AGREEMENT OF LEASE BETWEEN <name & Address of

lessor> AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS NEPAL

(VSO/N)

This lease is made and entered into <insert date of lease start> between <name of
leessor> the legal owner of the house mentioned in 2 below, hereinafter called the
'lessor' and Voluntary Service Overseas Nepal, Sanepa Lalitpur hereinafter called the
'Lessee' , <insert name of volunteer> shall sign on behalf of the Lessee.
The above parties agree as follows:

The Lessor agrees to lease to the Lessee, with exclusive right of use of the < insert
house or floor or flat> of the house at <insert address of house located with house
number, if applicable>

This agreement shall operate for <insert duration> from <insert lease start date> till
<insert lease end date> The Lessee shall have the option of renewing the lease for a
further period on the same terms and conditions.

In respect of above (1, 2 and 3), the Lessee agrees to pay to

the Lessor a monthly gross rent of Rs.
/- (Amount in
words
). Rent will be paid on
quarterly basis.

In the event of Voluntary Service Overseas ceasing to operate, reducing its activities
in Nepal, transfer volunteer into new location, early return or tenant volunteer decide
to move his/her residence with prior consent from VSO programme office, the Lessee
shall have the right to terminate this lease without penalty upon giving to the Lessor
one month's notice in writing of its intention to do so, or paying to the Lessor one
month's rent in lieu of such notice. In the event of premature termination of the lease
under the terms of this clause, the Lessor shall forthwith refund to the Lessee any rent
paid in advance and which is in excess of the one month rent in lieu of the said notice.
Similarly, lessor can terminate this contract by giving one month written notice to
lessee.

The Lessor further agrees that if at any time the house/floor/flat shall be rendered
unfit for occupation or use by reason of any damage caused by fire, earthquake,
landslide, war civil disturbance, or other cause, either party may terminate this lease
forthwith without account to the other party apart for any rent paid by the Lessee to
the Lessor, which shall be refunded to the former. However, if the Lessee wishes to
continue the occupancy of the premises partially destroyed, by one of the events
aforementioned, the Lessor shall reduce the rent as mutually acceptable to the parties.

The Lessor shall be liable to pay tax levied on the house/flat/floor and land levied by
government of Nepal and any other charges or assessment of a public nature which
are or may from time to time, be assessed against the house/flat/floor. Under current
legislation this tax on rent will be paid at source by the lessee for payment to the Tax
Office. Others tax liabilities, if any are the responsibility of lessor. Copy of the tax
deposit receipt will be provided to the lessor, if request.

The lessor agrees to maintain the premises, its sewage lines, septic tank, drains, water,
pipes, electrical wiring, mosquito screening, fixtures and fittings in good and
tenantable conditions and repair. Minor maintenance like bulb, fuse etc to be
maintained by the lessee. However, to carry out any maintenance works, consent from
lessee should be obtained.

The Lessor further agrees that should he fail to initiate maintenance and / or repair to
the house/flat/floor as may be required within a period of seven days from the date of
notification by the lessee to this effect, the Lessee reserves the right to undertake such
maintenance from the rent due to the Lessor. Moreover, any theft and damage on
rented house and its fixtures and fittings is the responsibility of lessor.

Contracts above accommodation limits will be managed by

the tenant himself as well as charges for water, electricity
and telephone supplied to these premises during the period
of this agreement on actual consume. . < this is a point of
negotiation>

The lessee agrees to recompense the lessor for any damages to the premises, it
fixtures and fittings should any damage be caused by her/his or VSO employees but
any unforeseen incident happened such as theft and burglary Lessee is not responsible
to compensate.

The Lessee, upon vacating the premises, be it on expiry or termination shall have the
right to remove all moveable property installed by her/him. Any damage caused to the
premises in the course of such removal shall be made good by the Lessee.

The Lessee should keep the flat in the same condition as it was at the time of the
execution of this lease. However, lessee will not responsible for re-painting, repair
and maintenance unless caused by the negligence of lessee.
WITNESS TO THIS AGREEMENT the parties to it have subscribed their names as
of the date first written:
Signed ..
<Name of Volunteer>
Position
Partners Name
Partner address

Signed
Name of Lessor
Full address
Telephone no

Witness:
Signed:
(From lessor side)

Signed:
(Partner representative)

Name & address

Name & address