Some might say that’s an age-old conundrum.

The Know List:

> Before you move in [refers to each room]:
Rent Security Deposit = $300
Common Area Maintenance/Utilities Security Deposit= $100
= total security deposit charges =$400.00*

*due before you move in – to hold the room for you & proceed with the security credit check**. If the credit check does not prove to be in your favor or if we can no longer offer the room to you, we will refund the deposit to you. However, if you decide that you no longer want the room, we will not refund the deposit to you.

**credit check charges are in addition to the security deposit charges and the methods accepted (above, I have mentioned a free option) will be stated when requested of us.

Each room has an individual lease starting from August 1 of each year and ending August 1 of the following year. In & Out by noon on both dates. If you move in after August 1^st, the rent amount will be prorated & the pre-payment of Utilities/CAM will remain the same as per the explanation above.
Also, if you move in after August 1^st, the lease will be for what’s left of the original lease period (August 1^st of current year to August 1^st of the following year). [For example, if you move in October, your lease will still end August 1^st.] There is some flexibility, only with pre-approval, but you’ll have to state your preferred Move In & Move Out Dates ahead of time, in writing. Condo is not available for subleases. Though, in certain conditions it can be re-assigned/re-leased to another tenant with prior written approval from landlord.

– Payment Methods: If you have a Bank of America (BOA) account, payments will be transfered into the account directly from your BOA account (you will be provided with the account/routing numbers). If you don’t have a Bank of America account, payments will be made by depositing funds into our BOA account at a local branch of BOA
(you will use BOA deposit slips on which you MUST write your name clearly for the payments to be credited in your name). [For example, They'll ask you for the name of the account holder on the slip:  You'll need to write:  Kuriakose P. Thomas (Payment from {Your Name})

>Once you move in [refers to each room]:
Rent = $300***
CAM/Utilities charge = $100/month****

= total monthly charges =$400.00

***(*)Rent & CAM/U charges are due on the 1^st of each month. At 12:01pm on the 5th day of the month, 5% of the current ‘balance due’ amount will be assessed. Any rent charges that are prorated will be calculated as follows: $300/[number of days in that month] = daily rate for that month * [the number of days that are not part of your lease] = the amount that you don’t owe which should be subtracted from 300 = your prorated rental rate for the first month. (rounded up & with two decimal places) ex.: 373/31 = 12.03*5 = 60.15, 373 – 60.15 = 312.85

**** Utilities are covered using a new payment system called the CAM/Utilities charge. This charge is actually a pre-payment of the utility charges (water, electricity, sewage, wireless high-speed internet, & cable television).

Each month, the CAM/Utilities charge will be assessed along with the rent. All tenants will be able to view a copy, online, of their updated Utilities Ledger (detailing your portion of the actual utility charges & any balance credited towards the CAM/Utilities Security Deposit) along with copies of the actual bills for that month (which will help you keep track of your expenditures).

If the tenant spends less than the $100 pre-payment/month, the balance will be transferred to the CAM/Utilities Security Deposit account and held there. At the end of the terms of the lease, the balance will be returned to the tenants (minus any balances due/damages). To ensure that the funds in the CAM/Utilities account are kept at a reasonable level, there will be a per tenant cap of $600. Once the account exceeds that cap, an email will be sent to the tenants informing them either that they will not need to
send in their next $100 pre-payment or that a refund will be posted/sent to them until, once again, their portion of the account is at $600 or below.

If the actual expenditure per tenant is over the $100 payment/month, the tenants will be given one week to reconcile their ledgers and the future pre-payments will increase by the overage amount.

I hope that clears up all the legal bits n bobs.  If you have any questions or concerns – feel free to ask.

A copy of a previous tenant’s ledger (so you will know the type of monthly updates you can expect).. Remember to zoom in to 100%  so you can actually view the page properly.