| Monograph : Hong Kong Domestic Tenancy |
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| Appendix Common
Provisions in a Tenancy Agreement |
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The tenant's duties |
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To pay rent. |
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| b. |
To keep and maintain at the expense of the tenant
all the interior of the property including but not
limited to all wires, pipes, conduits, fitting,
finishes, installations and apparatus within or
exclusively serving the property and the landlord's
fixtures and furniture. |
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| c. |
To permit the landlord and all persons authorised
by him, at all reasonable times on prior notice,
to enter and view the state of the property, to
take inventories of fixtures and fittings and to
carry out any work required to be done. |
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| d. |
Not to erect, install or alter any fixture, partitioning,
erection or installation in the property without
the previous written consent of the landlord. |
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Not to cut, maim, injure any part of the property. |
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Not to assign, underlet or otherwise part with
the possession of the property or any part of it
in any way howsoever. |
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| g. |
Not to cause any nuisance or annoyance to the
occupiers of other premises. |
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| h. |
Not to do or permit anything which breaches the
terms of the government grant or which may render
any insurance of the relevant building void or voidable
or the premium of such insurance increased. |
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| i. |
Not to keep or store in the property any explosive
or combustible or hazardous goods. |
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| j. |
Not to use the property for any illegal or immoral
purpose. |
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| k. |
Not to encumber or obstruct any common part of
the relevant building. |
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| k. |
To comply with and indemnify the landlord against
the breach of any law or regulation relating to
the use and occupation of the property. |
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| m. |
To comply with the Deed of Mutual Covenant and
the Sub-Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) relating
to the property. |
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| n. |
To pay maintenance charges, utility charges and
all outgoings in respect of the property (property
tax excepted). |
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| o. |
To protect the property against damage by storm,
typhoon, etc. |
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| p. |
To protect the interior of the property only
as a private residence. |
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| q. |
To quietly surrender the property together with
all fixtures and fittings in and to the property
and the furniture at the termination of the tenancy
in good, clean and tenantable repair and condition
(fair wear and tear excepted). |
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| r. |
Not to keep in the property or in any part of
the relevant building any dog, animal or bird that
would disturb the peace of other occupiers of the
relevant building. |
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| s. |
To take out insurance for his own belongings against
typhoon, storm, flood, fire, theft and accidents
in relation to the tenancy. |
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| t. |
To be solely responsible for the repair of doors,
windows, kitchen and bathroom fittings, piping,
drains, etc, during the continuance of the tenancy.
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B. |
The Landlord's Duties |
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To pay property tax and, depending
on the provisions of the Tenancy Agreement, rates,
government rent, and management fee. |
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To pay all expenses for structural maintenance
and repairs or similar expenses of a capital and
non-recurrent nature in respect of the property
or the building of which the property forms part. |
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| c. |
To let the tenant peaceably hold and enjoy the
property during the term of tenancy without any
interruption. |
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