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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this
1st
day of
October
, 1974
between EDWARD CHAMBERS, Jet Port Dodge, Irving, Texas
Telephone: 214 259-6711 , hereinafter called the lessor,
party of the first part, and the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida'
of the County of Monroe and State of Florida
hereinafter called the lessee or tenant, party of the second part:
WITNESSETH, That the said lessor does this day lease unto said' lessee, and said lessee
does hereby hire and take as tenant under said lessor Room or Space
Southeast 1/4 of the Second Floor
No.
situate in Marathon Florida, to be used and occupied by the lessee as
and for no other purposes or uses whatsoever, for
the term of two years with one year option , subject and conditioned on the provisions of
clause ten of this lease beginning the first day of October
r
1974 , and ending the 30th day of September ~. 7~
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at and for the agreed total rental of $9;000.00 ($4,500.00 per year)
Dollars, payable as follows: The first month' s rent, covering October, 1974, shall
be due and payable on November 1, 1974, and subsequently on the first day
of each succeeding month until completion of lease.
Monthly rental:
5% Maintenance:
$375.00
18.75
$393.75
all payments to be made to the lessor on the first day. of each and every month in advance without
demand at the office of in the City of
or at such other place and to such other person, as the lessor
may from time to time designate in writing.
The following express stipulations and conditions are made a part of this lease and are here-
by assented to by the lessee:
FIRST: The lessee sba11 not assign this lease, nor sub-let the premises, or any part thereof nor use the sam~..
or any part thereof, nor permit the same, or any part thereof, to be used for any other purpose than as above stipa-
Iated, nor make any alterations therein, and all additions thereto, witho'Q,t the written consent of the lessor, .1: d
all additions, fixtures or improvements which may be made by lessee, except movable office furniture, shall ~
come the property of the lessor and remain upon the premises as a part thereof, and be surrendered with the prem-
ises at the termination of this lease.
SECOND: AD personal property placed or moved in the premises above described shall be at the risk o!
the lessee or owner thereof, and lessor sball Dot be liable for any damage to said personal property, or to th~
lessee arising from the bursting or leaking of water pipes, or from any act of negligence of any eo-tenant c1'
occupants of the building or of any other person whomsoever.
THIRD: That the tenant -hall promptly execute and comply with all statutes, ordinances, rules.
orders, regulations and requirements of the Federal, State and City Government and of any and all their Depart-
ments and Bureaus applicable to said premises, for the correction, prevention, and abatement of nuisances or
other grievances, in, upon, or connected with said premises during said term; and shan also promptly comptT
with and execute all rules, orders and regulations of the Southeastern Underwriters Association for the pre~
tion of fires, at own cost and expense.
FOURTH: In the event the premises shall be destroyed or so damaged or injured by fire or other easualtr
during the life of this agreement, whereby the same shall be rendered untenantable, then the lessor shall have tM
right to render said premises tenantable by repairs within ninety day. therefrom. If said premises are not renden.d
tenantable within S8ld time, it shall be optional with either party hereto to cancel this lease, and in the eveDt of
such cancenation the rent shall be paid only to the date of such fire or casualty. The cancellation herein mentiMfld
shall be evidenced in writing.
FIFTH: The prompt payment of the rent for said premises upon the dates named, and the faithful obM'JT-
ance of the rules and regulations printed upon this lease, and which are hereby made a part of this covenant, a....,d
of such other and further rules or regulations as may be hereafter made by the lessor, are the conditions UpNI
which the lease is made and accepted and any failure on the part of the lessee to comply with the terms of said
lease, or any of said rules and regulations now in existence, or which may be hereafter prescribed by the lessor.
shall at the option of the lessor, work a forfeiture of this contract, and all of the rights of the lessee hereundf'~,
and thereupon the lessor, his agents or attorneys, shall have the right to enter said premises, and remove all ~
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sons therefrom forcibly or otherwise, and the lessee thereby expressly waives any and all notice required by law
to terminate tenancy, and alao waives any and a11legal proceedings to recover possession of said premises, and ex-
pressly agrees that in the event of a violation of any of the terms of this lease, or of said rules and regulations,
now in existence. or which may hereafter be made, said lessor, his agent or attorneys, may immediately re-enter
said premises and dispossess lessee without legal Dotice or the institution of any legal proceedings whatsoever.
the lessee shall abandon or vacate said premises before the- end of the term of th. ,
shall suffer the ren · rs the lessor may, at his option, forthwith cancel . e may enter
said premises as the agent of the lesse , otherwise, without · · In any way therefor, and relet
the premises with or without any furniture that may e · e agent of the lessee, at such price and upon
such terms and for such duration of tim or may determine, · the rent therefor, applying the
same to the pa~ent of y these presents, and if the full rental herein pr at be realized
by lessor . ve the expenses to lessor in such re-Ietting, the said lessee shall pay any deflclen, ·
an the full rental is realized lessor will pay over to said lessee the excess of demand.
SEVENTH: Lessee agrees to pay the cost of collection and ten per cent attorney's fee on any part of said
rental that may be collected by suit or by attorney, after the same is past due.
EIGHTH: The lessee agrees that he will pay aU charges for rent. gas, electricity or other illumination,
and for all water used on said premises, and should said charges for rent. light or water herein provided for at
any time remain due and unpaid for the space of five days after the same shall have become due, the lessor may
at its option consider the said lessee tenant at sufferance and immediately re-enter upon said premises and the
entire rent for the rental period then next ensuing shall at once be due and payable and may forthwith be collect-
ed by distress or otherwise.
