T&C’s
The Owner has a statutory lien on the Occupant’s stored property for rent and other charges. The Occupant’s property may be sold to satisfy the lien if rent and other charges remain unpaid. UK Properties Management Ltd, Lakeview Storage, hereinafter the Owner, rents to the Occupant the storage space indicated above pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
- TERM: The term of this tenancy shall commence on the date indicated above and shall continue on a month-to-month basis thereafter. The minimum rental term is one week. No refunds are made once the agreement is signed, even if the tenant no longer requires the storage unit. The initial payment is non-refundable and there is no cooling off period.
- RENT: The rent shall be the amount stated above. Rent is due on the rent due date and on that day of every calendar month, in advance and without demand. The Owner reserves the right to require that rent and other charges be paid in by credit or debit card, direct debit. The Owner may change the monthly rent or other charges by giving the Occupant thirty (30) days advanced written notice by email or Ryal Mail post at the address stated in this agreement. The new rent shall become effective on the next date rent is due. If the Occupant has made advanced rental payments, the new rent will be charged against such payments, effective upon giving notice of the new rate. If the Occupant’s payment declines on the aforementioned due date, on direct debit, there will be a £25.00 fee applied to the total owed as an administration fee, this fee will be referred to as a bounced payment fee. These fees are considered additional to the rent and are to compensate the Owner for administration and other costs of collection.
- CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Any change of the Occupant’s address must be provided to the Owner in writing through email: lvstorage@wyldecrestparks.com. Such changes will become effective when received by the Owner. It is the Occupant’s responsibility to verify that Owner has received and recorded the requested change of address. If mail/email is returned as tenant is no longer at the last known address/email on file, there is a £10.00 returned mail fee applied to tenant’s next bill. It is the occupant’s responsibility to update the address on file. It is the tenant’s responsibility to ensure all contact methods are valid and active, if the owner is unable to reach the tenant through email and or phone, there is a £10.00 non-contact fee added to the balance per month.
- ADMINISTRATION FEE: If the Occupant wants to amend the name of the unit, the Occupant agrees to pay the indicated non-refundable, one-time administration fee of £25.00. For management to reissue a new Rental Agreement and a create new payment profile. Both parties must agree to a unit name change and identification must be provided.
- LATE CHARGES AND OTHER FEES: The Occupant agrees to pay the Owner the indicated late fee of £25.00 if rent is received five (5) days after the due date and every five days thereafter. The Occupiers due date is counted as day 1. The Occupant will pay the Owner the indicated fee of £25.00 for each letter sent to the Occupant notifying the Occupant of the default. The Occupant agrees to pay the Owner the indicated returned/unpaid cheque charge of £25.00 plus all bank charges for any dishonoured cheque. These fees are considered additional rent and are to compensate the Owner for administration and other costs of collection.
- TERMINATION: Thirty (30) days advanced written notice given by the Owner or the Occupant to the other party will terminate this agreement. The Owner does not refund prepaid rent payments. The Occupant must leave the space broom clean and in good condition. The Occupant is responsible for all damages.
- DENIAL OF ACCESS: When rent or other charges remain unpaid for five (5) consecutive days The Owner may deny the Occupant access to the storage space. After 5 days, it is at the sole discretion of the Owner to apply an overlock on the storage unit, note there is a £50.00 overlock fee, which must be paid, alongside the full outstanding rent and late fees, before the lock is removed.
- USE OF STORAGE SPACE: The Owner is not engaged in the business of storing goods for hire and no bailment is created under this agreement. The Owner exercises neither care, custody nor control over the Occupant’s stored property. The Occupant agrees to use the storage space only for the storage of property wholly owned by the Occupant. The Occupant shall not reside in or otherwise occupy the storage space nor keep animals or livestock in the storage space. The Occupant shall not store antiques, heirlooms, collectibles, or any property having special or sentimental value to the Occupant. The Occupant waives any claim for emotional or sentimental attachment to the stored property. The Occupant agrees not to store property with a total value in excess of £5,000 without the written permission of the Owner. If such written permission is not obtained, the value of the Occupant’s property shall be deemed not to exceed £5,000. Nothing herein shall constitute any agreement or admission by the Owner that the Occupant’s stored property has any value, nor shall anything alter the release of the Owner’s liability set forth below.
- HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS PROHIBITED: The Occupant is strictly prohibited from storing or using materials in the storage space or on the facility classified as hazardous or toxic under causing any contradiction to law or regulation, and from engaging in any activity which produces such materials. The Occupant’s obligation of indemnity as set forth below specifically includes any costs, expenses, fines or penalties imposed against the Owner, arising out of the storage or use of any hazardous or toxic material by the Occupant, the Occupant’s agents, employees, invitees or guests. The Owner may enter the storage space at any time to remove and dispose of prohibited items.
- INSURANCE: The Occupant, at the Occupant’s expense, shall maintain a policy of fire, extended coverage endorsement, burglary, vandalism and malicious mischief insurance for the actual cash value of stored property and the value of the container no less than £4000.00. Insurance on the Occupant’s property is a material condition of this agreement and is for the benefit of both the Occupant and the Owner. Failure to carry the required insurance is a breach of this agreement and the Occupant assumes all risk of loss to stored property that would be covered by such insurance. The Occupant expressly agrees that the insurance company providing such insurance shall not be subrogated to any claim of the Occupant against the Owner, the Owner’s agents, or employees for loss of or damage to stored property.
- RELEASE OF OWNER’S LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE: All personal property stored within or upon the storage space by the Occupant shall be at the Occupant’s sole risk. The Owner and Owner’s agents and employees shall not be liable for any loss of or damage to any personal property in the storage space or at the self-storage facility arising from any cause whatsoever including, but not limited to, burglary, mysterious disappearance, fire, water damage, rodents, Acts of God, the active or passive acts or omissions or negligence of the Owner, Owner’s agents or employees.
