free printable basic rental agreement
free printable basic rental agreement
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CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL RENTAL AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") made and
entered into this ____ day of __________________________, 20____, by and
between:
________________________________________ located at
("Landlord")
_____________________________________________________________________
(“Address of Landlord”) (city, state, zip)
and
________________________________________
("Tenant").
Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:
1. GRANT OF LEASE: Landlord is the owner of certain real property being, lying
and situated in _______________ County, California, such real property
described as:
________________________________________________("Premises").
Landlord does lease unto Tenant, and Tenant does hereby rent from Landlord
the Premises.
2. TERM: This Lease shall commence on the ___ day of ______________, 20__,
and shall remain in full effect until its end at 11:59 PM on the __________
day of ______, 20__, ______________________.
3. HOLD OVER. If Tenant is still living in the Premises after the termination
date of this Agreement, this Agreement may be extended, with Landlord’s
consent, to create a month-to-month tenancy as defined by California
law, and all provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force. Landlord
may terminate the month-to-month tenancy by giving written notice to the
Tenant at least 60 days prior to the intended termination date, subject to
any applicable local laws. Such notice may be given on any date. Tenant
may terminate the tenancy by giving written notice the Landlord at least 30
days prior to the intended termination date, subject to any applicable local
laws. Such notice may be given on any date.
4. SECURITY DEPOSIT. Upon the due execution of this Agreement, Tenant shall
deposit with Landlord the sum of ______________ DOLLARS ($________)
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by Landlord, as security for any
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damage caused to the Premises during the term hereof. Landlord shall
provide Tenant with a written receipt for the security deposit. The maximum
amount that Landlord may receive as security deposit cannot exceed: two
month’s rent for the unfurnished Premises; three month’s rent for the
furnished Premises. Tenant expressly may not use the security deposit
in lieu of payment of rent. All or any portion of the security deposit may
be used to: 1) repair damage, excluding ordinary wear and tear, caused by
Tenant and / or by a guest of the Tenant; 2) clean Premises, if necessary,
upon termination of tenancy; 3) replace Landlord’s personal property or
appurtenances; 4) cure Tenant’s default in payment of rent, or other sums
due. In compliance with California Civil Code § 1950.5, security deposit shall
be returned to Tenant, without interest, and less any set off for damages to
the Premises within 3 weeks of the date of termination of this Agreement, or
the Tenant’s last day of occupancy, whichever occurs later. Landlord shall
provide Tenant with an itemized statement indicating the amount of the
security deposit and the basis for set off for any and all applicable damages.
Landlord must include documents showing charges incurred: 1) if owner or
owner’s employee performs work, specify hours required and hourly rate; 2)
if 3rd party performs the work, Landlord shall provide invoices, bills or receipts
from the 3rd party. No interest will be paid on security deposit unless
required by local ordinance.
5. RENT: Tenant shall pay $___________________ rent per month, payable in
advance on the ______ day of each month of the term, and is delinquent on
the next day. All such payments shall be made to Landlord at Landlord's
address as set forth above, on or before the due date and without demand.
Payment must be made by personal check, money order or cashier’s check.
Upon execution of the Agreement, Tenant shall pay the first month’s rent in
advance.
6. LATE CHARGE. In the event that any payment required to be paid by Tenant
hereunder is not made within three (3) days of when due, Tenant shall pay
to Landlord, in addition to such payment or other charges due hereunder, a
"late fee" in the amount of __________________________________
DOLLARS ($__________). Tenant recognizes and affirms it is impossible, or
extremely difficult to calculate the exact damages suffered by Landlord for
Tenant's failure to pay rent when due; Tenant and Landlord agree the late
fee shall be presumed to be the amount of damage sustained by Landlord.
Any collection of a Late Charge shall not prevent Landlord from enforcing any
other rights and remedies hereunder.
7. NO SUFFICIENT FUNDS ON RENT PAYMENTS. IF a check is returned NSF
(“no sufficient funds”), Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to such
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payment or other charges due hereunder, a "fee" in the amount of
__________________________________ DOLLARS ($__________). Any
collection of this fee shall not prevent Landlord from enforcing any other
rights and remedies hereunder.
