The contract between the tenant and landlord to rent residential premises. This agreement can be in writing or verbal. It is recommended the agreement be in writing. There is no significant legal difference between the terms ‘lease’ and ‘residential tenancy agreement’. The term lease might be used more frequently to describe an agreement for a longer term.
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