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is not a substitute for legal advice. An
attorney must be consulted. |
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is not a substitute for legal advice. An
attorney must be consulted. |
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attorney must be consulted. |
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is not a substitute for legal advice. An
attorney must be consulted. |
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is not a substitute for legal advice. An
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The form above is an example of how a typical Farm Lease form may be completed.
The date the agreement is signed is first noted in this series of blanks.
The name of the landlord is included and should reflect the same name as the landlord uses to sign his signature.
The address of the landlord.
The name of the lessee as assigned.
The address of the lessee.
The county in which the property is located.
The state in which the property is located.
Inserted is the legal description. The one enclosed is a fictitious description.
The date the lease commenced.
The number of years for which the lease runs. In this case it is approximately 2 years since the lease does not quite run for 2 years, which is often common for farm land.
The ending day of the lease.
The method of payment in this particular case is not set out. It should be noted that the owner of the premises was desirous of approximately one-half of the funds in advance of the use of the ground and the other one-half to be paid in the fall of the year, presumably once the crop is harvested by the tenant.
There are various government regulations that relate to wells, lagoons, and other use of property that may affect the environment and the property.
In the event there are exceptions to the use of the premises, such use should be noted.
Termination may vary from state to state. In this regard, an attorney must be consulted.
It should be noted that this lease is for approximately 2 years. This is an arbitrary figure chosen for this example.
This is an allowance for renewal of the lease.
A ten-day period was allowed by virtue of the sample contract to permit the tenant to rectify any breach. This may be very short period of time and, in some states, it may require a more lengthy period.
The name of the state is reflected.
A particular state statute may be inserted at this juncture.
If there is a sharecrop arrangement, and Attachment A should be made a part of the agreement. It should be noted that in this particular case there is not a sharecrop arrangement pursuant to the rental agreement under paragraph 3; therefore, it is not necessary for there to be an Attachment A. In such cases, an attorney should be consulted. if there is not a sharecrop arrangement, the non-applicable part of the contract should be deleted.
In most states, a landlord is permitted a lien on crops growing or grown to assure payment of appropriate rent. The various states allow for agricultural liens under different circumstances; therefore, an attorney should be consulted.
Improvements may be governed or regulated under specific terminology by virtue of state statutes. Therefore, state statutes should be reviewed in the presence of an attorney.
Oftentimes, agricultural land may be subject to government programs which are provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. The participation in government programs may allow for certain payments for which the state should be identified and a special attachment should be set forth if the attachment and agreement are going to relate to the method of rental payment or compensation.
Notices may vary from state to state. In this particular case, the ordinary mail is used as the means for notice.
The 1st day of April, 1996, was used as the first date of possession.
The 31st day of December, 1997, was the last date of possession and was arbitrarily selected for demonstration purposes.
Many times a specific method of accounting may be required if there involves sharecropping and/or government programs or other unique features to the Farm Lease Agreement. An attorney should be consulted.
The state of Minnesota was arbitrarily selected for this particular lease, and the Minnesota statutes would apply.
A blank has been provided for additional provisions which the parties may wish to have in their agreement.
The date the agreement is signed has been noted.
The place the agreement was signed has been noted.
The full signature of the owner of the premises.
The full signature of the leasing party.
The state where the document was executed.
The county where the document was executed.
The date the document was executed before a Notary Public.
The county in which the document was executed before a Notary Public.
Signature of the Notary Public.
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