KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
This Contract of Lease, made
and entered into by and between:
_____________________________, a corporation duly organized and existing
under Philippine law, with business address at __________________________,
hereinafter referred to as the LESSOR-and-
_____________________________, of legal age, married, Filipino, with residence
address at ______________________, hereinafter referred to as the LESSEE
WITNESSETH: THAT
WHEREAS, the LESSOR is the owner of an condominium unit located at _____________________;
WHEREAS, the LESSEE desires to occupy the above-named condominium
unit and the LESSOR is
willing to lease the same unto the LESSEE by way of this
agreement;
1. TERM. The LEASE shall be for a duration of one (1) year
commencing from, _______________,
renewable at the option of the LESSOR at such new terms
and conditions as may agreed upon by the
parties.
2. RENTAL. The LESSEE agrees to pay the LESSOR the monthly
rental fee of Pesos: Twenty
Thousand (Php 20,000.00), Philippine currency. Upon signing
of this Contract of Lease. The LESSEE
shall pay the LESSOR two (2) months' rental in advance
covering the months 1 January 1999 to 1
March 1999. Succeeding monthly rentals be payable via
post dated checks to be issued by the
LESSEE in favor of the LESSOR.
LESSEE hereby agrees to pay 5% interest per month on any
delay in payments. If the check is
dishonored, the LESSEE is obliged to replace the check
under pain of the pre-termination of this
agreement.
3. DEPOSIT. The LESSEE shall pay the LESSOR the sum of
two (2) months deposit of Pesos: Forty
Thousand (Php 40,000.00), Philippine currency to guarantee
the payment of any future damage to the
leased premises, unpaid utilities and other obligations
to third parties by the LESSEE during the term
of the agreement, which deposit shall bear no interest.
Unless applied to said damages, unpaid utilities
and other obligations to third parties, said deposit shall
be returned to the LESSEE within sixty (60)
days after the termination of this agreement: Provided,
however, that the deposit cannot be applied to
unpaid back rentals owed by the LESSEE prior to the expiration
of this agreement. Furthermore, if the
LESSEE vacates the premises before the expiration of the
period of lease, the total amount of the
deposit and advance rentals shall be forfeited in favor
of the LESSOR.
4. ASSOCIATION DUES. Association dues per month of Pesos:
Three Thousand (Php3,000.00) or as
determined by the Association from time to time shall
be for the account of the LESSEE.
Penalty for late payment of Association dues is 4% per
month or a fraction of a month compounded
until the arrears are fully paid and settled.
5. USE OF PREMISES. The premises shall be used exclusively
for office purposes only and shall not be
used whatsoever for residential or in any illegal or unlawful
activity or to keep materials, chemicals and
other matters considered as fire hazards or nuisance to
the building.
6. IMPROVEMENTS. The LESSEE shall not make any alteration,
structural changes or improvement in
the leased premises without the prior written consent
of the LESSOR. However, at the termination of
the lease, the same not having been renewed by the parties,
the LESSEE shall restore the leased
premises in its original state existing at the commencement
of the agreement. Restoration of the
LEASED PREMISES shall be for the exclusive account of
the LESSEE. Any improvement after the
lease is terminated and after the LESSEE shall have vacated
the premises shall belong to the
LESSOR.
7. FACILITIES. All charges for water, electricity, telephone,
association dues and other public utilities
used in the leased premises as well as janitorial and
security services or any other charges as may be
imposed by the building administrator of the condominium
building shall be for the account of the
LESSEE. The LESSEE hereby guarantee the prompt payment
of any and all charges heretofore
mentioned as they fall due. Any delay in the payment thereof
shall constitute a material breach of this
agreement.
8. INSURANCE. The LESSOR shall insure the leased premises
against fire. Should the leased premises
be damaged by fire, earthquake, storm or any fortuitous
events to the extent that the same be rendered
untenable this agreement shall be automatically canceled
and the deposit as well as the unused
portion of the advance rentals be refunded within SIXTY
(60) days, minus any unpaid obligation.
