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Without a Pugh Clause their lease would be totally Held By Production (a term referring to the lease now being held by a well and in production). They would no longer be able to lease the property or receive any additional rental monies on the land as long as it was HBP.

North Dakota is generally considered a landlord-friendly state due to its relatively straightforward eviction process and lack of rent control laws. Landlords have the flexibility to set rental prices based on market conditions and can terminate month-to-month leases with proper notice.

The point of a retained-acreage provision is to be able to seek a new opportunity to lease unworked land to a different lessee, one who might do something productive with it. A Pugh clause is a negotiated provision in favor of the lessor. Pugh clauses modify pooling/unitization rights.

The Pugh clause provided that “notwithstanding anything to the contrary, on expiration of the primary term of the lease, the lease shall terminate as to any part of the property not included within a well unit or units, as established by appropriate regulating authority, from which oil or gas is being produced in ...

An example of a Surface Area Pugh Clause: “Production from or operations on a pooled unit or units including a portion or portions of the leased premises will maintain this Lease in force only as to the acreage included in the unit or units.

In tenancies from month to month, and unless the parties have otherwise agreed in writing to a longer notice period or a different notice time, either party may terminate the tenancy by giving at least one calendar month's written notice at any time. The rent is due and payable to and including the date of termination.

Once the three major credit reporting agencies, Transunion, Experian and Equifax receive the judgment, it will become part of the records section of the applicant's credit report. Collection accounts remain on a credit report for seven years from the filing date or delinquency date.

The eight grounds (reasons) for eviction are: A party, by force, intimidation, fraud, or stealth, has entered upon the prior actual possession of real property of another and detains the same. A party, after peaceably entering upon real property, turns out by force, threats, or menacing conduct the party in possession.

If an issue crops up after a lease has begun, you can still add a clause or addendum. You will just need to send your tenant written notice of the change, preferably with a lease amendment, and then get your tenant's signature on the new amendment. Remember that a lease is not a static, unchanging instrument.