Storage Agreement

Storage Agreement

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                                      Online Version

Redbird Storage, LLC

1302 CR 900 East

Metamora, IL 61548

309-285-2844

www.redbirdstorage.com

 

This Storage Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into between Redbird Storage, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, hereinafter referred to as "Lessor", and the individual(s) named in the Account Information as reported on the online account through which this Agreement is accepted, which account information is hereby incorporated herein by reference, hereinafter referred to as "Occupant".  Occupant certifies that Occupant is at least 18 years old.  Lessor hereby leases to Occupant the unit[s] assigned to Occupant through Lessor's online rental application (which shall correspond to the unit dimensions selected by Occupant through the online application process), located at 1302 County Road 900 East, Metamora, IL, for a term as set forth below.

1. TERM:  The term of this Agreement shall be for a term of one (1) month, commencing on the date this Agreement is agreed to by Occupant and ending at midnight on the same day of the following month, and shall be automatically renewable on a month to month basis unless terminated by either party giving written notice to the other party not less than ten (10) days before the end of the current lease month.  In the event Occupant fails to remove all Occupant's property from the premises by the end of the lease term, Lessor shall have the option of continuing the lease for an additional one month term notwithstanding that Occupant has given ten (10) days' notice to terminate the lease.  The Lessor may terminate this Agreement with or without cause by giving notice as stated above.   

2.  RENT:  Occupant agrees to pay Lessor as rent for the above stated unit(s), in advance on or before the first day of each monthly lease term, the monthly rent per unit as stated on the website of Lessor for the unit(s) rented.  In the event Occupant elects (by selecting designated options on Lessor's website) to pay the rental amounts in advance for six months or twelve months, Occupant shall pay the discounted rental amounts as stated for the six-month and twelve-month payments options.  Occupant and Lessor understand that selecting the six-month or twelve-month rental option does not create a six-month or twelve-month lease term, but rather is prepayment of rent for a month-to-month lease that is expected (but not obligated) to be automatically renewed.  In the event either Lessor or Occupant terminates the lease before all prepaid rent is expended, Lessor shall return to Occupant all unused prepaid rent, less any fees, charged, or damages owed by Occupant to Lessor pursuant to this Agreement.

Lessor reserves the right to change the monthly rental amount for renewed monthly terms.  In the event the monthly rental amount is changed by Lessor, the new monthly rental amount shall apply to Occupant beginning with the second monthly lease term following the month lease term in which the change occurred.  Occupant's failure to terminate this lease as set forth in Section 1 above prior to said second following monthly lease term shall be deemed as Occupant's consent to the changed rental amount.  Rental payments shall be made and sent to the name and address of Lessor as set forth above, or via any other means (e.g. recurring credit card charge or bank ACH, etc.), provided the method of payment has been approved by the Lessor.  LESSOR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SEND A MONTHLY STATEMENT TO OCCUPANT FOR RENT OR FEE CHARGES.

3.  LATE PAYMENTS.  In the event Occupant shall fail to pay all rental amounts by the first day of the lease term, Occupant shall pay a $10.00 per month late charge.

4.  LOCKS:  Occupant is required to keep the premises locked using one lock per door.  Occupant is limited to using a single lock, even though there is a place on the door for a second lock.  Failure to adhere to the requirements of this section is grounds for termination of this Agreement.

5.  SECURITY DEPOSIT:  Occupant shall deposit with Lessor a $25 security deposit per unit as a security, cleaning and damage deposit, to be held by the Lessor for the faithful performance of the terms of this Agreement.  The security deposit shall be refunded to the Occupant after Occupant vacates the premises leaving it broom clean, less all charges for cleaning, repairing, replacement of missing or damaged items, or other amounts due under this Agreement, including any amount necessary to compensate Lessor for any delinquent rent and late charges owed by Occupant.  Any property left in a unit shall be considered abandoned and will result in the forfeiture of the security deposit.  Lessor's application of Occupant's Security Deposit shall not release Occupant from liability for any additional reasonable expenses for disposing of such property or for damage exceeding the security deposit.

