Legal Document: 7525 SEMINOLE LLC Vs. TYRONE COOPER.et al

On June 30, 2021 a LEASE Doc # 2 was filed involving a dispute between 7525 Seminole Llc, and Any And All Unknown Occupants, Cooper, Tyrone, for RESIDENTIAL EVICTION POSSESSION ONLY (NON-MONETARY) in the District Court of Pinellas County.

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NO CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THIS FORM MAY BE MADE UNLESS A LAWYER IS CONSULTED.

TERM AND PARTIES. This a lease (athenLeasen) for a period of 12 months “Lease Term"). beginning 03/1/21
is (the
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amending 2/28/22
7. between 7525 SEMINOLE L_Lc
(month. day! y'ear] '[name 'of ,ownej of 1he propény]

and Tymne COQPBI' . (In the Lease, the owner,- whether o‘ne or mote. of the
[name(s) of person(s) t9 whom the property is leased]
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property'Is called “Landiord. All persons to whom the property'Is leased are called “Tenant. ")

ll. PROPERTY Remap. Landlord leases tovTenant the apartment n9. “0 in the building Io’catedatf 7525 83RD-STN
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, '[Stre‘et address}
BAYOU COURTYARD A_PTS
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known as I
SEIVIINOIE ‘ Haida I

[name 9f apartment] [dry] [zip code]

iogether with the follo'wing furniture and appﬁanoes:

[List all furniture and appliances. If none. write "none.") (In the Lease the property leased, including furniture and appliances. if any, is called “theiPr’emisfe's'f’j

COMMON AREAS. Landlord grants to Tenant permission to use, along with others, the common areas of the building and the development of which
t‘ne Premises are a part.

V. RENT PAYMENTS AND cHAHGEs. Tenantshau payment tonne Premises.in.instauments-or$ 3950-.Qoe’ach on'the K
51 day
Of each
MONTH . (A ”Rental Installment Perde," as used .in tha—Lease, shall be a month if rent is paid monthly,
[maxim Week]

and a week if rent is paid weekly.) Tenant shall pay with each rent payment all taxes impqsed-on therent by taxing authorities. The amount of‘ta’xes‘

payabl'e'on the beginning date of~the Lease.is-$
0'00 fo‘r e‘ach installment. The amount of each installment of-

rent plus taxes (“the Lease Payment“). as of‘th'e date the Lease begins, is-$ Landlord Tenant the
. will notify if

ampuntrof'thveztax changes. Tenant shall pay the remand all other charges required t'o be paid under the Lease by cash. valid check; or money order‘

Landiordmay. appoint an ag‘entiOcoﬂ'ect the Lease Payment and to perform Landlord's obligations,

The Lea’se‘ Payments must be paid ih-advance /- in arrears (circle one) beginning
[dale]
V

*v‘ DEPOSITS, ADVANCE RENT. AND LATE CHARGES. In addition to the Lease’ Payments described above.‘Tenant shallpay “the following: (chjeck

,only thosetitemsr that apply)

.a-security deposit of $ to be pa’id upbn signing the Lease.

E ,
advance rem
t'o

a late charge
days-aﬂer the date
in

in
the amount of $
be paid upon signing the Lease.

a pet deposit the amount of

the-amount of $
it is due.
$
___________9_g9 far the

0-00

35-00
'to

for
Rental Installment Periods of

be paid upon signing the Lease.

each Lease Payment made more than __L_nUmber'of

a bad checkfee in the amount ‘of
$ 35-00 (not to eXC'ee'd $20. 00 or 5% Of‘the Lease Payment, whichever is

greater) if Tenant makes any Lease P'aym ,7
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Vt ,any L'ease Payment with a bad check Landlord can
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require Tenant to pay all future Lease Pa

VI. SECURITY DEPOSITS AND ADVANCE RENT. If Te reﬁt the foll'oWidQ'DrOViSionS aoohr.
paid by the bank 015% ’per ye‘a’r Simple interestnwhichever Landlord chooSes}. Landlord cannot mix such money with any other funds o‘f Landlord or
pledge, mortgage, or make any other use of such money until the money is‘actually due to Landlord; or
B. Landlord must poSt a surety bond in the manner allowed by law. If Landlord posts the bond, Landlord shall pay Ten'ant‘5% interest penyear.

At the end of the Lease. Landlord will pay Tenant. or credit against rent. the interest due to Tenant. No interest will be dﬁe Tenant if Tenant wrongfully
terminates the Lease before the end of the Lease Term.

