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What is a Residential Lease Agreement?

A Residential Lease Agreement form is a legally binding contract between landlord and their tenant. It outlines the amount of monthly rent, move-in fees, security deposits, pet deposits, pet rent, and more. It protects both the landlord and the tenant from potential legal damages.

In one sentence, what is the purpose of submitting this form?

The purpose of a Residential Lease Agreement is to outline lease payment details, and protect both the landlord and tenant in case of damages to the property or misuse of rent.

What information do you need in order to complete this form?

This form is fairly straightforward. Most of the legalese used is boilerplate and will not need to be adjusted except in special cases. The following information is required…

• The date the lease is printed and signed
• The full names and address of the landlord and tenant
• The county and full address of the property being leased
• The lease term in years or months, the date when this term begins, and the date when this term ends
• The total sum of rent, the equal installment amounts in which the rent will be paid, and the day of the month when this installment is due
• The full amount of the security deposit
• The amount that rent shall be paid should the tenant decide to continue living on the property after the expiration of the lease
• The amount of pets that can be on the property, the amount of the pet deposit, the amount of the pet deposit which is non-refundable
• The signatures of the landlord, tenant, and a witness with accompanying dates

Once this information has been filled out and the form has been signed, the contract is legally binding and must be followed and deposits/rent must be paid in full.

Who is the intended recipient of this form?

This form is received by both the tenant and the landlord. The form should be kept on file in case of legal disputes or for general reference.

Hi welcome to rental lease agreement calm this video we are going to explain how to fill out a standard lease agreement in Alabama let's start the top this legal document represents a lease agreement for a term of standard lease agreement is usually twelve months getting on the day first of June year 2012 ending on the 31st day of May 2013 landlord and tenant this lease agreement is between Jim Scott is the landlord with a mailing address of 200 main street city of Montgomery state of Alabama the zip code of 409 3 to the 10th is going to be just so happen to be Scott gym three premises the landlord agrees to lease the premises located at let's say they are going to be renting on just right down the throat 300 main street city of Montgomery state of Alabama 4 0 9 3 2 the tenant only for the purposes of residential use the landlord agrees to include furnishings appliances as described so let's say the landlord includes coffee maker washer/dryer and a sofa and here you're going to put any restrictions the landlord's going to put in restrictions so let's say the rooftop is uh not quite finished, yet it's kind of dangerous, so you're restricted to go on the rooftop use the tenant shell obey and require anyone else of the premises to obey all laws and restrictions that applies to the premises as well as any federal state law and act in a manner that does not unreasonably disturb any neighbors are constituted a breach of peace Leonard will give tenth notice of any restrictions that apply to the premises so here you're going to check whether the tenant may or may not make alterations to the improvements inside the apartment the tenant may or may not have pets let's say the tenant is able to add pets as we go down the premises are to be used only as a private residence for the tenant listed in Section two of this agreement and the following minor children if there is any minor children you're going to type in right here all kits occupancy by guests for more than let's say if there is a guest in the apartment for more than 31 days it is prohibited without landlords written consent rent ten she'll pay rent to Landlord payable to in the monthly installments of let's say it's a one-bedroom for $1,000 going to type it in numerical right here payable in the name of Jim Scott he is the landlord payments are due on the first of every month beginning on June 1st all rep payments shall be sent to 200 main Street mom gunnery and the state and then the zip code you're going to type in there and if there's any other way the landlord would like to receive their rental payments it should be described in that box prorated first month's front let's say you were to move in before June 1st, but the contract of the lease was to go from June 1st to May 31st let's say you moved in a bit early say you moved in May 20th you just moved to Montgomery, and you're staying in a hotel the 20th and the pro-rated amount is whatever those 11 days of month of date a day's worth of money...

A rental agreement is a contract of rental, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property; it is distinguished from a lease, which is more typically for a fixed term.