6.  CONDITION AND ALTERATION OF PREMISES:  Occupant accepts this unit "AS IS" and as being in good order and condition acknowledges and agrees that the premises are satisfactory for Occupant's purposes, including the safety and security thereof.  Occupant agrees to keep premises in good order and condition and not to make any alterations in any way to the premises, and also agrees to return premises in as good of condition as they were when rented to Occupant, reasonable wear and tear excepted.  Should Occupant damage the premises or make any alterations in any way, then all costs and expense to restore the premises to its prior condition shall be borne by Occupant, and the Occupant agrees to promptly pay these expenses within 10 days after notification by Lessor.  Occupant shall be responsible to Owner for the cost of repair, clean-up, and replacement for any damages to the common areas of Lessor's facility or personal property of other tenants of Lessor caused as a result of Occupant's storage and use of the premises.

7.  USE, OCCUPANCY, COMPLIANCE WITH LAW:  It is understood and agreed that the premises are to be used only for the storage of property or household goods owned by the Occupant.  Occupant agrees that the premises will not be used for the operation of any business or unlawful purposes, and that no explosives, highly flammable materials, perishable, bio-hazard materials, goods carrying obnoxious odors, or no corrosive, contaminant or pollutant materials will be stored on the premises. In addition, Occupant agrees that the unit will not be used for animals or human occupancy and understands that these units are not climate-controlled (i.e. are not temperature or humidity controlled) and as such are not suitable for sensitive items. 

8.  CONTROL, SUPERVISION, RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS:  It is agreed and understood between the parties that Lessor is merely leasing a storage unit to Occupant.  Consequently, no supervision or control will be exercised over the Occupant, and the Occupant shall have the sole responsibility to safeguard the property stored in the unit.  Occupant hereby expressly releases Lessor from any and all liability, loss or damage to Occupant's property stored in the unit.  Occupant hereby expressly releases Lessor from any and all liability, loss or damage to Occupant's property arising from water leakage, fire, wind, theft or any other causes, should it occur.  Occupant's property within the unit is placed there at Occupant's sole risk and Lessor shall have no liability for any loss or damage caused to said property whatsoever.  Furthermore, Occupant shall hold Lessor harmless from all loss to property, third party claims, and injury to, or death of persons, caused by the use or presence of Occupant, guests, licensees or invites on the premises, rented from Lessor, should it occur. 

9.  INSURANCE:  Occupant shall have full responsibility for carrying insurance against any loss and assumes all risk of loss.  Occupant understands that Lessor does not provide insurance coverage for any of Occupant's stored property and the value is your own risk.

10.  INSPECTIONS:  Upon request by the Lessor, Occupant will cooperate to open the unit at reasonable times, for Lessor to inspect the premises or make repairs.  Lessor and any governmental authority (e.g. police or fire officials) shall have the right to remove Occupant's lock and enter the premises, without notice to Occupant, in the event of an Emergency for the sole purposes of taking such action as may be necessary to preserve Lessor's personal property or complying with any applicable court order, warrant, or subpoena.  "Emergency" for purposes of this section is defined as any event which jeopardizes the health, safety, and/or well-being of any person or of the facility, or any of the buildings or the land appurtenant to the facility, or any other personal property or chattels stored at the facility.

11.  ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLETTING:  Occupant shall not sublet or assign any of the premises without prior written consent of the Lessor. 

12.  LIEN OF LESSOR.  Pursuant to the Illinois Self-Storage Facility Act (770 ILCS 95/1 et seq.), Lessor and Lessor's successors and assigns have a lien upon all personal property located at the premises for rent, labor, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the personal property, and for expenses necessary for its preservation, or expenses reasonably incurred in its sale or other disposition pursuant to the Act in Illinois.   Occupant acknowledges that personal property stored on the premises may be sold or otherwise disposed if Occupant fails to pay the rental amount or otherwise defaults under this Agreement.

