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This Contract of Lease made and executed this ____ day of ___________ at
____________________, by and between:
- and -
WITNESSETH: That -
WHEREAS, the LESSOR has agreed to lease to the LESSEE the Lease Premises,
inclusive of the one (1) car park slot no. ___ and furnishing as enumerated in the
attached Annex "A" hereof which also forms an integral part of this contract, under the
terms and conditions acceptable to both parties.
2. RENTAL - The parties herein agree that monthly rental of the Leased
Premises shall be as follows:
to be paid by the LESSEE at the office of the LESSOR on or before the ____ (_th) day
of each calendar month.
In case of default in the payment of rentals, when the same become due and
payable, the amount owing shall bear interest at the rate of three percent (3%) per month
from the date of default until fully paid.
3. DEPOSIT - The LESSEE shall, upon signing of this Contract, pay to the
LESSOR an amount equivalent to two (2) monthly rentals, which amount shall constitute
a deposit to be held and applied by the LESSOR to answer for any and all damages to the
Leased Premises due to the fault of the LESSEE. The deposit shall be refundable to the
LESSEE within sixty (60) days from the expiration of the Term and after the LESSEE
shall have vacated the Leased Premises, less (i) the amount of any damage to the Leased
Premises due to the fault of the LESSEE and (ii) all other amounts that may be payable
by the LESSEE to the LESSOR under this Contract.
The LESSEE shall likewise, upon signing of this Contract, pay to the LESSOR
an amount equivalent to two (2) monthly rentals which shall be applied to the last two
(2) months of the Term.
All alterations made on the premises shall have the prior written approval of the
LESSOR, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and shall be at the expense
of the LESSEE.
Use of the Leased Premises by the LESSEE for the purpose other than stated
herein shall give the LESSOR cause to terminate this Contract.
6. PROHIBITION TO SUB-LEASE THE LEASED PREMISES -
During the term of this Contract, the LESSEE is not allowed to sub-lease the Leased
Premises without the prior approval of the LESSOR.
8. BINDING EFFECT - This Contract shall be binding not only upon the
parties hereto but also their respective successors and assigns, the LESSOR expressly
agreeing that in case the Leased Premises is sold other than to the LESSEE, it shall make
the necessary provisions to the effect that the new owner shall recognize and respect this
Contract.
b. By either party, in case of failure for any reason on the part of one of the
parties ("defaulting party") to discharge competently and faithfully its obligations and
responsibilities under this Contract and such failure is in the opinion of non-defaulting
party, not remediable, or if remediable, shall remain unremedied for a period of more
than fourteen (14) days. Upon such failure, non-defaulting party may then notify
defaulting party accordingly. Should the latter refuse or fail to present satisfactory proof
to the contrary within five (5) days from its receipt of such notice from non-defaulting
party, the latter shall have the right to immediately terminate this Contract, without
prejudice to any action which it may institute for damages it has suffered thereby.
c. If after five (5) days' notice has been given to the LESSEE of the
termination or cancellation of this Contract on account of the LESSEE's failure to pay
the rent, and the LESSEE fails to comply with the LESSOR's demand for the return of
the possession of the Leased Premises and the payment of the LESSEE's accrued
obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Contract, the LESSEE hereby empowers the
LESSOR and/or its authorized representative to open, enter, occupy, padlock, secure,
enclose, fence and/or discontinue public utilities and otherwise take full and complete
physical possession and control of the Leased Premises without resorting to court action;
to take inventory and possession of whatever equipment, furniture, articles, merchandise
or appliances that may be found therein belonging to the LESSEE, its agents and
unauthorized sublessees and/or to any other persons as security for the payment of the
LESSEE's obligations under this Contract; and to place them in a secured warehouse for
safekeeping, charging to the LESSEE the corresponding storage fees therefor, and in
case the LESSEE or the other owners thereof fail to claim said equipment, furniture,
articles, merchandise or appliances from storage and liquidate any liability to the
LESSOR within sixty (60) days from the date the LESSOR takes possession of the
Leased Premises or of the LESSEE's personal properties, to dispose of said properties in
a public sale and to apply the proceeds thereof to whatever liability and/or indebtedness
the LESSEE may have to the LESSOR, plus reasonable expenses for the sale including
storage fees, and the balance, if any, shall be turned over to the LESSEE.
The LESSEE agrees to pay the LESSOR Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) per
day of delay in vacating the Leased Premises, which amount shall become due and
demandable starting from the date indicated in the notice to the LESSEE to vacate the
Leased Premises.
In cases of emergency such as when there is fire, if the LESSEE or his authorized
representative shall not be personally present to open and permit entry into the Leased
Premises, the LESSOR or its agents may enter the Leased Premises without rendering the
LESSOR or its agents liable therefor and without in any manner affecting the obligations
and covenants of this Contract. The LESSOR shall exert reasonable efforts to minimize
the damage to the LESSEE of such entry.
17. NON-WAIVER - The failure of the LESSOR to insist upon the strict
compliance by the LESSEE of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Contract shall
not be deemed a relinquishment or waiver of any right or remedy that the LESSOR may
have, nor shall it be construed as waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the terms
and conditions hereof, which terms, covenants and conditions shall continue to be in full
force and effect. No waiver by the LESSOR or any of its rights under this Contract shall
be deemed to have been made unless the same is expressed in writing signed by the
LESSOR and duly notarized by a Notary Public.
18. FORCE MAJEURE - Neither party shall be responsible nor liable for
nor deemed in breach hereof because of delay in the performance of their respective
obligations hereunder solely because of circumstances beyond the reasonable control of
any party experiencing such delay, including but not limited to acts of God, fire and
accidents, strikes or other labor difficulties, war, riots, requirements, actions, or failure to
act on the part of Governmental authorities preventing performance, inability, despite
due diligence, to obtain required licenses, and earthquake.
a) Notify the other party as soon as possible about the nature of the force
majeure and the extent to which the force majeure would suspend the affected party's
obligations; and
If any condition of force majeure delays any party's performance for a period
greater than thirty (30) days, the Parties shall meet to discuss arrangements to recover
and/or minimize losses of either party resulting from force majeure.
IN ATTESTATION OF THE ABOVE, the parties have hereunto set their hands
on ___________________ at ____________________.
By: By:
______________ __________________
_______ ________
__________________________ __________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
) S.S.
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the above jurisdiction, this ____ day of
__________________, 1997, personally appeared:
_____________________
_____________________
WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and place first
above written.
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