9. REPAIRS. The LESSEE shall, during the duration of the
lease, make all minor repairs on the leased
premises to preserve the same in serviceable or tenantable
conditions at the LESSEE's expense except
replacement of parts due to natural wear and tear. The
LESSEE, however, shall give advance written
notice to the LESSOR of Ten (10) days prior to undertaking
any minor repair.
9.01 All damages caused to
the leased premises due to the fault, misuse,
carelessness, and/or negligence
or on account of the use thereof by the LESSEE and
other occupants therein
shall be made good and repaired by the repairs done.
9.02 Should the LESSEE fails
to make the necessary and appropriate repairs within
five (5) days from demand,
the LESSOR shall undertake the needed repairs and shall
charge the costs thereof
to the LESSEE.
10. INSPECTION OF PREMISES. To ensure that the lease premises
is being maintained in good and
tenantable conditions, the LESSOR or his authorized representative
is hereby given the right after due
notice, to enter and inspect any part of the leased premises
during reasonable hours and as the
occasion thereof might require.
11. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE. The LESSEE hereby shall have
no right to assign or transfer its
rights, interest and obligations under the lease contract
or sub-lease contract premises or any portion
thereof to any person or entity without the prior written
consent of the LESSOR.
12. INJURY OR DAMAGE. The LESSEE hereby assumes the full
responsibility for any damage which
may be caused to the person or property of any third person
in the leased premises during the duration
of the lease. LESSEE further binds himself to hold the
LESSOR free and harmless from damages as a
result thereof, unless such damage or liability arose
out of structural or other inherent defects in the
leased premises or is due to the fault of the LESSOR,
his agent or representatives.
13. SALE OF THE LEASED PREMISES. The LESSEE recognizes
the right of the LESSOR to sell or
otherwise convey ownership of the leased premises to any
other interested party, provided the
LESSEE's rights under the lease are respected.
14. HAZARDOUS AND PROHIBITIVE MATERIALS: The LESSEE shall
not keep or store in the lease
premise any hazardous and obnoxious substance or inflammable
material or substance that might
constitute a fire hazard or other chemicals and materials
or prohibitive drugs in violations of the laws of
the Philippines.
15. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The LESSEE binds himself to
comply with the existing rules and
regulations promulgated by the building administrator
and/or association and any other environmental
or other laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable
to the leased premises.
16. VIOLATIONS. The LESSOR may, at this options, consider
this agreement automatically rescinded
and canceled, without need of any court action, upon ten
(10) days notice given to the LESSEE based
on any of the following grounds.
a. Failure of the LESSEE to pay two (2) months advance rental and other bills or charges therefore mentioned as they fall due for any reason whatsoever within the period to pay.
b. For any violation made by the LESSEE or its agents and representatives of any of the terms and conditions stipulated in this contract.
c. In case the leased premises shall be vacated or abandoned for a period of thirty (30) days without prior written notice to the LESSOR. Consequently, the LESSOR is hereby permitted authorized by the LESSEE to enter the premises, either by force or otherwise, without being liable to prosecution therefor.
16.1. Upon termination of
the contact of lease based on any of the foregoing grounds
and upon demand, the LESSEE
shall immediately vacated and peacefully surrender
possession of the lease
premises to the LESSOR or his duly authorize representative.
