Property Forms

Prepare a Surrender of Commercial Lease between a landlord and tenant with this template form for New Zealand business or retail leases.

Key Provisions

• The parties agree that the tenant will surrender the premises and the lease will be cancelled and terminated.
• The tenant will pay the landlord an agreed sum to terminate, and will forfeit all security / damage deposits.
• Both the landlord and tenant agree to honor their obligations under the lease until the effective date of the surrender.
• The tenant will remove its trade fixtures and specified leasehold improvements.

Format and Legal Jurisdiction

This legal document template is provided in MS Word format and is easy to download and use. It is intended for use only within New Zealand.

Surrender the remaining term of your business lease with this USA Surrender of Commercial Lease, for office, retail, restaurant or other business premises.

• The tenant will surrender the premises to the landlord, with the landlord's consent, as of the date specified in the document, and the lease will be cancelled and terminated.
• The tenant will pay the landlord an agreed sum to terminate the lease, and will forfeit all security and damage deposits paid.
• Both parties agree to honor their obligations under the lease until the effective date of the surrender.
• The tenant will remove its trade fixtures and specified leasehold improvements.
• This Surrender of Commercial Lease form is in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your needs.
• Intended for leases of commercial properties within the United States.

Write a Deed of Lease for a commercial rental property with this template form for Tasmania.

• The template contains a Summary of Lease setting out the particulars of the lease document.
• The document also contains a sample set of Building Rules and Regulations for a commercial building.
• This lease includes a guarantee and indemnity.
• You can use this lease to let retail shops, offices and shopping centre space.
• The lease is written in accordance with the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998.
• Available in MS Word format. You can customise this legal template to fit your particular circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Letting dormitory rooms to students requires a different form of tenancy agreement from a regular residential tenancy. Use this template Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement for student housing in Tasmania.

• The university housing authority grants the student the right to use the dorm room, the facilities within the dorm room (eg. bath, shower, toilets) which are shared with the other room residents, and the common areas of the building.
• If the student owes any rent or other charges to the housing authority, those amounts may be deducted from the rental bond.
• The student must notify the authority immediately if s/he ceases to be a student of the university.
• The student agrees to pay an early termination fee if the tenancy is terminated before the end of the term. He or she will also be liable for paying the rent for the remainder of the term unless a replacement tenant is found.

Tasmania Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement, available in MS Word format. Other formats available on request.

Provide a new business tenant with a Lease Disclosure Statement for a commercial rental property in Tasmania by completing this downloadable form.

• The document is written in accordance with the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998.
• The landlord or letting agent must provide the tenant with the Disclosure Statement at least 7 days before the tenant signs the lease or occupies the premises or pays rent, whichever is earlier.
• This form can be filled in on a computer or used as a pre-printed form which can be completed by hand.
• You can customise this template form to fit your particular circumstances.

Prepare a Receipt for a security deposit received from a tenant with this handy free template for Tasmania landlords.

• The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 receipt requires that a tenant be given a receipt by the landlord or letting agent when the tenant pays a security deposit for a rental premises.
• The form is easy to customise so you can use it for all of your rental properties.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended for use in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Download a free copy of 'CBOS - The Rental Guide', a tenancy guide for property owners, property managers, tenants, and tenant advocates in Tasmania.

• A copy of this guide should be provided to each residential tenant by the landlord, agent or property manager at the outset of the tenancy.
• The guide outlines the rights and responsibilities of each party under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997.
• This is a free PDF publication issued by the Tasmania Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading.
• Click the link to download directly from the OCAFT website.

Fill in this Tasmania Rental Premises Condition Report each time a tenant moves in or out of your rental unit.

• This downloadable template can be used by landlords, property managers and letting agents.
• The report form should be completed by both the landlord and the tenant during the initial walk-through of the premises before the tenant moves in at the start of the tenancy, and again when the tenant vacates the premises at the end of the tenancy.
• If the tenant is paying a security deposit, he /she must receive a completed copy of the Report.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended for use in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Rent a furnished or unfurnished house or flat to a tenant with this Tasmania Residential Tenancy Agreement, pursuant to the Residential Tenancy Act 1997.

• The Tenancy Agreement contains required provisions such as:
  • how often and when the rent may be increased,
  • extension or renewal of the tenancy period if both parties agree,
  • payment of rates, charges and taxes,
  • the landlord's responsibility for repairs,
  • the tenant's responsibility to maintain the premises in a clean and orderly condition,
  • receipt and return of the tenant's security deposit.
• Also included with the Agreement is a Rental Premises Condition Report, to be completed to both parties prior to the move-in date.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

Let rooms in a rooming / boarding house to roomers with this Tasmania Rooming House Agreement, in accordance with the Residential Tenancy Act.

• The rental agreement can be used for either a furnished or unfurnished room.
• The tenant pays for telephone charges, prorated water, electricity and gas rates.
• The tenant must abide by the house rules.
• The tenant must keep the room clean, and must not cause damage.
• The tenancy can be by the week, fortnight or month.
• This Tasmania Rooming House Agreement is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your needs.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.