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Residential Lease for Apartment or Unit in Multi-Family Rental Housing RLAUCC-1x
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Residential Lease for
Apartment or Unit in
Multi-Family Rental
Housing
RLAUCC-1x
Section VIII. Use of Premises• Several terms in this section begin, “Unless this box
is checked.”
• The easiest way to understand is to begin after
“Unless this box is checked.”
• “No smoking is permitted in the Premises.” If true, do
nothing. If not, check the box.
• “Tenant may not keep or allow pets or animals on the
Premises….” If not, check the box and collect the
deposit.
Section IX. Maintenance• You must decide who will cover ALL maintenance.
• “Major maintenance or major replacement means a repair
or replacement that costs more than $_____.”
IGNORE THIS SENTENCE!!!!!
• There is a prior sentence that reads, “Tenant’s
responsibility, if any, indicated above, shall include major
maintenance or major replacement of equipment.”
Section XXV. Tenant’s Personal
Property
• Landlord needs to have the Tenant initial this box.
• If Tenant initials, then “the Landlord shall not be responsible for
storage or disposition of the Tenant’s personal property.”
• If Tenant does not initial, Landlord must follow Florida Statute
715.104 -105 requiring notice and possible storage of the
personal property.
Minimizing the Risk
We all know Realtors® cannot add to or
amend the lease, so several topics become
risky and should be referred to an attorney to
avoid liability.
• Leases for longer than a year.
• Automatic renewal language.
• Lease Purchase/ Lease Option language.
• Prorating the first and last month’s rent when the lease starts
on the 12th, but the landlord wants rent due on the first and
wants first and last month‘s rent collected upfront.
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