8. USE OF PREMISES. The Premises shall be used and occupied by Tenant and
Tenant's immediate family, consisting of ______________________
__________________________ ____________, exclusively, as a private
single-family dwelling. Tenant shall not allow any other person, other than
Tenant's immediate family or transient relatives and friends who are guests of
Tenant, to use or occupy the Premises without first obtaining Landlord's
written consent to such use. Tenant shall comply with any and all laws,
ordinances, rules and orders of any and all governmental or quasigovernmental
authorities affecting the cleanliness, use, occupancy and
preservation of the Premises.
9. PETS. No animal or pet shall be kept on the Premises without prior written
consent of the Landlord, except:
________________________________________
10. CONDITION OF PREMISES. Tenant stipulates, represents and warrants that
Tenant has examined the Premises, and that they are at the time of this
Agreement in good order, repair, and in a safe, clean and tenantable
condition. Tenant takes Premises in its AS-IS condition with no express or
implied warranties or representations beyond those contained herein, or
required by applicable California law.
11. ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. Tenant shall make no alterations,
additions or decorations to the buildings or improvements on the Premises
without prior written consent of Landlord. Such alterations include, but are
not limited to, the following: placing signs; painting (interior / exterior),
putting antenna or satellite dishes; modifying locks, doors or other points of
entry; wallpaper.
12. PARKING. The right to parking __ is, __ not included in the rent charged
according to article 4. Parking is permitted in:
____________________________________________ Tenant shall park in
assigned space(s) only and parking area is to be kept in clean and orderly
condition at all times.
13. UTILITIES. Tenant shall arrange for and pay for the following utilities and
services required on the Premises, except
_____________________________________, which shall be paid by the
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Landlord. If any utilities and services are not individually metered per tenant,
Tenant shall pay Tenant’s proportional share, as reasonably determined by
Landlord.
14. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR; RULES. Tenant will, at its sole expense, keep
and maintain the Premises and appurtenances in good and sanitary condition
and repair during the term of this Agreement and any renewal thereof.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall:
A. Not obstruct the driveways, sidewalks, courts, entry ways, stairs and/or
halls, which shall be used for the purposes of ingress and egress only;
B. Abide by and be bound by any and all rules and regulations affecting the
Premises or the common area appurtenant thereto which may be adopted or
promulgated by the Condominium or Homeowners' Association having control
over them.
15. DESTRUCTION AND DAMAGE TO PREMISES. In the event the Premises are
destroyed or rendered wholly untenable by fire, storm, earthquake,
windstorm, tornadoes or other casualty not caused by the negligence of
Tenant, this Agreement shall terminate from such time except for the
purpose of enforcing rights that may have then accrued hereunder. The
rental amount provided for herein shall then be accounted for by and
between Landlord and Tenant up to the time of such injury or destruction of
the Premises, Tenant paying rent up to such date and Landlord refunding
rent collected beyond such date. Should a portion of the Premises thereby be
rendered untenable, the Landlord may choose between repairing such injured
or damaged portion or terminating this Agreement. In the event that
Landlord exercises its right to repair such untenable portion, the rental shall
abate in the proportion that the injured parts bears to the whole Premises,
and such part so injured shall be restored by Landlord as speedily as
practicable, after which the full rent shall recommence and the Agreement
continue according to its terms.
16. INSPECTION OF PREMISES. In addition to the rights provided by applicable
California law, Landlord and Landlord's agents shall have the right at all
reasonable times during the term of this Agreement and any renewal thereof
to enter the Premises for the purpose of inspecting the Premises and all
buildings and improvements thereon. Landlord must give Tenant 24 hours
notice, in writing, of their intent to enter the premises in non-emergency
situations. If the Landlord mails the notice, it must be mailed six days in
advance of entering the premises. Landlord need not give notice when
entering in an emergency, when the Tenant has given permission or when
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the Tenant has abandoned the property (see Paragraph 20). If the property
is for sale and the Landlord has notified the tenant of this in writing within
the past 120 days, 24 hours oral notice is sufficient. The Landlord must leave
a note in the Premises indicating that they were there. When a Tenant has
requested an initial move-out inspection, Landlords must give 48 hours'
written notice. Landlord may enter the Premises for the purposes of making
any repairs, additions, or alterations deemed appropriate by Landlord for the
preservation of the Premises or the building. The right of entry shall likewise
exist for the purpose of removing placards, signs, fixtures, alterations or
additions that do not conform to this Agreement or to any restrictions, rules
or regulations affecting the Premises.
17. ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-LETTING. Tenant expressly agrees that the Premises
nor any part thereof shall be assigned or sub-let by Tenant without Landlord’s
prior written consent. An assignment, sub-letting or license without the prior
written consent of Landlord shall, at Landlord's option, terminate this
Agreement.
18. ABANDONMENT. Abandonment shall be defined as the absence of the
Tenant from the Premises for seven (7) or more consecutive days while rent
or any debts remain unpaid to Landlord – upon which Tenant will be
considered in breach of this Lease. Such a breach may not relieve Tenant of
its obligations under the terms of the Agreement, and shall in no way impair
the rights of the Landlord under this Agreement or applicable California law.
If at any time during the term of this Agreement Tenant abandons the
Premises or any part thereof, Landlord may, at Landlord's option, obtain
possession of the Premises in the manner provided by law, and terminate this
Agreement without notice to the Tenant. If Landlord's right of reentry is
exercised following abandonment of the Premises by Tenant, then Landlord
shall consider any personal property belonging to Tenant and left on the
Premises to also have been abandoned, in which case Landlord may dispose
of all such personal property in any manner Landlord shall deem proper and
Landlord is hereby relieved of all liability for doing so.
19. SURRENDER OF PREMISES. Upon the expiration of the Agreement hereof,
Tenant shall return the Premises in the same state of cleanliness and
condition as they were at the commencement of this Agreement, reasonable
use and wear and tear thereof and damages by the elements excepted
(California Civil Code § 1950.5.) Tenant shall surrender all keys or opening
devices to Premises; vacate Premises and remove all personal belongings;
vacate parking spaces (if provided); and provide written notice of a
forwarding address.
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20. NOTICE. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement or under
California state law shall be deemed sufficiently given or served if sent by
United States certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
LANDLORD:
______________________________________________
[Landlord's Name]
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
[Landlord's Address]
TENANT:
______________________________________________
[Tenant's Name]
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
[Tenant's Address]
21. INDEMNIFICATION. Landlord shall not be liable for any damage or injury of
or to the Tenant, Tenant's family, guests, invitees, agents or employees or to
any person entering the Premises or the building of which the Premises are a
part or to goods or equipment, or in the structure or equipment of the
structure of which the Premises are a part, and Tenant hereby agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any and all claims or
assertions of every kind and nature.
22. CONSEQUENCES OF DEFAULT / EARLY TERMINATION. If Tenant fails to
comply with any of the material provisions of this Agreement, other than the
covenant to pay rent, or with any present rules and regulations or any that
may be hereafter prescribed by Landlord, or fails to comply with any duties
imposed on Tenant by statute, Tenant shall be considered in breach of this
Agreement. If Tenant is in breach, Landlord may provide written notice
specifying the non-compliance and indicating the intention of Landlord to
terminate the Agreement upon a date not less than thirty (30) days after the
receipt of the notice if the breach IS NOT remedied by such date. However, if
Tenant fails to pay rent when due, Landlord may provide written notice
with a seven-day “PAY RENT OR QUIT” document, whereupon the Tenant
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must pay the entire balance of rent due or surrender the Premises by the
expiration of the 7-day period.
23. DATABASE DISCLOSURE: “MEGAN’S LAW”. Notice: The California
Department of Justice, sheriff's departments, police departments serving
jurisdictions of 200,000 or more, and many other local law enforcement
authorities maintain for public access a database of the locations of persons
required to register pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
290.4 of the Penal Code. The database is updated on a quarterly basis and a
source of information about the presence of these individuals in any
neighborhood. The Department of Justice also maintains a Sex Offender
Identification Line through which inquiries about individuals may be made.
This is a "900" telephone service. Callers must have specific information
about individuals they are checking. Information regarding neighborhoods is
not available through the "900" telephone service. (Civil Code Sec. 2079.10a)
24. ATTORNEYS' FEES. Should it become necessary for Landlord or Tenant to
employ an attorney to enforce any of the conditions or covenants hereof, the
prevailing party between Landlord and Tenant shall be entitled to reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs.
25. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement is governed, construed and interpreted by
the Laws of the State of California.
26. SEVERABILITY. If any provision or portion of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable by applicable California law, judgment or court order,
the other provisions comprising this Agreement shall remain valid and in full
effect, to be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law.
27. BINDING EFFECT. All covenants herein shall be binding and succeed on to
the heirs, legal representatives, and, except where prohibited herein, assigns
of the parties.