If Landlord rents 5 or more dwelling units, 'then within 30 days of Ten’ant's paymentpf the advance rent or any security depOsit. Laridlord must notify

Tenant in writing of the manner in which Landlord is holding such money, the interestrate. if any,;that Tenant Will receive; and when such payments
will be made.
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VII. NOTICES. is Landlord's Age'nt'. All notices to Landlordand
[name] V

all Lease Payments must be sent to Landlord's Agent at 7525- 83KB ST N- SEMINOLEFL 33777
{address}

unless Landlord gives Tenant written notice, of a change. Landlord's Agent mayp‘e‘r'foﬁn inspections on behalf of Landlord. All’notices to Landlord Shall
be given by certiﬁed mail, return receipt requésted. or by hand delivery to Landlord bi Landlord’s Agent.

Any notice to Tenant shall be given by certiﬁed mail, return‘ receipt requested. qr delivered to Tenant:‘at the Premises. If Tenant is absent from the
Premises, a notice to Tenant may be given by Ieaving a copy’of the notice at the Premises.

VIII. USE OF PREMISES; Tenantshall use the Premises only for residential purposes; Tenant also‘shall obey, and require anyone on the Pfe'rriis‘és to qb’gy,
all. laws and an'y restrictions that apply to the Premises. Landlord Will give Tenant'hotice of any restrictionsihat apply to th‘e Premises.
Landlord may / may not (circle one) adopt, modify, or repeal rules and regulations for the use of'c‘ommon areas and conduct on the Premises during

the Lease Term. If adoption, modiﬁcation, 6r repeal'o‘f additional rules and regulaﬁons is not permitted, 'they mhst be reasonable and in ihe best interest
_of the development in which the Premises are‘located.
Occasional overnight guests are / are not (ci'rCIe one) permitted. An occasional ov'emgght guest qne Who does not stay more than 3 nights
is

in any caiendarmonth. Landlord's written approval is / is not- (séircle one) reqLJired to allow anyone elsa’to occupy the' Premises.
Tenant m'ay/ may not (circle one) Keep or allow pets or animals o'n the Premisés without Landlordkapprova! of the pet o'r
animal in writing.

Tenant shall not keep any dangerous or ﬂammable items ’th‘at might increase the danger of ﬁre or damage on the Premises without Landlord's consent.
Tenant shall not createanyenvjronmenta! hazards' on or abdut the Premises.
Tenant shall not destroy, deface, daniage, impair. or remove any part of the Premises belonging toLandlor'd. nor permit any person to do so.

Tenant may/ may not (circle one) make any afterationsmr improvements to the Premises without ﬁrst obtaining Landlord‘s written conseht to the
alterationor improvement.

Tenant rr'iust act; and require other persons 'on 'the Premises to a manner thatdoes not unreasonably disturb any neighbors or constitute a
all act. in

breach of the- peace.

Ix, MAINTENANCE. Landlord and Tenant agree that the maintenancevofthe Premises must be performed by ,the‘person indicated below:
A. Landlord's Required Maintenance. Landlord will comply with appﬁcable building, housing. and health codes relating to the Premises. lfitherevare no
applicable building. housing. or health codes. Landlord shallmajntain and repair the roofs. porches. windows. exterior wallsi screens. 'fo'undaﬁons,

ﬂoors, structural components, and s_teps, and. keep the plumbing“ in reasonable working order.
B. Elective Maintenance. Fill”In each blank space in this section with Landlord or Tenant to show who will take care of the itém noted. If a space is leﬂ

blank, Landlord wi“ be required to take care of that item.
N/A Smokedetectors L Runningwater
L Appliances x‘

T Bdermination of rats. miCe. roaches. ___L___ Hot water I
L ﬁxtures
ants, wo’od+dest'royin_‘g‘ organisms,
andbedbugs L Lawn N/A Pool (including ﬁﬁ‘ers, m‘a‘chin‘ery, and
equipment)
LIT Locks and keys L Heat T Heating and air conditioning ﬁlters

L/T Clean and safe conditionof outside L Airrconditioning N/A Other:
areas

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ﬂA—__ Furniture
Garbage removal and outsnde garbage
receptacles

Tenant‘s responsibility, if any, indicated above, shall / shall not (circle one) include major maintenance or major replacement of equipment.
Landlord shall be responsiblezfor major maintenance or major replacement of equipment, ex‘cept for equipment for which Tenant has accepted
responsibility for major maintenance or major repiaceme'nt in the previous paragraph.

