Sample Letter - Assignment of tenancy agreement in share housing from tenant leaving to new tenant

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Deed of Assignment

This assignment is made on [date]

Between:

[name and address of tenant leaving]

and [name and address of new tenant]

and [name and address of landlord]

We agree:

  • The landlord, [name of landlord], is the owner of premises at [address of premises] in the State of New South Wales.

  • A residential tenancy agreement dated [date] was signed by [name of tenant leaving] over the premises at [address of premises] in the State of New South Wales.

  • By the Agreement [name of tenant leaving] became tenant of the premises at [address of premises] for the term of [number of months] months from the date of the start of the Agreement.

  • [name of tenant leaving] wishes to assign their Agreement to [name of new tenant].

  • The landlord gives their consent to the assignment of the Agreement from [name of tenant leaving] to [name of new tenant].

On signing of this Assignment

  • On execution of this Deed the landlord agrees that [name of new tenant] is a tenant under the Agreement and they may exercise any rights as the tenant under that Agreement.

  • On execution of this Deed the Agreement is assigned by [name of tenant leaving] to [name of new tenant].

  • On execution of this Deed the landlord releases [name of tenant leaving] from any liability arising from the Agreement after the date of execution of this Deed.

  • On execution of this Deed I [name of new tenant], indemnify [name of tenant leaving] from any future claims brought against them by [name of landlord] in relation to premises at [address of premises].

IN WITNESS to the parties have executed this Deed of Assignment on the [day] day of [month] [year].

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED

by __________ [name of tenant leaving]

by __________ [name of new tenant]

in the presence of   

______________________

Solicitor/Justice of the Peace 

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED

by__________ [name of landlord]

in the presence of

_____________________

Solicitor/Justice of the Peace

Date [date]

 

 

 

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