Amazon Storage

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SECTION ONE

DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES, RENTAL

Lessor leases to lessee, and lessee hires and rents from lessor, Room Number _______ in lessor’s self storage facility at 1210 Pin Oak Road, Williamson County Illinois 62918, at a monthly rental, and billing fee, described below payable in advance on the _________ day of each month. A deposit of twenty dollars will be held by lessor and returned if lessee had paid all rent, removed all items stored, served a written notice that lessee has vacated the unit and left it is a “broom clean” condition. The deposit may be returned in cash, a credit card refund or a check 30 days or less after lessee had notified lessor that the unit has been vacated. The amount of space is approximate and that the tenant is not entitled to an adjustment in rent if the leased space contains more or less square footage than stated in the lease.

___ 5' by 5' First month’s rent is ten dollars, the next and all other months rent is nineteen dollars.

___ 5' by 10' First month’s rent is fifteen dollars the next and all other months rent is twenty nine dollars.

___ 10' by 10' First month’s rent is twenty dollars the next and all other months rent is thirty nine dollars.

___ 10' by 20' Firth month’s rent is thirty dollars the next and all other months rent is fifty nine dollars.

___10' by 30' First month’s rent is forty five dollars the next and all other months rent is eighty nine dollars.

BILLING AND PAYMENT METHODS

____ Paper bill sent by U.S. Mail, one dollar per bill sent.

____ Automatic deduction from checking account or credit card on the due date, no bill will be sent. FREE

____Email. Tenant requests bill be sent by email. Fifty cents per bill sent. Email address ______________

If rent is not received by the due date each month tenant will be sent a late rent reminder and charged two dollars for this additional service. Amazon Storage LLC reserves the right to require that payment be made by cash, certified check, or money order.

SECTION TWO

PURPOSE OF STORAGE

The room described in section one shall be occupied by lessee for the storage of furniture and other household goods, and for no other use or purpose, subject to such regulations as lessor may make respecting the room and it’s use. Boats and Motor Vehicles are allowed if they fit the unit without modification of the storage room. No unlawful drug may be stored, used or manufactured in the room, nor shall any such drug be introduced onto any property owned or controlled by lessor. The room shall not be used as a residence.

SECTION THREE

CONTROL AND CUSTODY BY LESSEE

Lessee shall have exclusive control of the room, it’s contents, and provide a lock to secure it. Lessee shall place the lock on the door the same day (s)he rents it. The lessee’s lock will remain on the door while the room is unattended by the tenant. If employees, agents, member or owners of Amazon Storage LLC, finds the room with the lock missing, the Lessee will be notified by phone, if possible. If employees, agents, member or owners of Amazon Storage LLC, finds the room contains no property or property worth less than five hundred dollars, then the room and property is abandoned. If tenant has abandoned his room and given no written notice, Amazon Storage LLC may dispose of the property in any manner. The tenant agrees to forfeit his deposit and pay any further expenses of disposing of the abandoned property. Amazon Storage LLC may take possession of any abandoned room and immediately secure the door and or rent the room to another tenant. Lessor retains the right to lock lessee out of the room, without notice, to enforce collection of any charge, rent, lien or fee, until such is paid in full. Lessee’s lock may be cut off after the deadline in any written notice has passed.

SECTION FOUR

RESPONSIBILITY OF LESSOR

Lessor shall exercise proper diligence in preventing access to the room by unauthorized persons, but lessor otherwise assumes no responsibility with reference to the contents of the room.

SECTION FIVE

SOME RESPONSIBILITIES OF LESSEE

All goods of lessee shall be stored in the room and nowhere else on lessor’s property. Property found unattended and not in a room is abandoned. Abandoned property will be disposed of by Lessor for a minimum fee of $100. There is no maximum fee for disposing of abandoned property. Lessor maintains no dumpster, trash can or any means of property disposal for lessee. If lessee wishes to dispose of unwanted property it must first be removed from lessor’s property and be disposed of with a party other than lessor. The door to the room must be kept closed when not actually placing property into or removing property from the room so as to prevent damage to other tenant’s property by weather, rodents, animals, etc. Any damages caused by the negligence of the lessee to anyone’s property shall be the exclusive responsibility of the lessee. Lessee agrees to drive carefully and not to exceed five miles per hour while on the real property of Amazon Storage, LLC. Lessee agrees to not restrict other tenants movements by blocking access to doors, drives or aisles. Lessee will not leave a vehicle unattended outside of his storage room.

SECTION SIX

ACCESS TO PREMISES

Lessee shall be entitled to access the room from 6 AM to 10 PM each day. The office will be closed on select Federal holidays. Lessee will be given a gate code to gain access to the grounds during non-office hours if his room is located inside the perimeter fence. If his room is outside the perimeter fence Lessee shall normally have 24 hour access to the grounds surrounding his room. After 10 PM or before 6 AM access to the area inside the perimeter fence will not be granted. Anyone damaging gates, fences, cameras or other property of Amazon Storage, LLC will be prosecuted as a matter of policy. Security cameras are located at various points throughout the grounds of Amazon Storage, LLC. Entry onto the grounds is permission to take and record your image and the image of anything you bring with you. Lessee may be locked out of the inside of the perimeter fence if rent is not received by the due date.

SECTION SEVEN

PERISHABLE OR HAZARDOUS GOODS

No storage of hazardous substance, goods that might spoil, noxious smelling items, items emitting noises, or anything that causes a safety, health, or nuisance problem. No live animals, birds or fish shall be stored. On default in performance of this section, the lease shall terminate at the option of lessor; and lessee shall be responsible of all damages sustained by lessor by reason of such default.