NINTH: The said lessee hereby pledges and assigns to the lessor all the furniture, rwures, goods and
ehattels of said lessee, which shall or may be brought or put on said pre~ises as security for the payment of the
rent herein reserved, and the lessee agrees that the said lien may be enforced by distress foreclosure or otherwise
at the election of the said lessor, and does hereby agree to pay attorney's fees of ten percent of the amount so
eoUeeted or found to be due, together with all costs and charges therefore incurred or paid by the lessor.
TENTH: It is hereby agreed and understood between lessor and lessee that in the event the lessor decides
to remodel, alter or demolish all or any part of the premises leased hereunder, or in the event of the sale or long
term. lease of all or any part of thA : requiring this space, the lessee hereby agrees to vacate
same upon receipt of sixty (60) days' written notice and the return of any advance rental paid on account of this
lease.
It being further understod and agreed that the lessee will not be required to vacate said premises during
the winter season: namely, November first to May first, by reason of the above paragraph.
ELEVENTH: The lessor, or any of his agents, shall have the right to enter said premises during all reason-
able hours, to examine the same to make such repairs, additions or alterations 88 may be deemed necessary for the
safety, comfort, or preservation thereof, or of said buDding, or to exhibi~ said premises, and to put or kee\>> upon
the doors or windows thereof a notice "FOR RENT" at any time wit~ thirty (30) days before the expIration
of this lease. The right of entry shall likewfae exist for the purpose of removing placards, signs, fixtures, altera-
tiODS, or additions, which do not conform to this agreement, or to the rules and regulations of the building.
TWELFTH: Lessee hereby accepts the premises in the condition they are in at the beginning of this lease
aDd agrees to maintain said premises in the same condition, order and repair as they are at the commencement of
said term, excepting only reasonable wear and tear arising from the use thereof under this agreement, and to
make good to said lessor immediately upon demand, any damage to water apparatus, or electric lights or any fix-
ture, appliances or appurtenances of said premise~ or of the building, caused by any act or neglect of lessee, or of
&D7 person or persons in the employ or under the control of the lessee.
THIRTEENTH: It is expressly agreed and understood by and between the parties to this agreement, that
the landlord shall not be liable for aDY damage or injury by water, which may be sustained by the said tenant or
other penon or for any other damage or injury resulting from the carelessness, negligence, or improper conduct
on the part of any other tenant or agents, or employees, or by reason of the breakage, l~ or obstruction of
the water, sewer or soil pipes, or other leakage in or about the said buDding.
FOURTEENTH: If the lessee shall become insolvent or if bankruptcy proceedings shall be begun by or
apinat the lessee, before the end of said term the lessor is hereby irrevocably authorized at its option, to forth-
with cancel this lease, as for a default. Lessor may elect to accept rent from such receiver, trustee, or other judi-
eial officer during the term of their oceupancy in their fiduciary capacity without effecting leeaors rights as COD-
tained in this contract, but no receiver, trustee or other judicial officer shall ever have any right, title or interest ,in
or to the above described property by virtue of this contract.
FIFTEENTH: Lessee hereby waives and renounces for himself and family any and all homestead and ex-
emption rights he may have now, or hereafter, under or by virtue of the constitution and laws of the State of
Florida, or of any other State, or of the United States, as against the payment of said rental or any portion
hereof, or any other obligation or damage that may acerue under the terms of this agreement.
SIXTEENTH: This contract shall bind the lessor and its assigns or suceessors, and the heirs, assigns, ad-
ministrators, legal representatives, executors or successors as the case may be, of the lessee.
SEVENTEENTH: It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that time is of the essence of
this contract and this applies to all terms and conditions contained herein.
EIGHTEENTH: It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that writteD notice mailed or deliv-
ered to the premises leased hereunder shall constitute lufficient notice to the lesaee and written notice mailed or
delivered to the office of the lessor shall constitute sufficient notice to the Lessor, to comply with the terms of
this contract. .
NINETEENTH: The rights of the lessor under the foregoing shall be eumulative, and failure on the part of
the lessor to exercise promptly any righb given hereunder shall not operate to forfeit any of the said rights.
TWENTIETH: It fa further understood and agreed between the parties hereto that any eharges against
the lessee by the lessor for services or for work done on the premises by order of the lessee or otherwise accruing
UDder this contract shall be considered as rent due and shall be included in any lien for rent due and unpaid.
TWENTY-FIRST: It is hereby understood and agreed that any signa or advertising to be ueed, including
aWDinI'8, in eODneetioD with the premises leased hereunder shall be first submitted to the lessor for approval be-
fore installation of same.
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TWENTY-SECOND: It is understood by the parties hereto that said lease may
be ~erminated by either party upon the giving of thirty (30) days prior written
not~ce.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto executed this instrument for the
purpose herein expressed, the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: ~ /?
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-""'.'EDW CHAMBE.RS
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As to Lessee
Clerk
Lessor
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISS lONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Lessee
'Mayor and Chairman
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County of
DALLAS
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STATE OF ~X, TEXAS
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said State and County, personally cam-
EDWARD CHAMBERS
to me
acknowledged that
well known and known to be the persOD-- named in the foregoing lease, and
he
he
executed the same for the purpose therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I bave hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal th,.
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