premises 3512 Pinkham Way, Raleigh, NC, USA.

1. TERM. The term of this tenancy shall run from (August 1st 2021) through (August 1st 2022) this lease shall neither automatically renew nor automatically convert to a month-to-month tenancy.

•RENT. Tenants shall pay the first month rent and security deposit before move in. Tenant shall make the monthly payment of $1000 to the Landlord’s Account or the information provided, and that’s how you will be paying the rent every month until the landlord has any alternative to charge that however the landlord shall be responsible for the charges, since tenant will be move in August 1st means your first month payment will stand for August 2021 as concluded.

•LATE CHARGE. Tenants shall pay a late charge of 5% of any rental amount not received by Landlord at the above address by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth day after the date the rent is due. (If rent is due on the first, a late fee will be assessed if rent isn’t received by 5 p.m. on the fifth).

•SECURITY DEPOSIT. Landlord acknowledges that tenants have to pay $995 as a damage security deposit to hold the home for tenant till he/she is ready to move in. Landlord may, as allowed by law, deduct from the security deposit the amount of damages incurred by him due to Tenants’ breach of this lease. Tenants are not entitled to have the security deposit applied to late or unpaid rent, after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession (including return of all keys); Landlord shall return the unused portion of the security deposit.

•MOVE-IN CONDITION. Landlord shall provide the first Tenant to take possession of the premises with a “Move-In/Move-Out Condition Report” form. That Tenant shall complete the form and return it to Landlord within five days. Unless Landlord objects within five days of his receipt of the completed form, the report shall be deemed conclusive evidence that the premises are as described in the report.

Landlord shall deliver the premises and all common areas to the Tenants in a clean, safe, and habitable condition, free of pests and visible mold, with all smoke detectors installed in the premises in proper working condition.

•POSSESSION. Landlord shall be ready to deliver possession of the premises to Tenants at the start date of the tenancy. Landlord shall be responsible for having hold-over tenants evicted. Rent shall abate until Landlord is able to put Tenants into possession but he shall not be responsible for any other damages to Tenants unless Landlord’s failure was willful, in which case Tenants’ remedies shall be in accordance with law.

If Landlord is unable to deliver possession due to circumstances beyond his control, he shall have ten (10) days to remedy the situation and put Tenants into possession. If he fails to do so, Tenants may immediately terminate the lease and recover all prepaid rent and deposits. If Landlord is unable to deliver possession due to his or his agent’s fault, Tenants may choose to either give the Landlord ten (10) days to remedy the situation as above or immediately terminate the lease and recover all prepaid rent and deposits.

•SUBLEASES & ASSIGNMENTS. Tenants shall not sublease or assign this lease without the prior, written permission from the Landlord. Landlord shall not unreasonably deny permission to sublease or assign.

•USE OF PREMISES. Tenants shall not permit any other persons to occupy the premises. For purposes of this agreement, “occupy” is defined as residing, living, or staying on the premises overnight for more than seven nights in a row or for more than fourteen nights in a twelve-month period.

Tenants shall use the premises only as a residential dwelling. Tenants shall not use the premises or permit any guests to use the premises for any unlawful activities or to unreasonably interfere with the rights, comforts, or conveniences of their neighbors or other Tenants. Tenants shall not host any party or gathering of more than fifteen (15) people at any time.

•LANDLORD’S RULES. Tenants acknowledge receipt of Landlord’s Rules. Landlord may, with reasonable written notice to Tenants, modify these rules as allowed by law.

•LOCKS, KEYS, & PEEPHOLES. Even if no local ordinance requires it, Landlord shall provide locks and peepholes Tenants shall not change or add any locks on the premises without immediately providing duplicates of all keys to the Landlord. Landlord shall issue to each Tenant one set of keys to the premises and mailbox. Upon Tenants’ surrender of the premises to Landlord, each Tenant shall return to Landlord all keys issued to him as well as all copies. If Tenants fail to return all keys, Tenants shall pay the cost of making replacement copies or replacing the locks, at Landlord’s option.

•RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. If rent is unpaid when due, and Tenants fail to pay rent within five days after written notice is served notifying the Tenants of the non-payment and of Landlord’s intention to terminate the lease if the rent is not paid within the five-day period (i.e. within five days of service of the “Five Day Pay-or-Quit Notice”), the landlord may terminate the lease and proceed to obtain possession of the premises in accordance with the law. Acceptance of rent after the five-day period shall not act as a waiver of Landlord’s rights and Landlord hereby reserves all rights to receive payment of rent after the five-day notice and proceed in court for possession of the premises and all other remedies allowed by law.

•PROPERTY DAMAGE & MAINTENANCE. Tenants shall promptly notify Landlord of any defects in or damages to the plumbing, sanitary, electrical, gas, heating, or cooling systems as well as any leaks in the roof or evidence of structural damage. Tenants shall not repair these defects or damages without obtaining the prior, written permission of Landlord, which Landlord may reasonably refuse; however, Tenants shall take reasonable steps to prevent additional damage.

Tenants shall pay Landlord’s reasonable expenses for repairing damages caused by Tenants and their guests, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Landlord shall present a written, itemized bill with copies of receipts for material and outside labor before demanding payment. Landlord shall not consider payment as being late until fifteen (15) days after presentment of the bill.

Tenants shall ensure the lawn is mowed at least once every two weeks during April through September and in no case shall Tenants allow grass and weeds to exceed six inches in height at any time during the year. Landlord shall be responsible for all other yard maintenance and for having the gutters cleaned.

•DEATH. If a Tenant dies during the tenancy, any of the surviving Tenants or the executor or administrator of the decedent’s estate may terminate this lease by giving thirty (30) days written notice to Landlord and the other Tenants. Termination under this clause does not relieve the surviving Tenants or the estate of the deceased from their liability to pay all rent and charges owed through the date that Landlord is put in possession of the premises.

•EXTENDED ABSENCES & ABANDONMENT. If all of the Tenants will be absent from the premises for a period in excess of ten (10) days, Tenants shall give Landlord advance, written notice of the absence. If Tenants fail to do so, Landlord may consider the premises abandoned and avail him of all lawful remedies.

•MOVE-OUT INSPECTION. Tenants may request to be at a move-out inspection to be held within seventy-two (72) hours of Tenants’ delivery of possession to Landlord. If Tenants wish to be present at such an inspection, they shall give Landlord written notice two weeks in advance.

•UTILITIES. Landlord shall maintain all the utility charges such as Heat, water, sewer, gas, electrical utility service at the premises starting on or before the start of the tenancy and until possession of the premises is returned to Landlord. Tenants shall ensure that the heat is maintained at a temperature sufficient to prevent freezing of pipes during cold periods.

•PETS. After providing written notice to Landlord and paying any pet deposit required herein, Tenants may keep one aquarium with fish up to 100 gallons and one cat. Tenants shall keep any other pets if he/she wishes to.

•JOINTLY AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. All Tenants shall be jointly and severally liable for all Tenant obligations (rent, damages, and other). The Landlord may collect the entirety of any damages from any one or all Tenants, no matter which Tenant is actually responsible.

•INCORPORATION & MODIFICATION. This Lease is the complete and entire agreement between the parties and all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, have been incorporated herein. It may only be modified or amended by executing another written document signed by all parties or their authorized agents.

•SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this lease are severable, and if any part of the Lease is held illegal, invalid, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, the remainder of this lease shall remain in effect.

•CONDITION. This lease is conditional on being signed by all parties named on page 1. We, the undersigned, hereby represent that we have read this entire lease and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions.

LANDLORD: Holmes John TENANT: Rudy Rodriguez

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