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It’s a good idea to include a summary of all the addenda you’re attaching and have the tenants sign acknowledgment. You will have to customize this list to match what you’re actually including in your rental package.

The move-out instructions and minimum charge list, or cleaning fees, in your rental agreement are a deterrent only. You cannot deduct from a security deposit except for costs you actually incur. This is why we have removed charges from the document here. In future versions we may add them back…

The Bed Bug Warning Sheet gives you a shot at avoiding the exterminator, but if you must, you want to make it clear that some portion of the extermination work falls to the tenant. They’re not spraying chemicals, but they do need to comply with all cleanliness and reorganization steps…

When you’re signing a rental agreement, you have a tenant’s attention. You should use the time to educate them about a resurgent problem: bed bugs. Bed bugs were eliminated from the US as a concern with the widespread use of pesticides. Since those pesticides have stopped being sprayed indiscriminately around…

This addendum forbids smoking.  If you permit it, don’t use this addendum. If you forbid smoking (fully legal) you want to make sure you aren’t implying a warranty of health.  Someone in one of your units could disobey your no-smoking rule and cause another tenant to become uncomfortable or ill. Obviously…

Whether you have a dumpster on-site or require residents to use city trash, you want to let them know at the lease signing what the deal is. This form is set up for city trash, and is filled in with Worcester specific information, including clauses about their yellow trash bag…

As a service to your new customers, make it easy for them to transfer the utilities into their name. Remind them what their new address is and give contact information for starting service.