17. REMEDIES. In addition to the provisions of the proceeding
paragraph, the LESSEE hereby
acknowledges and recognizes the right of the LESSOR to
avail or resort to any or all of the following
remedial measures without need of court action.
a. In case of failure of the LESSEE to pay or settle any
due and unpaid obligations (rentals, electricity,
water, telephone, association dues etc.) as provided for
under this lease contract , the LESSEE hereby
authorizes the LESSOR, who is hereby given the right,
to disconnect all facilities such as but not
limited to disconnect all facilities such as but not limited
to electricity, telephone, water in the leased
premises without need of further notice to the LESSEE.
b. Likewise, until the aforesaid unpaid obligations are
paid or settled, the LESSEE hereby given the
rights, to re-renter the lease premises, remove all persons
therefrom , take possession of any of all
furniture, fixtures and equipment's found thereon or therein
and/or padlocked the door of the premises.
c. Moreover, by way of a security or to secure the payment
of any of the unpaid obligations of the
LESSEE , the LESSEE consents and authorizes the LESSOR
to retain possession of any of all the
furniture, fixtures and equipment's that may found on
the premises as belongings to the LESSEE until
such time that all the unpaid obligations of the LESSEE
are paid or settled.
d. If after ten (10) days from the date the LESSOR shall
have taken possession of the aforesaid
furniture, fixtures and equipment by way of security,
the LESSEE still fails to pay or settle its unpaid
obligations to the LESSOR the LESSEE hereby consents and
authorizes the LESSOR to sell by way of
public or private sale any or all the furniture's fixtures
equipment as may be sufficient to pay or settle
the lessee's unpaid obligations plus the accrued interests
and attorney's fee equivalent to 25% of the
total amount due and unpaid. All expenses that may be
incurred in the sale shall be for the account of
the LESSEE.
17.01 For purposes of selling
the aforesaid properties, the LESSEE hereby irrevocably
appoint the LESSOR as its
attorney-in-fact to sell and dispose of any or all of the
aforesaid the property of
the LESSEE in a private or public sale at a price as may be
determined to be just and
reasonable by the LESSOR and to apply the proceeds
therefrom to any or all
the unpaid obligations of the LESSEE.
17.02 If the sale proceeds
should proved to be inadequate to fully payer settle the
unpaid obligations of the
LESSEE, the LESSEE shall remain liable to the LESSOR
for any of the deficiency.
17.03 Should the proceeds
of the sale of any of the aforesaid properties be sufficient
to pay or settle all of
the lessee's unpaid obligations, the LESSEE may get back its
other properties not sold
by the LESSOR. If after thirty(30) days from written notice of
the LESSOR directed to the
last known address of the LESSEE, the LESSEE still fails
to get back the remaining
properties, said properties shall then be deemed
abandoned in favor of the
LESSOR.
17.04 The above enumerated
remedies oproved for the LESSOR shall not be
exclusive, but shall be
cumulative and without prejudice to any court action that may
be instituted by the LESSOR
for any causes of action that may arise under this
contract of lease.
18. ATTORNEY'S FEE. In case the LESSOR resorts to judicial
action base upon or in connection with
this lease contract, the LESSEE hereby agrees to pay attorney's
fee equivalent to twenty five (25%) of
the total amount involved pr claimed by the LESSOR as
against the LESSEE plus all court expenses
and/or costs of litigation.
19. COURT VENUE. All court actions from this contact of
lease shall be filed only in the Courts of
Makati City to exclusion of all other courts.
20. TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is the essence hereof any waiver
by the LESSOR of a breach of any
term, covenant or condition herein contained, whether
express or implied, shall not constitute of a
waiver of any subsequent breach thereof, or a breach of
covenant to pay the rent so accepted. No
waiver by the LESSOR shall be deemed to have been made
unless expressed in writing and signed by
the LESSOR.
21. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS This lease shall bind and inure
to the benefits of the successors and
assigns of the LESSOR and of the permitted successors
and assigns of the LESSEE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their
hand this ___ day of _______________ at
___________________.
_________________________
_________________________
Lessor
Lessee
Signed in the Presence of:
________________________
_________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
MAKATI, METRO MANILA ) S.S.
BEFORE ME , a Notary Public for and in the __________,
this ___________________, personally
came and appearance the following:
Name
CTC No.
Place
Date
a know to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing
Contract of Lease consisting of ___
pages including this acknowledgement, signed by the parties
and their instrumental witness at the
bottom part of page __ and the left margin of all other
pages.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and place above stated.
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