- RELEASE OF OWNER’S LIABILITY FOR BODILY INJURY: The Owner, Owner’s agents and employees shall not be liable to the Occupant for injury or death as a result of the Occupant’s use of the storage space or the self-storage facility, even if such injury is caused by the active or passive acts or omissions or negligence of the Owner, Owner’s agents or employees.
- INDEMNITY: The Occupant agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Owner from all claims, demands, actions, or causes of action (including solicitors’ fees and all costs) that are hereinafter brought by others arising out of the Occupant’s use of the storage space and common areas, including claims for the Owner’s active negligence.
- LOCKS: The Owner shall provide, at the Owners own expense, a lock that the Owner, in the Owner sole discretion, deems sufficient to secure the space. The owner will charge a lock deposit of £50.00 refundable upon termination of agreement. If the space is found unlocked the Owner may, but is not obligated to, take whatever measures the Owner deems reasonable to re-secure the space, with or without notice to the Occupant. The Occupant may only use one lock on the unit, multiple locks will be removed with one left. Removal of additional locks will be £20.00. Additional lock space is for the Owner to apply an overlock for non-payment.
- RULES AND REGULATIONS: The Owner shall have the right to establish or change the hours of operation for the facility and to promulgate rules and regulations for the safety, care and cleanliness of the storage space or the preservation of good order on the facility. The Occupant agrees to follow all rules and regulations now in effect, or that may be put into effect from time to time.
- OCCUPANT ACCESS: The Occupant’s access to the storage facility may be conditioned in any manner deemed reasonably necessary by the Owner to maintain order. Such measures may include but are not limited to, limiting hours of operation, requiring verification of the Occupant’s identity and inspecting vehicles that enter the storage facility. Hours of access are 24 Hours 7 days per week.
- OWNER’S RIGHT TO ENTER: The Occupant grants the Owner, Owner’s agents or representatives of any governmental authority, including police and fire officials, access to the storage space upon three (3) days advanced written notice to the Occupant. In the event of an emergency, the Owner, Owner’s agents or representatives of governmental authority shall have the right to enter the storage space without notice to the Occupant and take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the storage facility, to comply with applicable law or enforce the Owner’s rights.
- PROPERTY LEFT IN THE STORAGE SPACE: The Owner may dispose of any property left in the storage space or on the storage facility by the Occupant after the Occupant has terminated his or her agreement. The Occupant shall be responsible for paying all costs incurred by the Owner in disposing of such property. If an Occupier has abandoned the unit and the owner is unable to reach the Occupier, the unit is unlocked and no payment has been made, the owner may decide to dispose of rubbish/items left in the unit at the expense of the occupant.
- NO SUBLETTING: The Occupant shall not assign or sublease the storage space without the written permission of the Owner. The Owner may withhold permission to sublet or assign for any reason or for no reason at the Owner’s sole discretion.
- WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: The Owner and the Occupant waive their respective right to trial by jury of any cause of action, claim, counterclaim, or cross complaint, in any action brought by either the Owner against the Occupant, or the Occupant against the Owner, or Owner’s agents or employees, on any matter arising out of, or in any way connected with this rental agreement, the Occupant’s use of the storage space or this storage facility, or any claim of bodily injury or property loss or damage, or the enforcement of any remedy under any law, statute or regulation. This jury trial waiver is also made by the Occupant on behalf of any of the Occupant’s agents, guests or invitees.
- NOTICES: All notices required by this Rental Agreement shall be sent by Royal mail/email postage prepaid to the Occupant’s last known address. Notices shall be deemed deposited in the Royal mail service. The Occupant agrees that any such notice is conclusively presumed to have been received by the Occupant five (5) days after mailing, unless returned to the Owner by the Royal Mail. All statutory notices shall be sent as required by law.
- NO WARRANTIES: No expressed or implied warranties are given by the Owner, Owner’s agent’s or employees as to the suitability of the storage space for the Occupant’s intended use. The Owner disclaims and the Occupant waives any implied warranties of suitability or fitness for a particular use.
- NO ORAL AGREEMENTS: This rental agreement contains the entire agreement between the Owner and the Occupant, and no oral agreements shall be of any effect whatsoever. The Occupant acknowledges that no representations or warranties have been made with respect to the safety, security or suitability of the storage space for the storage of the Occupant’s property, and that the Occupant has made his own determination of such matters solely from inspection of the storage space and the facility. The Occupant agrees that he is not relying, and will not rely, upon any oral representation made by the Owner or by the Owner’s agents or employees purporting to modify or add to this rental agreement. The Occupant understands and agrees that this agreement may be modified only in writing, signed by both parties.
- SUCCESSION: All provisions of this rental agreement shall apply to and be binding upon all successors in interest, assigns or representatives of the parties hereto.
- ENFORCEMENT: If any part of this rental agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, in any circumstance, the parties agree that such part shall be enforceable in other circumstances, and that all the remaining parts of this agreement will be valid and enforceable. Do not sign this agreement until you have read it, including the provision on the other side, and fully understand it. This agreement limits the Owner’s liability for loss of or damage to your stored property. If you have any questions concerning its legal effect, consult your legal advisor.
- NOISE: The occupant agrees not to do, or permit to be done, in or around the container storage area, carpark or lane leading to the storage area, any act or thing which may be or become a nuisance or annoyance (this includes any nuisance or annoyance caused by noise) or cause damage or inconvenience to the Owner or the occupiers of any nearby premises.
