Rental Agreement

An addendum must include the basic elements of any landlord/tenant agreement. You should include the date, the address of the rental property and the names of each party just as you would in the original lease.

When a landlord and tenant sign a lease agreement it forms a legally binding contract. The lease cannot be altered except through another written agreement signed by both parties unless the original lease specifically gives a party the power to change something on their own.

A Lease Amendment is a handy tool for both landlords and tenants, making it simple for both parties to document an agreement to modify the terms of the original lease. Essentially, it allows you to change certain terms, while leaving the rest of the lease intact and in full effect.

If you are a leaseholder, you cannot change the lease terms without agreeing such change with your landlord. The reason for this is that as the lease is a contract between two parties, the leaseholder and the landlord, both parties must agree to change (referred to also as variation) of the terms of the lease.

A lease addendum allows a landlord or tenant to make changes to a current residential or commercial lease agreement.Once both parties agree and sign, the addendum should be added to the original lease.

When creating your Lease Amendment, you'll want to include information such as: the names of the landlord(s) and the tenant(s); the effective date of the original lease; the date of the lease amendment; the address and nature of the leased property; whether the original lease was recorded with the county; which

There is no requirement under Georgia law to have a lease notarized, although longer leases and/or commercial leases are generally notarized as the notary attests to both parties actually being present during signing.