13.  DEFAULT AND REMEDIES:  In the event Occupant shall be ten (10) or more days late in payment of rent due Lessor  has the right to OVER-LOCK the unit, and Lessor shall provide notice to the Occupant of Lessor's pending intent to dispose of the contents pursuant to law.  Occupant shall forfeit the security deposit in the event of an OVER-LOCK and Occupant hereby grants to Lessor the right to enter the unit, remove Occupant's property, consider the tenancy terminated, and re-rent the premises. 

If Lessor determines, in Lessor's sole discretion, that property (or a specific item of property) of the Occupant subject to an OVER-LOCK has no marketable value, or that the cost of auctioning or otherwise selling Occupant's property would be greater than the proceeds generated thereby, Lessor may dispose of Occupant's property in any manner Lessor may choose, provided Lessor has given to Occupant thirty (30) days written notice of Lessor's intent to dispose of Occupant's property.

Occupant authorizes Lessor to cut any lock in furtherance of the above purposes, and to verify any abandonment of the unit for the purpose of inventory, lien, and sale pursuant to the Illinois Self-Service Storage Facility Act. Occupant releases Lessor from any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of actions arising out of the loss of or damage to property arising from Lessor exercising its rights under this section. 

Occupant shall pay Lessor's service charge on all non-cash able checks, insufficient funds, rejected charges, or any other event whereby Lessor's payment does not clear, or notification letters and removal of locks,  which charges shall be not less than $20.00 nor more than $50.00.  Occupant shall pay to Lessor a fee of $100 for each newspaper and/or public notices.  All charges will be forwarded to the Occupant. 

14.  CREDIT/DEBIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF RENT AND OTHER CHARGES.  If Occupant has provided or later provides to Lessor credit/debit account information as part of Occupant's online account, Occupant hereby authorizes Lessor to automatically charge or debit the credit/debit card account submitted by Occupant to Lessor on the first day of each lease term, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, for the full rental amount for that term, and for any other charges, including, but not exclusively, damages to the premises caused by Occupant, outstanding rent due, and any default charge, clean up charges, disposal charges, fees, and any other sums due and owing at the termination for each and every month Occupant continues to occupy the premises.  This authorization shall continue and include any increases in rent or other charges assessed to Occupant.  In any circumstance, in the event Occupant terminates this authorization or the Agreement owing any rent or other changes due to Lessor, Lessor may charge/debit Occupant's credit/debit car any sum due and owing upon termination.  The authorization to charge/debt rent or other changes shall survive if any sums are due and owing at the time of the termination of the charge/debit authorization or the termination of the Agreement.  Occupant further certifies that Occupant is the owner of any reported credit/debit account or that Occupant has the authority to charge or debit said account.

In the event of a change in Occupant's bank account or credit card information (including the expiration date), Occupant shall notify Lessor within two (2) business days.

15.  NOTICES AND DEMANDS.  Notices as provided for in this lease shall be given to the respective parties hereto at the respective addresses designated in the account information of Occupant's online account and Lessor address one page one of this lease unless either party notifies the other, in writing, of a different address.   Without prejudice to any other method of notifying a party in writing or making a demand or other communication, such message shall be considered given under the terms of this lease when sent, addressed as above designated, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, by the United States mail and so deposited in a United States mailbox.

In the event Occupant changes Occupant's address, phone number, or contact information, Occupant must notify the Lessor within two (2) business days. 

16.  ATTORNEY FEES OR COLLECTION FEES:  If legal action shall be brought by Lessor for breach of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement, then Occupant shall pay the Lessor all costs, expenses and reasonable fees incurred by Lessor. 

17. AGREEMENT READ; COPY RECEIVED:  Occupant acknowledges having read, is familiar with, and agrees to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

18.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and when taken together shall constitute one agreement.

19.  BINDING EFFECTS:  This Agreement shall apply to and bind the heirs, legal representatives, future owners, and assigns of the parties hereto.  No provisions herein, may be waived or modified other than by written agreement.   In witness thereof, the Occupant digitally signs and executes this Agreement.

 REDBIRD STORAGE, LLC