28. HEADINGS. The descriptive headings used herein are facilitate reference only,
do not form a part of this agreement, and shall not in any way affect the
construction or interpretation hereof.
29. MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be modified, changed, altered or
amended in any way except through a written amendment signed by all of
the parties hereto.
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30. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Time is of the essence. The parties hereby agree that
this document contains the entire agreement between the parties, and
supersedes all prior oral and written communication.
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31. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS; DISCLOSURES.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
LANDLORD:
Sign: _______________________________ Date: ______________
Print: _______________________________
TENANT ("Tenant"):
Sign: _______________________________ Date: ______________
Print: _______________________________
TENANT:
Sign: _______________________________ Date: ______________
Print: _______________________________
TENANT:
Sign: _______________________________ Date: ______________
Print: _______________________________
TENANT:
Sign: _______________________________ Date: ______________
Print: _______________________________
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Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint
and / or Lead-Based Paint Hazards
Lead Warning Statement
Housing built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. Lead from paint, paint chips, and dust can pose
health hazards if not managed properly. Lead exposure is especially harmful to young children and
pregnant women. Before renting pre-1978 housing, lessors must disclose the presence of known leadbased
paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the dwelling. Lessees must also receive a federally
approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.
Lessor’s Disclosure
a) Presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards (check (i) or (ii) below):
(i) ______ Known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards are present in the housing (explain).
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
(ii) _____ Lessor has no knowledge of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing.
(b) Records and reports available to the lessor (check (i) or (ii) below):
(i) ______ Lessor has provided the lessee with all available records and reports pertaining to lead-based
paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing (list documents below).
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
(ii) _____ Lessor has no reports or records pertaining to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint
hazards in the housing.
Lessee’s Acknowledgment (initial)
(c) ________ Lessee has received copies of all information listed above.
(d) ________ Lessee has received the pamphlet Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home.
Agent’s Acknowledgment (initial)
(e) ________ Agent has informed the lessor of the lessor’s obligations under 42 U.S.C. 4852d and is
aware of his/her responsibility to ensure compliance.
Certification of Accuracy
The following parties have reviewed the information above and certify, to the best of their knowledge,
that the information they have provided is true and accurate.
____________________________________ _________________________________________
Lessor Date Lessor Date
____________________________________ _________________________________________
Lessee Date Lessee Date
____________________________________ _________________________________________
Agent Date Agent Date
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PROPOSITION 65 WARNING AND
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ADDENDUM
WARNING:
This Property Contains Chemicals Known To The State of California
To Cause Cancer and Birth Defects or Other Reproductive Harm.
“Proposition 65 in Plain Language”
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
California Environmental Protection Agency
What is Proposition 65?
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address their growing concerns about exposure to
toxic chemicals. That initiative became the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,
better known by its original name of Proposition 65.
Proposition 65 requires the State to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or
other reproductive harm. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include
approximately 750 chemicals since it was first published in 1987.
Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the
products they purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment. By
providing this information, Proposition 65 enables Californians to make informed decisions about
protecting themselves from exposure to these chemicals. Proposition 65 also prohibits California
businesses from knowingly discharging significant amounts of listed chemicals into sources of drinking
water.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) administers the Proposition 65 program.
OEHHA, which is part of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), also evaluates all
currently available scientific information on substances considered for placement on the Proposition 65
list.
What types of chemicals are on the Proposition 65 list?
The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that are known to cause
cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals include additives or ingredients in
pesticides, common household products, food, drugs, dyes, or solvents. Listed chemicals may also be
used in manufacturing and construction, or they may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor
vehicle exhaust.
How is a chemical added to the list?
There are three principal ways for a chemical to be added to the Proposition 65 list. A chemical can be
listed if either of two independent committees of scientists and health professionals finds that the
chemical has been clearly shown to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. These two
committees—the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) and the Developmental and Reproductive
Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee—are part of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board. The committee
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members are appointed by the Governor and are designated as the “State’s Qualified Experts” for
evaluating chemicals under Proposition 65. When determining whether a chemical should be placed on
the list, the committees base their decisions on the most current scientific information available. OEHHA
staff scientists compile all relevant scientific evidence on various chemicals for the committees to review.
The committees also consider comments from the public before making their decisions.
