Common use of RESIDENTIAL LEASE Clause in Contracts

RESIDENTIAL LEASE. Lease for use in rental agreements for residential apartments, including mixed tenancies, and rooms in private rental properties. Authorised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing 1 January 2025. A number of provisions in rental legislation are mandatory, while others may be validly deviated from by agreement. If the parties wish to agree on deviations from the general rules of rental legislation and/or the lease, this must be stated in Section 11 of the lease. Agreed deviations may not be stated directly in the contract text (by crossing out or similar), unless special authorisation is given in the pre-printed text. Some terms in the pre-printed text are highlighted in bold and italics. These terms are deviations from the general rules of rental legislation. If the parties have agreed on the matters highlighted in the contract, it is not necessary to state the same matters in Section 11 of the contract. Terms listed in Section 11 are sufficiently emphasised. The rights and obligations of the Landlord and Tenant in the tenancy are governed by the applicable rental legislation at any given time, unless the parties agree otherwise where the rules of the law may be deviated from. Attached to the lease is an appendix with a guide to leases for use in rental agreements for residential apartments, including mixed tenancies, and rooms in private rental properties. The guide is part of the authorised lease.