This Indenture, MADE this .............. day of.............. 19...... BETWEEN .............. as lessor, and .............. as lessee:
Witnesseth, as follows: That the said lessor hath this day leased to said lessee the premises known as .............. situate in the City of ............... in the State of .............. to be occupied as a .............. only by said lessee, for and during the term commencing on the .............. day of ..............A. D. 19...... and ending the .............. day of ..............A. D. 19...... upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and said lessee hereby accepts said lease upon said conditions, and covenants to perform the same as follows:
1st. The said lessee shall pay to the lessor, at .............. in said City of .............. as rent for said demised premises, for said term, the sum of .............. Dollars , payable as follows: The sum of .............. Dollars upon the delivery hereof, for rent to the.................. day of .............. 19...... and the further sum of ................ Dollars upon the first day of each and every month thereafter during the continuance of the term hereby created, the same being monthly rent at the rate of .............. Dollars per month, payable monthly in advance.
2d. Said lessee agrees to surrender the possession of said premises to said lessor upon the termination of the term above created, or upon the forfeiture of this lease, as hereinafter provided; and further agrees, during the occupancy of said demised premises, to maintain and keep the same in as good condition and repair as the same shall be upon taking possession thereof, natural wear, injury by fire, or other inevitable accident excepted—damage by fire, or other calamity, rendering said premises untenable, shall terminate this lease—there shall be no abatement of said stipulated rent, or of any part thereof, so long as said lessee shall retain possession of said demised premises, or any part thereof.
3d. Said lessee agrees to pay the water tax upon said premises ......................... as the same becomes due and payable, and will take reasonable and necessary precaution against freezing of the water pipes, and that no rubbish of any description be allowed to enter the drainage or waste pipes of said premises, and will pay all damages or expense occasioned by such neglect; will clean the catch basin and furnace as occasion may require, and allow no deposit of ashes, or other rubbish, in or upon said premises, or upon any private alley adjacent thereto; no cooking stove or other cooking apparatus shall be placed in any room except the kitchen and laundry. Said lessor shall have reasonable opportunity to inspect said premises, and do any repairing or other work thereon which he shall deem necessary for the preservation of the property.
4th. To allow the party of the first part free access to the premises hereby leased for the purpose of examining or exhibiting the same, or to make any needful repairs or alterations of said premises, which said first party may see fit to make; also to allow to have placed upon said premises, at all times, notice of "For Sale" and "To Rent," and will not interfere with the same.
5th. Said lessee shall not assign this lease, or any portion thereof, nor sub-let said premises, or any part thereof, without the written consent of the lessor, endorsed hereon. In case said demised premises shall be vacated during said term, said lessor may take immediate possession thereof for the remainder of the term, and, in his discretion, re-let the same and apply the proceeds upon this lease, the lessee to remain liable for the unpaid balance of the rent.
6th. The neglect or failure of said lessee to keep the foregoing conditions and covenants, or any or either of them, shall constitute a forfeiture of all rights under this lease, and the further occupancy of said demised premises after such forfeiture by said lessee shall be deemed, held, and taken as a forcible detainer thereof by said lessee, and said lessor may, without notice, re-enter and take possession thereof, and with or without force and with or without legal process, evict and dispossess said lessee from said above demised premises.
7th. The foregoing covenants shall be obligatory upon the heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns of the parties hereto. .........................
In Witness Whereof, The said parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals, this day and year first above written.