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RESIDENTIAL LEASE FOR APARTMENT OR UNIT IN MULTI-

FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING (OTHER THAN A DUPLEX)

INCLUDING A MOBILE HOME,CONDOMINIUM, OR

COOPERATIVE (FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR)

(Not To Be Used For Commercial, Agricultural, or Other Residential Property)

WARNING: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ ALL OF THE LEASE CAREFULLY. THE LEASE IMPOSES IMPORTANT LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

AN ASTERISK (*) OR A BLANK SPACE (__________) INDICATES A PROVISION WHERE A CHOICE OR A DECISION MUST BE MADE

BY THE PARTIES.

NO CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THIS FORM MAY BE MADE UNLESS A LAWYER IS CONSULTED.

I. TERMS AND PARTIES. This is a lease (the "Lease") for a period of ______________ months (the "Lease Term"), beginning

(number)

__________________________________________________ and ending __________________________________________________, between

(month, day, year)(month, day, year)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ and

(name of owner of the property)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(name(s) of person(s) to whom the property is leased)

(In the Lease, the owner, whether one or more, of the property is called "Landlord." All persons to whom the property is leased are called "Tenant.")

Landlord's E-mail Address:	___________________________________________
Landlord's Telephone Number:	___________________________________________
Tenant's E-mail Address:	___________________________________________
Tenant's Telephone Number:	___________________________________________

II.PROPERTY RENTED. Landlord leases to Tenant apartment or unit no. _______________ in the building located at

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ known as

(street address)
_______________________________________________________________________________,	________________________________________,
(name of apartment or condominium)	(city)

Florida ___________________, together with the following furniture and appliances:

(zip code)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[List all furniture and appliances. If none, write "none."] (In the Lease, the property leased, including furniture and appliances, if any, is called "the Premises.")

III.COMMON AREAS. Landlord grants to Tenant permission to use, during the Lease Term, along with others, the common areas of the building and the development of which the Premises are a part.

IV. RENT PAYMENTS AND CHARGES. Tenant shall pay rent for the Premises in installments of $______________ each on

the____________________________ day of each _________________________ [month, week]

(a "Rental Installment Period," as used in the Lease, shall be a month if rent is paid monthly, and a week if rent is paid weekly.) Tenant shall pay with each rent payment all taxes imposed on the rent by taxing authorities. The amount of taxes payable on the beginning date of the Lease is $__________ for each installment. The amount of each installment of rent plus taxes ("the Lease Payment"), as of the

date the Lease begins, is $______________. Landlord will notify Tenant if the amount of the tax changes. Tenant shall pay the rent and all

other charges required to be paid under the Lease by cash, valid check, or money order. Landlord may appoint an agent to collect the Lease Payment and to perform Landlord's obligations.

Landlord (_____) (_____) and Tenant (_____) (_____) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is Page 1 of 18.

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If the tenancy starts on a day other than the first day of the month or week as designated above, the rent shall be prorated from

_______________________________	through _______________________________ in the amount of $_________________ and shall be due
(date)	(date)

on _________________________________. (If rent paid monthly, prorate on a 30-day month.)

(date)

V.DEPOSITS, ADVANCE RENT, AND LATE CHARGES. In addition to the Lease Payments described above, Tenant shall pay the following: (check only those items that apply)

_____________	a security deposit of $ ____________________ to be paid upon signing the Lease.
	advance rent in the amount of $ ____________________ for the Rental Installment Periods of _______________________
_____________ to be paid upon signing the Lease.
_____________	a pet deposit in the amount of $___________________ to be paid upon signing the Lease.
	a late charge in the amount of $ ___________________ for each Lease Payment made more than _______________
_____________ days after the date it is due.
	a bad check fee in the amount $ ___________________ (not to exceed $20.00 or 5% of the Lease Payment,
	whichever is greater) if Tenant makes any Lease Payment with a bad check. If Tenant makes any Lease Payment
_____________ with a bad check, Landlord can require Tenant to pay all future Lease Payments in cash or by money order.
_____________	Other:____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________	Other:____________________________________________________________________________________________________

VI. SECURITY DEPOSITS AND ADVANCE RENT. If Tenant has paid a security deposit or advance rent the following provisions apply:

A. Landlord shall hold the money in a separate interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing account in a Florida banking institution for the benefit of Tenant. If Landlord deposits the money in an interest-bearing account, Landlord must pay Tenant interest of at least 75% of the annualized average interest paid by the bank or 5% per year simple interest, whichever Landlord chooses. Landlord cannot mix such money with any other funds of Landlord or pledge, mortgage, or make any other use of such money until the money is actually due to Landlord; or

B. Landlord must post a surety bond in the manner allowed by law. If Landlord posts the bond, Landlord shall pay Tenant 5% interest per year.