A second way for a chemical to be listed is if an organization designated as an "authoritative body" by the
CIC or DART Identification Committee has identified it as causing cancer or birth defects or other
reproductive harm. The following organizations have been designated as authoritative bodies: the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, National Toxicology Program, and International Agency for Research on
Cancer.
A third way for a chemical to be listed is if an agency of the state or federal government requires that it
be labeled or identified as causing cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Most chemicals
listed in this manner are prescription drugs that are required by the U.S. FDA to contain warnings relating
to cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
In addition to these three listing procedures, Proposition 65 also requires the listing of chemicals meeting
certain scientific criteria and identified in the California Labor Code as causing cancer or birth defects or
other reproductive harm. This method was used to establish the initial chemical list following voter
approval of Proposition 65 in 1986.
What requirements does Proposition 65 place on companies doing business in California?
Businesses are required to provide a "clear and reasonable" warning before knowingly and intentionally
exposing anyone to a listed chemical. This warning can be given by a variety of means, such as by
labeling a consumer product, posting signs at the workplace, distributing notices at a rental housing
complex, or publishing notices in a newspaper. Once a chemical is listed, businesses have 12 months to
comply with warning requirements.
Proposition 65 also prohibits companies that do business within California from knowingly discharging
listed chemicals into sources of drinking water. Once a chemical is listed, businesses have 20 months to
comply with the discharge prohibition.
Businesses with less than 10 employees and government agencies are exempt from Proposition 65’s
warning requirements and prohibition on discharges into drinking water sources. Businesses are also
exempt from the warning requirement and discharge prohibition if the exposures they cause are so low
as to create no significant risk of cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Health risks are
explained in more detail below.
What does a warning mean?
If a warning is placed on a product label or posted or distributed at the workplace, a business, or in
rental housing, the business issuing the warning is aware or believes that one or more listed chemicals is
present. By law, a warning must be given for listed chemicals unless exposure is low enough to pose no
significant risk of cancer or is significantly below levels observed to cause birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
For a chemical that causes cancer, the "no significant risk level” is defined as the level of exposure that
would result in not more than one excess case of cancer in 100,000 individuals exposed to the chemical
over a 70-year lifetime. In other words, a person exposed to the chemical at the “no significant risk level”
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for 70 years would not have more than a “one in 100,000” chance of developing cancer as a result of
that exposure.
For chemicals that are listed as causing birth defects or reproductive harm, the “no observable effect
level” is determined by identifying the level of exposure that has been shown to not pose any harm to
humans or laboratory animals. Proposition 65 then requires this “no observable effect level” to be divided
by 1,000 in order to provide an ample margin of safety. Businesses subject to Proposition 65 are required
to provide a warning if they cause exposures to chemicals listed as causing birth defects or reproductive
harm that exceed 1/1000th of the “no observable effect level.”
To further assist businesses, OEHHA develops numerical guidance levels, known as “safe harbor
numbers” (described below) for determining whether a warning is necessary or whether discharges of a
chemical into drinking water sources are prohibited. However, a business may choose to provide a
warning simply based on its knowledge, or assumption, about the presence of a listed chemical without
attempting to evaluate the levels of exposure. Because businesses do not file reports with OEHHA
regarding what warnings they have issued and why, OEHHA is not able to provide further information
about any particular warning. The business issuing the warning should be contacted for specific
information, such as what chemicals are present, and at what levels, as well as how exposure to them
may occur.
What are safe harbor numbers?
As stated above, to guide businesses in determining whether a warning is necessary or whether
discharges of a chemical into drinking water sources are prohibited, OEHHA has developed safe harbor
numbers. A business has “safe harbor” from Proposition 65 warning requirements or discharge
prohibitions if exposure to a chemical occurs at or below these levels. These safe harbor numbers consist
of no significant risk levels for chemicals listed as causing cancer and maximum allowable dose levels for
chemicals listed as causing birth defects or other reproductive harm. OEHHA has established safe harbor
numbers for nearly 250 chemicals to date and continues to develop safe harbor numbers for listed
chemicals.
Who enforces Proposition 65?
The California Attorney General’s Office enforces Proposition 65. Any district attorney or city attorney (for
cities whose population exceeds 750,000) may also enforce Proposition 65. In addition, any individual
acting in the public interest may enforce Proposition 65 by filing a lawsuit against a business alleged to
be in violation of this law.
