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South Ozone Park, NY 11420 Lease Agreement
South Ozone Park, NY 11420 Lease Agreement
Residential Lease
• PARTIES.
Rental Property Address: 3-126 15th Ave #8, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Tenants: Name:
Tenants Address:
LEASE & PREMISES. Landlord hereby leases to Tenants, and Tenants hereby lease
from Landlord the 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom apartment located at: 3-126 15th Ave #8, South
Ozone Park, NY 11420.
TERM. The term of this tenancy shall run from to this lease shall either
automatically renew or automatically convert to a month-to-month tenancy.by the landlord
you are to inform to come up with first and last month rent payment today.
• RENT. Tenants shall pay a sum of $1350 as month rent then $1350 for damage
security deposit which shall be refunded back to tenant as long as the rent every month until
the landlord has any alternative to change that however the landlord shall be responsible for
the charges For first month
• 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.)
• 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.
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.
• 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.
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.
• UTILITIES. Landlord shall maintain all the utility charges such as Heat, water,
sewer, gas, and 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.
• 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.