Room Rental Agreement

The Host lets to the Renter the exclusive use of within the property at (the "Property"), referred to in this Agreement as the "Room". The Renter's exclusive right of occupation under this Agreement is limited to the Room; no other part of the Property is let to the Renter for their exclusive use.

In addition to the Room, the Renter may use the following areas of the Property jointly with the Host and with any other occupant of the Property, at reasonable times and subject to the house rules in clause 6 (the "Common Areas"):

1. the kitchen, including the refrigerator, stove, oven and general cooking facilities;

2. the bathroom: ;

3. the living room or common lounge;

4. ;

5. .

This Agreement begins on . .

Where this Agreement is month-to-month, either Party may end it by giving the other at least written notice. Where this Agreement is for a fixed term, neither Party may end it before the end date except as clauses 9 and 10 allow.

If the Renter remains in the Room after this Agreement ends with the Host's consent and without a new written agreement, the arrangement continues on a month-to-month basis on the same terms, terminable by either Party on written notice.

The Renter shall pay rent of per month, in advance, on the day of each month. The first payment of is due on .

Rent is paid by . Rent not received in full within of its due date is late, and the Renter shall then pay a late fee of .

The rent stated above is fixed for as long as this Agreement continues on the terms set out in clause 2, except that the Host may propose a new rent for any month-to-month period continuing beyond the term by giving the Renter at least written notice.

On or before the Renter shall pay the Host a security deposit of (the "Deposit"). The Deposit secures the Renter's performance of this Agreement. It is not rent, and the Renter shall not treat it as payment of any rent falling due.

Within after the Renter vacates the Room and returns every key and access device, the Host shall return the Deposit, less any amount properly deducted for unpaid rent, unpaid charges the Renter owes under this Agreement, damage to the Room or a Common Area beyond ordinary wear and tear caused by the Renter or the Renter's guest, or cleaning needed to return the Room to the condition recorded at move-in, together with a written itemised statement of any deduction.

The Renter has the exclusive right to quiet enjoyment of the Room. Except in an emergency, the Host shall give the Renter at least notice before entering the Room, shall enter only at reasonable hours, and shall not enter the Room without the Renter's consent for any purpose other than an emergency, an agreed repair, or showing the Room to a prospective renter within of this Agreement ending.

The Renter's right of quiet enjoyment does not extend to the Common Areas. The Renter's use of the Common Areas is non-exclusive and is at all times subject to the equal right of the Host and of every other occupant of the Property to use them, and to the house rules in clause 6. The Renter may not lock, reserve or treat any part of a Common Area as their own, and may not exclude the Host or another occupant from a Common Area.

The Host may use the Common Areas at any time, may bring a guest into a Common Area subject to clause 6, and may show the Common Areas to a prospective occupant on reasonable notice to the Renter. Nothing in this clause gives the Host a right to enter the Room in a way that breaches the first paragraph of this clause.

The Renter, and every guest of the Renter, shall comply with the following house rules while at the Property, in addition to every other obligation under this Agreement:

1. Guests: a guest may stay overnight no more than in any without the Host's prior consent, and the Renter shall give the Host notice before a guest stays overnight;

2. Noise and quiet hours: quiet hours run from to , during which noise audible outside the Room or from the Common Areas must be kept to a minimum;

3. Shared-space cleanliness: the Renter shall clean up after using a Common Area promptly after each use, shall not leave dishes, food or belongings in a Common Area beyond a reasonable time, and shall share fairly with the Host and any other occupant in the general upkeep of the Common Areas;

4. Smoking: smoking, vaping and burning anything that produces smoke or vapour at the Property is ;

5. Pets: pets are ;

6. .

Utilities and services at the Property are . Where they are split, the Renter shall pay within of the Host sharing the bill.

Any subscription, service or item used only by the Renter — including internet added at the Renter's request beyond what is included above, a parking permit, or a personal appliance kept in the Room — is the Renter's own cost and is not shared.

On the date this Agreement ends, the Renter shall remove all belongings from the Room and from every Common Area, return every key and access device, and leave the Room clean and in the condition recorded at move-in, apart from ordinary wear and tear.

Property left behind after the Renter vacates may be disposed of by the Host after written notice to the Renter at the Renter's last known address or email. The Renter shall pay the reasonable cost of removing, storing and disposing of it.

The Renter is in default if the Renter fails to pay rent or any other sum when due, breaches a material obligation under this Agreement — including a repeated breach of the house rules in clause 6 — and does not put it right within of written notice, or uses the Room or a Common Area for an unlawful purpose.

On a default the Host may end this Agreement by giving the Renter written notice, or such longer notice as applicable law requires, and may then recover possession of the Room by lawful process. Ending this Agreement does not release the Renter from rent or other sums already owed.

The Host is in default if the Host fails to perform an obligation under this Agreement and does not put it right within a reasonable time of written notice from the Renter. No act of either Party — including accepting a late payment — waives a default unless that Party waives it in writing.

This Agreement and any dispute arising out of it are governed by the laws of , and the Parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of .

This Agreement is the entire agreement between the Parties about the Renter's occupation of the Room and the Common Areas, and replaces any earlier understanding about it. It may be amended only in writing signed by both Parties. Notices under this Agreement must be in writing and may be given by email to and .

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and by electronic signature, each of which is an original and all of which together form one agreement. It takes effect on the date of the last signature below; until both Parties have signed, it is a draft and binds no one.