SECTION EIGHT

DEFAULT IN RENT

In the event of nonpayment, when due, of any installment of rent, fee or charge, access to the room may be refused to lessee until such rent, fees and other charges, are paid in full. All property remaining in the room shall be subject to a lien for the amount of rent, fees and charges in arrears. The lien may be enforced in the manner as is provided by law relating to self storage, generally. Lessor may have access to the room by breaking into it or otherwise for the purpose of enforcing the lien. Instead of immediately enforcing it’s lien on nonpayment, lessor may store the property at the expense of lessee, who shall become liable for the usual storage charges. The storage charges shall be subject to lessor’s lien as they may accrue. Lessee is responsible for any attorney fee, court cost, or any other reasonable expense that lessor may have to enforce the terms of this contract. In addition to any or all other charges, lessee agrees to pay fifty dollars for any newspaper ad his/her name appears in, a two dollar late notice fee, fifteen dollars for sending any required notice of pending eviction, twenty five dollars for removing each of lessee’s locks. Any labor expended to prepare lessee’s property for sale and or to sell it, will be billed to lessee at a rate of forty dollars per hour, with a one hundred dollar minimum. In the event of default lessor shall have the right to exercise all other remedies available in equity or in law.

SECTION NINE

TERMINATION OF LEASE

This lease may be terminated by either lessor or lessee by written notice to the other party. Written notice from lessor to lessee will be by regular U.S. Mail sent to the address lessee put on the lease or the last address given in any written notice of a change of address. Such notice from lessor to lessee will be given 10 days before the effective date of the termination of the lease. Written notice of the lessee’s option to terminate the lease will made by placing the notice in the hand of a agent of Amazon Storage LLC, or by placing the notice in the box provided for payments outside the office door, or by placing the notice in the mailbox located on Pin Oak Road near the entrance driveway to Amazon Storage, Carterville. Lessee will give written notice to lessor no later than two hours after vacating his room. Lessee will vacate the unit by removing all of lessee’s property and closing the door, there will be no lock placed on the door by lessee when vacating. If the unit is found without the lock on it the room will not be considered abandoned if tenant terminates the lease in compliance with this section. Rent paid in advance will not be refunded. Advance paid rent, when accepted by lessor, creates a leasehold for a specific period. If lessee wishes to terminate occupancy early and not exercise his/her option of staying to the end of the pre-paid lease then this is not the fault of the lessor. If lessee terminates his/her lease early, in writing, the matter of the deposit will be handled as addressed elsewhere in this lease.

SECTION TEN

ASSIGNMENT; SUBLEASE

This lease shall not be assigned nor the room sublet without the written permission of lessor.

SECTION ELEVEN

EFFECT OF INSTRUMENT

It is mutually agreed that lessor does not accept the furniture, goods or other property of lessee for storage, and shall not be liable in any manner for their safekeeping or condition, nor be responsible for them as a warehouseman. The only relation between lessor and lessee is that of landlord and tenant.

A twenty five dollars charge will be paid by lessee to lessor if any check is returned to lessor as unpaid for any reason, to include stop payment.

The lessee agrees to keep the premises in a sanitary condition and take whatever steps are necessary to control pests such as, but not limited to, mice, rats, cockroaches, etc.

If a lock is removed by lessor from lessee’s unit at lessee’s request there will be a twenty five dollar charge, payable in advance. Lessee agrees to notify lessor of a lock that must be removed by force or in an unusual manner. The notification must be in advance of the lock’s removal and the lessee will be present with a government issued photo ID. Lessee will ensure that no damage to the building, door or hasp will be done anytime a lock is removed in any manner.

Rent will not be pro-rated. Tenant will use a disc or better type lock to secure the door to the rented room. Tenant understands that a good lock is the best defense against theft. Tenant will notify landlord of any hazards they may become aware of. Tenant agrees to act in a courteous and respectful manner when interacting with other persons. Actions that unduly disturb others may be cause to terminate tenant’s lease. It is tenant’s responsibility to ensure that the goods and vehicles tenant plans to store of use on landlords property is able to be stored or operate to the satisfaction of tenant without modification of any building, door, fence, gate, etc of landlord’s.

Lessee agrees not to store property with a total value in excess of five thousand dollars without the prior written permission of the lessor. If such written permission is not obtained, the value of the property shall be deemed not to exceed five thousand dollars. By this agreement, lessor is generally not liable for the loss of lessee’s property. In the event any competent court of law adjudicates lessor liable for any loss, for any reason, lessee agrees that lessor’s liability shall not exceed five thousand dollars. This provision shall not constitute an admission that lessee’s property has any value whatsoever. The premises is not appropriate for storage of irreplaceable property such as books, writings, objects which have an unknown immediate resale market value, or objects which have a special or emotional value to lessee and lessee agrees not to store such types of property in the leased premises. Lessee agrees, at his/her sole expense, to maintain insurance on all property stored in the space with actual cash value coverage against all perils, without exception. Lessee’s failure to maintain such insurance shall be a default under this agreement and lessee shall assume all risk of loss or damage that would have been covered by such insurance.

When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us to use information from your check to process a Electronic Funds Transfer or draft drawn from your account, or process the payment as a check transaction. You also authorize us to process credit adjustments, if any. If your payment is returned as unpaid you authorize us to collect your payment and the returned check fee by Electronic Funds Transfer from your account.

This lease is a month to month lease and automatically renews unless written notice of termination is given.