Lawsuits have been filed by: the Attorney General’s Office, district attorneys, consumer advocacy groups,
and private citizens and law firms. Penalties for violating Proposition 65 by failing to provide notices can
be as high as $2,500 per violation per day.
How is Proposition 65 meeting its goal of reducing exposure to
hazardous chemicals in California?
Since it was passed in 1986, Proposition 65 has provided Californians with information they can use to
reduce their exposures to listed chemicals that may not have been adequately controlled under other
State or federal laws. This law has also increased public awareness about the adverse effects of
exposures to listed chemicals. For example, Proposition 65 has resulted in greater awareness of the
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dangers of alcoholic beverage consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol consumption warnings are perhaps
the most visible health warnings issued as a result of Proposition 65.
Proposition 65’s warning requirement has provided an incentive for manufacturers to remove listed
chemicals from their products. For example, trichloroethylene, which causes cancer, is no longer used in
most correction fluids; reformulated paint strippers do not contain the carcinogen methylene chloride;
and toluene, which causes birth defects or other reproductive harm, has been removed from many nail
care products. In addition, a Proposition 65 enforcement action prompted manufacturers to decrease the
lead content in ceramic tableware and wineries to eliminate the use of lead-containing foil caps on wine
bottles.
Proposition 65 has also succeeded in spurring significant reductions in California of air emissions of listed
chemicals, such as ethylene oxide, hexavalent chromium, and chloroform.
Although Proposition 65 has benefited Californians, it has come at a cost for companies doing business in
the state. They have incurred expenses to test products, develop alternatives to listed chemicals, reduce
discharges, provide warnings, and otherwise comply with this law. Recognizing that compliance with
Proposition 65 comes at a price, OEHHA is working to make the law’s regulatory requirements as clear as
possible and ensure that chemicals are listed in accordance with rigorous science in an open public
process.
Where can I get more information on Proposition 65?
For general information on the Proposition 65 list of chemicals, you may contact OEHHA’s Proposition 65
program at (916) 445-6900, or visit: http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65.html.
For enforcement information, contact the California Attorney General’s Office at (510) 622-2160, or visit
http://caag.state.ca.us/prop65/index.htm.
The undersigned Tenant(s) acknowledge(s) having read and understood the foregoing, and receipt of a
duplicate original.
__________________________________________________________
Tenant Date
__________________________________________________________
Tenant Date
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MOLD NOTIFICATION ADDENDUM
The lessor endeavors to preserve and promote quality of life for tenants. The lessor asserts that lessor
and/or its agent has inspected the Premises prior to occupancy and knows of:
1. NO mildew or mold contamination;
2. NO wet or damp building materials that contribute to the formation of mildew or mold.
Tenant recognizes that mold and mildew can grow if the Premises are not properly maintained by
Tenant. If moisture gathers within the Premises, it may cause mold and mildew to accumulate and grow.
If Tenant discovers the existence of mold or mildew on the Premises, leaks or conditions under which
moisture may gather, TENANT shall notify the lessor promptly so the lessor may take action. Tenant
shall keep and maintain the Premises and appurtenances in good and sanitary condition and repair during
the term of this Agreement and any renewal thereof, in order to retard and prevent the growth of mold
or mildew. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Tenant shall remove dirt or debris that may contribute to a mold infestation;
2. Tenant shall promptly report to the lessor any occurrence of mold or mildew;
3. Tenant shall clean and dry all visible moisture on surfaces, including windows, walls, ceilings,
floors, and furniture;
4. Tenant shall promptly notify the lessor if air conditioning or heating systems experience any
problems, refrain from blocking air conditioning and heating ducts, and use vents and fans during
cooking, bathing and dishwashing;
5. Tenant shall promptly notify the lessor of plumbing leaks, drips, water spills and overflows which
permeate the walls, carpets, floors and other surfaces that may harbor the growth of mold or
mildew;
6. Tenant agrees to open curtains/blinds to allow light into the Premises;
7. Tenant agrees to hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lessor harmless from any and all
claims or assertions of every kind and nature which arise from Tenant's or guest(s)' refusal or
negligence to maintain the Premises in a sanitary condition or comply with the terms of this Mold
Addendum.
If Tenant fails to comply with the terms of this Mold Addendum, it is a material breach of the Lease
Agreement it is attached to. In the event there is a conflict between this Mold Addendum and the Lease
Agreement, the terms of the Mold Addendum shall govern.
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