At the end of the Lease, Landlord will pay Tenant, or credit against rent, the interest due to Tenant. No interest will be due Tenant if Tenant wrongfully terminates the Lease before the end of the Lease Term.

C. If Landlord rents 5 or more dwelling units, then within 30 days of Tenant’s payment of the advance rent or any security deposit, Landlord must notify Tenant in writing of the manner in which Landlord is holding such money, the interest rate, if any, that Tenant will receive, and when such payments will be made.

VII. NOTICES. ______________________________________________________________ is Landlord’s Agent. All notices to Landlord and all

(name)

Lease Payments must be sent to Landlord's Agent at _________________________________________________________________________

(address)

unless Landlord gives Tenant written notice of a change. Landlord’s Agent may perform inspections on behalf of Landlord, subject to Article XII below. All notices to Landlord shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery to Landlord or Landlord’s Agent.

Any notice to Tenant shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered to Tenant at the Premises. If Tenant is absent from the Premises, a notice to Tenant may be given by leaving a copy of the notice at the Premises.

VIII. USE OF PREMISES. Tenant shall use the Premises only for residential purposes. Tenant also shall obey, and require anyone on the Premises to obey, all laws and any restrictions that apply to the Premises. Landlord will give Tenant notice of any restrictions that apply to the Premises.

If the Premises are located in a condominium or cooperative development, the Lease and Tenant’s rights under it, including as to the common areas, are subject to all terms of the governing documents for the project, including, without limitation, any Declaration of Condominium or proprietary lease, and any restrictions, rules, and regulations now existing or hereafter adopted, amended, or repealed.

Landlord (_____) (_____) and Tenant (_____) (_____) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is Page 2 of 18.

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Unless this box

is checked, Landlord may adopt, modify, or repeal rules and regulations for the use of common areas and conduct

on the Premises during the Lease Term. All rules and regulations must be reasonable and in the best interest of the development in which the Premises are located.

Occasional overnight guests are permitted. An occasional overnight guest is one who does not stay more than _________ nights in any

calendar month (If left blank, 7). Landlord’s written approval is required to allow anyone else to occupy the Premises.

Unless this box

is checked or a pet deposit has been paid, Tenant may not keep or allow pets or animals on the Premises without

Landlord’s approval of the pet or animal in writing.

Tenant shall not keep any dangerous or flammable items that might increase the danger of fire or damage on the Premises without Landlord’s consent.

Tenant shall not create any environmental hazards on or about the Premises.

Tenant shall not destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the Premises belonging to Landlord, nor permit any person to do so.

Tenant may not make any alterations or improvements to the Premises without first obtaining Landlord’s written consent to the alteration or improvement. However, unless this box is checked, Tenant may hang pictures and install window treatments in the Premises without Landlord’s consent, provided Tenant removes all such items before the end of the Lease Term and repairs all damage resulting from the removal.

Tenant must act, and require all other persons on the Premises to act, in a manner that does not unreasonably disturb any neighbors or constitute a breach of the peace.

IX. MAINTENANCE. Landlord and Tenant agree that the maintenance of the Premises must be performed by the person indicated below:

A. Landlord's Required Maintenance. Landlord will comply with applicable building, housing, and health codes relating to the Premises. If there are no applicable building, housing, or health codes, Landlord shall maintain and repair the roofs, porches, windows, exterior walls, screens, foundations, floors, structural components, and steps, and keep the plumbing in reasonable working order. If the Premises are located in a condominium, Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that the maintenance of the structural elements and common areas is performed by the condominium association as part of the common area maintenance. Landlord shall assure that the association complies with applicable building, housing, and health codes relating to the Premises. If there are no applicable building, housing, or health codes, Landlord shall assure that the association maintains and repairs roofs, porches, windows, exterior walls, screens, foundations, floors, structural components, and steps, and keeps the plumbing in reasonable working order. Landlord will be responsible for the maintenance of any items listed above for which the association is not responsible.

B. Elective Maintenance. Fill in each blank space in this section with Landlord or Tenant to show who will take care of the item noted. If a space is left blank, Landlord will be required to take care of that item (or assure that the association takes care of the items if the Premises are located in a condominium).

Tenant's responsibility, if any, indicated above, shall include major maintenance or major replacement of equipment.

Landlord shall be responsible for major maintenance or major replacement of equipment, except for equipment for which Tenant has accepted responsibility for major maintenance or major replacement in the previous paragraph.

Major maintenance or major replacement means a repair or replacement that costs more than $ ____________________.

