Lease agreement

frag420

Does anyone know where i can download a sample lease agreement as my housemate needs to get one filled out in order to get her rent allowance sorted. She called the local health board and they said it can be found on the net and downloaded but they didnt know where to find it and fobbed her of that it would be easily found. Any help would be appreciated

cheers

JuliusCaesar

googling 'sample lease renting Ireland' came up with http://www.lawsmart.com/documents/resid_lease.shtml
any good?
There's probably more, or you could try the legal forum.

frag420

cheers JC

Victor

frag420 wrote: »

my housemate

Are you the landlord? If so, she is a lodger, not a tenant and a standard lease may not be appropriate.

The health board (HSE?) may just be looking for the details, not an actual lease.

frag420

no we are both renting rooms in the house. the landlord also lives in the house.

subway

then you are both lodgers not tenants and aren't leasing.
contact the hb to get the situation cleared up as the "landlord" wont issue a lease in your situation

JuliusCaesar

subway wrote: »

then you are both lodgers not tenants and aren't leasing.

In that case, you can have what's known as a Licence Agreement. This can cover:

duration of the licence/letting
minimum period of notice
amount of rent, when to be paid, when /if it should be reviewed
visitors- allowed or not, overnight or not
noise levels allowed
any additional services? meals? laundry?
where/who keeps records/receipts of any rent/household purchases eg cleaning stuff
Ground Rules: landlord may not enter licencees room (except I presume in cases of emergency - water leaks etc)
rules regarding wear & tear beyond what would be normal
access to other areas of house-kitchen/living room
smoking/non-smoking
use of faciities eg washing machine
keys - who has them? who is allowed have them? do you get a key to your own room?
any other issues.................suggeestions welcome!