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Apartment Lease Agreement |
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What is an Apartment Lease Agreement? |
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The Agreement is a residential
lease of an apartment
unit.
Leases and rental agreements should always be in writing, even though most states allow them to be oral (spoken). While oral agreements may seem easy and informal, they often lead to disputes. If a tenant and landlord later disagree about key agreements, such as whether or not the tenant can sublet, the end result is all too likely to be a court argument over who said what to whom, when and in what context. This is particularly a problem with long-term leases, so courts in most states will not enforce oral agreements after the passage of one year.