Landlord (_____) (_____) and Tenant (_____) (_____) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is Page 3 of 18.

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Tenant shall be required to vacate the Premises on 7 days' written notice, if necessary, for extermination pursuant to this subparagraph. When vacation of the Premises is required for extermination, Landlord shall not be liable for damages but shall abate the rent.

Nothing in this section makes Landlord responsible for any condition created or caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of Tenant, any member of Tenant's family, or any other person on the Premises with Tenant's consent.

C.Tenant's Required Maintenance. At all times during the Lease Term, Tenant shall:

1.comply with all obligations imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building, housing, and health codes;

2.keep the Premises clean and sanitary;

3.remove all garbage from the dwelling unit in a clean and sanitary manner;

4.keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit clean, sanitary, and in repair; and

5.use and operate in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and other facilities and appliances, including elevators.

X.UTILITIES. Tenant shall pay all charges for hook-up, connection, and deposit for providing all utilities and utility services to the Premises during the Lease Term except _______________________________________________________________________________, which Landlord agrees to provide at Landlord’s expense. (Specify any utilities to be provided and paid for by Landlord such as water, sewer, oil, gas, electricity, telephone, garbage removal, etc.).

XI. SERVICEMEMBER. If Tenant is a member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or state active duty or a member of the Florida National Guard or United States Reserve Forces, the Tenant has rights to terminate the Lease as provided in Section 83.682, Florida Statutes, the provisions of which can be found in the attachment to this Lease.

XII. LANDLORD'S ACCESS TO PREMISES. Landlord or Landlord's Agent may enter the Premises in the following circumstances:

A.At any time for the protection or preservation of the Premises.

B.After reasonable notice to Tenant at reasonable times for the purpose of repairing the Premises.

C.To inspect the Premises; make necessary or agreed-upon repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply agreed services; or exhibit the Premises to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors under any of the following circumstances:

1.with Tenant's consent;

2.in case of emergency;

3.when Tenant unreasonably withholds consent; or

4.if Tenant is absent from the Premises for a period of at least one-half a Rental Installment Period. (If the rent is current and Tenant notifies Landlord of an intended absence, then Landlord may enter only with Tenant’s consent or for the protection or preservation of the Premises.)

XIII. PROHIBITED ACTS BY LANDLORD. Landlord is prohibited from taking certain actions as described in Section 83.67, Florida Statutes, the provisions of which can be found in the attachment to this Lease.

XIV. CASUALTY DAMAGE. If the Premises are damaged or destroyed other than by wrongful or negligent acts of Tenant or persons on the Premises with Tenant’s consent, so that the use of the Premises is substantially impaired, Tenant may terminate the Lease within 30 days after the damage or destruction and Tenant will immediately vacate the Premises. If Tenant vacates, Tenant is not liable for rent that would have been due after the date of termination. Tenant may vacate the part of the Premises rendered unusable by the damage or destruction, in which case Tenant’s liability for rent shall be reduced by the fair rental value of the part of the Premises that was damaged or destroyed.

XV. DEFAULTS/REMEDIES. Should a party to the Lease fail to fulfill their responsibilities under the Lease or need to determine whether there has been a default of the Lease, refer to Part II, Chapter 83, entitled Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act which contains information on defaults and remedies. A copy of the current version of this Act is attached to the Lease.

XVI. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASING. Unless this box

is checked, Tenant may not assign the Lease or sublease all or any

part of the Premises without first obtaining Landlord’s written approval and consent to the assignment or sublease.

XVII. RISK OF LOSS. Subject to the next sentence, Landlord shall not be liable for any loss by reason of damage, theft, or otherwise to the contents, belongings, and personal effects of the Tenant, or Tenant’s family, agents, employees, guests, or visitors. Landlord shall not be liable if such damage, theft, or loss is caused by Tenant, Tenant’s family, agents, employees, guests, or visitors. Nothing contained in this provision shall relieve Landlord or Tenant from responsibility for loss, damage, or injury caused by its own negligence or willful conduct.

XVIII. SUBORDINATION. The Lease is automatically subordinate to the lien of any mortgage encumbering the fee title to the Premises from time to time.

XIX. LIENS. The interest of the Landlord shall not be subject to liens for improvements by the Tenant as provided in Section 713.10, Florida Statutes. Tenant shall notify all parties performing work on the Premises at Tenant’s request that the Lease does not allow any liens to attach to Landlord’s interest.

Landlord (_____) (_____) and Tenant (_____) (_____) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is Page 4 of 18.

RLAUCC-1x Rev 8/15 Approved on April 15, 2010, by the Supreme Court of Florida, for use under rule 10-2.1(a) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar.

Serial#: 064351-800143-9494429