Major maintenance o'r major replacement means a repair or replacement that costs more than $
Tenant shall be required to vacate the Premises on 7 days' written notice, if necessary for extennination pursuant to this subparagraph. When vacation
'of the Premises'Is required for extermination. Landlord shall not be liable for damages but shall abate the ren‘t.

Nothing"In this section makes Landlord reisponsible for any condition created or caused by the negligent 'or wronuful act or omigqinn- nf Tpmn+ nnu
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2. Keep the Premisgs clean and sanitary;
3. remove all garbage from th‘e dwelling unit in a clean and sanitary manner:
4. keep all plumbing ﬁxtures In the dwelling unit clean, sanitary, and m repair; a‘nd
5. use and Operate (n a reasonable manner a1; ele'ctricai, plumbing. sanitary, heating, ventiiating, air conditioning, a_nd other facil‘mes and appliances,
inc!uding elevators.

UTILITIES. Tenant shall pay all charges for hook—up, connection. and deposit for providing all utilities and utility service‘s to the Premises during this lease except
WATER/SEWER/ELECTRICITY/GARBAGE REMOVAL .which Landlord agrees to provide at Landlord's expense.
(Specify any utilities to be provided and paid for by Landlord such as water. sewer; oil, gas, electricity, telephone. garbage removal; eta).

LANDLORD’S ACCESS TO PREMISES. Landlord or Landlord'sAgent may ems? the Premises in the fOIIOWing'CircumStances:
A. At any time for the protec’tion or preservation of the Premises.
B. After reasonable notice to' Tenant "at
reasonable times for the purpose of repairing the Premises.
C. To inspect the make necessary
or agreed-upon fep’airé. decorations alterations. or impmVem'ents; ‘s‘upply agreed services; or exhibit the
Prerﬁis’e's;

Premises to prospective or ac‘ua! purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors under any of the fallowing circumstances:
with Tenant’s consent:
in cas'e of emergency;
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when Tenant. unreasonably withholds gonsent; or
'if
Tenant
absent from the Premises for a period of at. least one—half a Rental Installment Pen'od. (If the rent"Is current and Tenan’t notiﬁes"Landlord
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of an intended absence, then Landlord may enter only with Tenant’s consent or for the protection or pr‘esfervatio’n of the Premises.)

XII. PROHIBITED ACTS BY LANDLORD.
A Landlord cannot Cause directly or indirectly. the termination Or unreasonable interruption of any utility service furnished to Tenant, including, but not
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limited 10', water, heat, light, electricity, gas. elevator. garbage collection, or refrigeration (whether or not the utility service is under the control of. or
payments made by. Landlord).
B. Landlord cannot prevent Tenants access to the Premises by any means, including, but not limited to changing the locks or using any boot lock or
similar device,

C. Landlord cahnqt remove the outside doors, locks. roof; walls, _or windows of the‘ Premises-‘except fo‘r purposes of maintenance, repair. or replacemen't.
Landlord cannot ‘remove-Te‘nant's personal property from the Premises unless thevaotion is taken after surrender, aba'hdoﬁ'rnent. or _a [awful evicﬁon.‘ If

provided in a written agreement Separate from the Lease. upon surrender or aban'donmeht tgy Tenant. Landlordshall not b'e liablesor responsible {qr
storage 0r disposiﬁon'oszénant's pe’rso'nal prope'rty. (For the purposes of this: section. abandbnment'means Tenant‘is‘absent from‘th‘ePrerﬁises for
at least one—half'a Rental instalment Peﬁod without paying rent pr giving Landlord reasonable notice of Tenant‘s absence.)

