Landlord and Tenant: The Secret Lease Addendum

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | June 21, 2010

No. 459

I just received an email from a man who signed a lease and later learned that there was an addendum he hadn’t seen requiring him to subscribe to a cable package that includes features he didn’t want.

A lease is a contract dealing with rights in land and real estate improvements. In order to be enforceable such agreements must be in writing.  In order for a modification to be enforceable, it must also be in writing.  In order to prove that the parties agreed it has long been the custom for such contracts to be signed.  If the addendum is not referenced in the agreement and attached, then it too should be signed by both parties.

CLT

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