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Residential Lodging Agreement

This residential lodging agreement is made between \lessor\ (the lessor) and \lessee\ (the lessee), who is lodging at the premises of \address.

Rent and Bond

  1. The rent is \rent\ per week.

  2. The lessee shall pay rent fortnightly.

  3. The bond is \bond\ (ie. two weeks' rent). The lessor shall deposit the bond with the Office of Rental Bonds within 2 weeks after the day the lessor receives the bond from the lessee.

  4. The lessor will return the bond to the lessee when moving out.

  5. Deviation from the conditions of this agreement may result in the bond being only partially refunded, or not refunded at all.

Bills

  1. The lessee and lessor will pay an equal share of the utility bills.

  2. The bills include power, internet and water, but do not include groceries, food, land rates or body corporate fees.

Other Conditions

  1. Although there are no formal inspections, the lessee will treat the flat and the property of other housemates with appropriate care.

  2. The lessee must not intentionally or negligently damage the premises or permit such damage; and notify the lessor of any damage as soon as possible.

  3. The lessor is not obliged to repair damage caused by the negligence or wilful act of the lessee. The lessee is liable for the costs of these repairs.

  4. The lessee must not make additions or alterations to the premises without the written consent of the lessor.

  5. The lessee must not leave the premises vacant for more than 3 weeks without notifying the lessor. The lessee is still liable for rent when absent.

  6. The lessee must notify the lessor of the need for urgent repairs as soon as practicable, and the lessor must carry out those repairs as soon as necessary, having regard to the nature of the problem.

Termination

  1. The lessee is required to give 1 weeks' notice before moving out.

  2. The lessee will ensure all of their bills are paid and remove all of their belongings and leave the premises in substantially same state of cleanliness as the premises were when they moved in.

  3. The lessee is not required to pay advertising costs upon moving out, or costs associated with finding a replacement.

Agreement

The lessee and lessor endeavour to openly discuss any difficulties in the household, including any variations from the above conditions.

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huwr commented Jan 6, 2014

This is meant to be a markdown version of: https://gist.github.com/huwr/8276743

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