XIII. CASUALTY DAMAGE. If the Premises are damaged or destroyed other than by wrongful or neglig'en’t acts of Tenant or persons on the Premises with
Tenant's Consen‘t, so that the use of the: Premises is substantially impaired Tenant may terminate the Lea‘Se Within 30 days after the damage or
destruction and Tenant will immediately vacate the premises. If Tena'nt vaCates Tenant'Is not liable for re‘nt that wouldhave been due after the date of
termination. Tenant niay vacate the part ofithe Premises rendered unusable by the damage or destruction, in which caSe‘Tenantfs;liability forJrent shall
be reduced by the fair rental value 6f the part of'the Premisesihat was‘ damaged or destroyed.
DEFAULT. ,

A. Landlord's Default. Exceptas. noted below. Landlord will be in default if Landlord fails to comply with Landlord’s required. maintenance obligatiohs
under Section IX(A) or fails to comply with other material provisionsof the Lease and such failuré continues for more than? days a‘fter’Te'nant delivers
a written hotice to Landlord that tells Landlord how Landlord‘has violated the. Lease.
If Landlord’s failure to complyis due
causes beyond the Landlord's, .controLa'nd if.Lan_dlord has made, and continues to make,levery reasonable
to
effo'rtsto correct th'e problem, the Lease be'akered by the parti'es, 'a’s foliows:
may
1. If Landlord’s failure tocomp‘ly makes the Premises unirihabitable and Ten‘ant vacates, Tenant shall not be liable for rent during 'the‘ p'en'od the
Premises remainsvuninhab'rlab‘le. .

2. If comply does ri’ot’ make the Premises uninhabitable and. Tenant continues to occupy the Premises, the
Landlord’s failure to rent for 1he period \of
noncompﬁance will be reduced by an amount 1n proportion to the' loss of rental value caused by the nOncompli‘ance.
B. Tenant's Default. Ténant win be'In default if any of the following occur:
1. Tenant fails to pay rent when due _and the default continues for 3 days. excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, after dei'wery of. .wm‘t'en
demand by LandIOrd for payment ofthe rent or possession of the Premises. -
2. Tenant fans to perform its obligations gnder the Lease, and thesuch that Tenant should not be g‘n/en an opportunity tc correct it or the
failure is
1’2 months of a waming by
failure occurs within written Laridlord of Examples of such 'faIlures which do not require an opportunity
a similar failure.
to correct incIude, bm are not limited to destructibn. damage, or misuse of Landlord’s or other Tenant's property by an intentional ac‘t or a
subsequent or continued unr'easohable disturbance.
3. Except as provided above, Tenant fails to perform any o‘ther obligation under the Lease an‘d the default continues for more than 7 days aﬂer‘
delivery of written notice to Tenant‘from Landlord specifying the default.
C. Waiver of Defauit. If Landlord accepts rent knowing of Tenant’s, default‘or accepts performance by Tenant of any provision-of the-Leasedifferent from

the.perfpnnance required. by the Lease, 'or if‘Tenant pays rent knowing of LandIOrd's default or accepts performance by Landlord offany proVision‘ _o'f
the Lease different from‘the performance required by the Lease. the pany accepting the rent or perfOnnance ‘or 'rha'kihg 1he payment shah not h‘ave
the ri'ght to terminate the Lease or to bring a lawsuit for that default but may enforce an‘y later default.

REMEDIES AND DEFENSES‘.
A Tenants Remedies.
.lf Landlord has defaulted under the Lease and if Tenant has given Landlord a written notice describing the default and Tenant's intention to‘
withhold rent ﬁfths default ls not corrected within 7 days, Tenant may withhold an amount of rént equal to. the loss m rental value caused by the
default If Tena‘nt’s- notice advises Landlord ihat Tenant intends to ferminate the lease if the defauit ts not cured within 7 days and the default'Is
not cured withzn the 7 days, Te‘nant may terminate the Lease.
2. If Tenant has given the notice referred to in subparagraph (1) abové. and‘if Landlord has not nnmanmd nu Ana. .n 7 .4". .- T“--. _-.. -. “mm
.lf Landlord vio|ates the provisions of s’ection XII, Landlord shall be liable to Ten‘ant for actual and consequential damages or 3 months- rent,
whichever'ls greater for each violaﬁen. .

B. Landlord s Remedies.
1. lf Tenant remains 9n the Premises after eXpiration or termination of the Lease withour' Landlord's permission. Landlord may recover possession of

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the.Premises.in the manner provided for by law. Landlord also may reCOVer doubIe-rerjt for the period during which Tenant refu'ses‘ to va'Cate the
Premises.
2. IfTenant defaults under the Lease by faiiing to pay rent. as set fonh In section XMB)(1), Landlurd may terminate Tenant’s nghts unde‘r the Lease
and Te‘nant shall vacate the Premises immediately. If Tenant defaults under the Lease for any other reason. as set forth in sections XIV(B)(
(2) or (3)
above, Landlord may terminate Tenant’s rights under the Lease and Tenant shall vacate the Premises within 7 days of delivery of the notice o'f
termination. .

