Property

Do you spend too much time and money preparing leases for your business tenants? You need a good template form that you can rely on, like this Standard Form Commercial Lease for Nova Scotia.

• The lease contains a renewal option for an additional lease term.
• The template contains alternate provisions depending on whether the landlord or the tenant will be responsible for mechanical and structural repairs.
• The lease also contains two options for payment of the property taxes, one for the landlord and one for the tenant.
• The tenant has the right to register a caveat so long as the tenant discharges the caveat at the end of the lease.
• The tenant indemnifies the landlord against any claims or actions arising from the lease or the tenant's use of the premises.
• This is a customizable legal form template. Download in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Rent out your summer home, vacation cottage or recreational property in Nova Scotia when you're not using it with this Vacation Property Rental Agreement.

• Provisions of the Agreement include:
  • payment and refund of security deposit,
  • description of the rental property and items supplied, such as appliances, linens, etc.,
  • restrictions on use of the property, such as smoking, pets, noise, guests,
  • tenant is solely responsible for personal property brought onto the premises,
  • fees payable for no-shows, changes or cancellation of the reservation after a certain date.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable to fit your particular circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Get prospective renters for your vacation home to fill out this Nova Scotia Vacation Property Rental Application.

• The application can be used for summer homes, cottages and cabins. The form contains the following sections:
  • Personal information about the applicant.
  • The desired rental period and length of the rental, based on availability.
  • Rental fees and deposit required to hold the time slot.
• Download this free customizable form and edit it to suit your circumstances.
• Prepared for use in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

NSW property managers, notify the Office of Fair Trading of a change of the managing agent or owner of a rental property with this free Form ADV7065 Change of Managing Agent or Owner.

• This form must be used to advise the FTO of changes in property management by agents as well as any change in the ownership of a property for which a rental bond has been lodged.
• The form includes instructions to help you complete it.
• This is a free PDF form that can be downloaded directly from the NSW Government Fair Trading website.
• For use only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

Get your rental bond money back with this free Claim for Refund of Bond Money form from the New South Wales Office of Fair Trading pursuant to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010.

• This form is to be completed and signed by both the landlord (or agent) and the tenant(s) at the end of the tenancy to request the refund of a rental bond.
• The Claim form includes information about rental bonds and instructions to help you complete the form, as well as information on what to do if the parties do not agree to the refund amount.
• This is a free fillable PDF form that can be downloaded directly from the NSW Government Office of Fair Trading website.

Let dormitory rooms to students in New South Wales with this downloadable template Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement.

• The agreement is between the student and the university housing authority.
• The student is granted a license to use the room, the shared facilities within the dormitory suite, and the common areas of the building.
• The landlord may deduct from the rental bond any arrears in rent, or the costs arising from any breach of the student's obligations.
• The student must notify the landlord immediately if s/he ceases to be a student of the university.
• Each of the parties may terminate the tenancy on proper notice, but the student must pay an early termination fee if the tenancy is terminated before the end of the term.
• The student will remain liable for the rent for the balance of the term unless a replacement tenant is found.

New South Wales Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement, available as a MS Word template.

Download this free Landlord Information Statement from Fairtrading NSW before your tenant moves in to the rental property.

• The document contains essential information that landlords need to know before they start renting out their residential property, such as:
  • what the landlord's responsibilities are,
  • what the tenant's responsibilities are,
  • the condition that the rental unit must be in to be habitable,
  • what you must provide to your tenant,
  • what you must do during and at the end of the tenancy,
  • how to terminate the tenancy.
• This is a free downloadable form available directly from the NSW Government website.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease form for New South Wales.

• This agreement is only for NSW business tenancies. You will need to use a different form for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This legal form template is downloadable and fully editable to fit your needs.
• Intended to be used only in New South Wales, Australia.

Record the condition of a rental premises prior to the tenant moving in with this free Condition Report form from Fairtrading.nsw.gov.au.

• The landlord and the tenant must each inspect the rental unit and complete the relevant section of the form prior to the start of the tenancy.
• The form contains complete instructions on how to complete the report.
• This is a free fillable PDF from the NSW Government, in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019, updated to March 2020.
• Intended for use only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

Set out the obligations of all flatmates in a rental property in this Shared Tenancy Agreement for New South Wales.

• This is NOT a rental contract or tenancy agreement between a landlord and tenant, but rather it is a written agreement between flatmates establishing how shared expenses will be divided, and what will happen if one of the flatmates decides to move out.
• Provisions of the Agreement include:
  • how rental expenses are to be divided up among the tenants, including rent, bond, utilities and other expenses;
  • liability for damage and repairs which were caused by a particular flatmate;
  • termination by a flatmate;
  • what happens if a flatmate defaults in performing their obligations;
  • disposal of abandoned property left behind when a flatmate moves out;
  • a set of house rules to be followed by all tenants.
• Available in MS Word format, easy to edit to fit your circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the State of New South Wales, Australia.