3. If Tenant fails t0 cure a default within th'e time speciﬁed in the notice to Tenant, Landlord may recover possession of the Premisesas provided by
law
4L Landlord shall not recover passession of the Premises except:
a. in a lawsuit f_or possession;

‘b. when Tenant has surre'nderedpossession of the Premises to Landlord; 'or
“c. when Tenant hasabandoned the Premises. Absent actual kndwledge ofabandonmenf, the Premises; shall be considered abandoned 'if Tenanf
is absent from them for 'at least o‘ne-hajf a Rental Installment Period, the am
Tenant has'not notiﬁed. Landlord, in writing, o‘f
rent‘ ls not current.
an intended absence.
5. If Tenant has defauited under the Lease and Landlord has obtained a writ of possession, if Tenant has surrendered possession of the Premis'es to

Landlord. or if Tenant has abandoned the Premises. Landlord may:
a. treat the Lease as terminated, retake possession for Landlord's _own account. and any furthefr liability'of Tenant will be ended:

b. retake posses'Sion of the Premises for- Tenant’s account. Ten‘an't-will remain liable‘for the difference between rent agreed t‘o b’e
paid under the
Lease and rent Landlord is able to recover in good faith from a new tenant; or
c. do nothing. and Tenaht will be liable for the rent as it come‘s due. '

6. lf Landlord retakes possession of the Premises for Tenant's- account, Landlord must make a good faith effort to_. re——Iease the Premises. Any rent
received by Landlord as a result of the new lease shall be‘ deducted from
due from Tenant. For purposes o'f this section ,f‘g‘ood faith“ in
th’e rent

trying t'o re—lease the Premises means that Landlord ‘shall‘ use at least the same efforts to rerlease‘th'e Premises as weré used in the initial rentalior,
at least the same efforts as Landlo’rd uses in attempting to lease other similar property. It does not reqyi're Landlord to give a preference in I’easlng“
‘the Premises o'vér dihe'r va'cant properties that Landlord ow'ns o’r has the re‘spohs_ibility to rent.
C . Other Remedies. Each-party aiso may have other remedies available at law or in equity.
D . Defenses. ln a lawsuit by Landlord f'gr pqssession of the Premises based upon nonpayment of. rent or in a lawsuit by Landlord s'eeking to obtain
unpaid rent. Tenant may assert as a defense Landlord's failure to perfqrm required maintenance. as set fo'rth'In Section VIN(A) above. Landlord’s failure
to provide elective maintenance. as set farth"In Se'ction VIN(B) above, shall not be a defense to any lawsuit by Landlord for possession o'f 'the Premi'ses‘
unless otherwise provided by the Lease or applicable law Tenant may also raise any other defense, Whether lega'l or equitable. that Tenant-
m‘ay h’av_e_, including the defense ”or retaliatofy Conduct.
f”“\ E Payment ,of Rent to
'.

Court. In any |aw'suit by Landiord for possession of the Premises. if Tenant raises any defense other th‘an 'pa‘ymerit. Tenant must
pay into the registry of _the court the past due rent se‘t’ fbrth in Landlord’s complaint or an amount determiﬁed by the court, and the rent which comes
due during the lawsuit, as it comes due. Failure of Tenant to pay the rent into the registry of the court will be a waiver of Tenant's defenses
other than payment.
F. Attorney's Fees. In any lawsuit brought to enforce the Lease or under applicable law, the p'arty who wins may recover 'rts reasonablecoun costs and
attorneys’ fees from the party who loses.

*XVI. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASING. Tenant may / may not (circle one) assign the Lease or subiease all or any part of the Premises Without ﬁrst
obtainiri'g Landlord’s written approval and consent to the assignment or sublease.
*XVII. RISK OF LOSS. Landlord shall / shall not (clrcle one) be liable for any loss by reas'on of damage, theft, or otherwise to the contents. belongings, a'nd
personal effects of 1he Tenant. or Tenant's family. agents, employees. guests or visitors located in or about the Premises or for damage or injury to
Tenant or Tenant’s family. agents. employees guests. or visitors. Landlord shall not be liable if- such damage, theft or loss ls caused by Tenant Tenant's
family, agents employees- gue'sts. or visitors. Nothing contained in this pr’ovision shall relieve Landlord or Tenant from responsibility for loss.
damage, or injury caused by its own negligence or willful

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