STAFF HOUSING AGREEMENT Part 1
STAFF HOUSING AGREEMENT Part 1
Company Name., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Philippines, with
address at Office Address, represented in this transaction by its Position, Company
Representative Name, known hereinafter as the LESSOR;
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WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Lessor is the absolute owner of a residential unit in Complete Address of Unit,
herein known as the “Unit” or “Premises.”
Both parties agree that Company Name shall allow the Lessee to occupy the Unit at subsidized
rates, subject to the terms and conditions specified below:
1. That Company Name and the Staff still has an employer-employee relationship is the major
consideration for Employer’s agreement to allow Employee to occupy the Premises. Regardless
of whether the Employee under this Agreement must pay to Employer any amount to be
enabled to occupy the Premises, this Agreement neither creates nor shall it be construed as
creating a tenancy; rather, it creates and shall be construed as creating a mere license which
Employer may revoke at any time.
2. The staff can enjoy the full use of the unit at subsidized rates, but has to vacate without
discrimination, prejudice, or complaint within one (1) day from her last employment day, along
with her rightful belongings if:
Should Employee remain on the Premises for more than three days after the occurrence of an
event specified in paragraph 2, then Employee shall pay to Employer, as damages and not as
rent, commencing from the first day after the event occurred and continuing until Employee
vacates the Premises, One Thousand Philippines Pesos (Php 1,000.00) per day, that amount
being the reasonable value of the Premises should such an event occur.
If the tenant still does not vacate at the end of the seventh day, the Employer has the right to
change the locks, discard the belongings, and charge the disposal and the lock changing to the
Staff.
3. RENTAL: That the Staff has agreed to pay to Company Name for the unit a monthly rental that
is below market rates, at a rental rate of Two Thousand Two Hundred Philippines Pesos (Php
2,200.00) per month for a bed space and the use of the common areas of the residential unit.
This amount will be deducted from the salary paid to the staff every 15 th and last day of the
month. If the Staff did not start in the first day of the month, this rental that will be charged per
day will be Eighty Philippines Pesos (Php 80.00). The subsidized rate will cover the Unit’s
association dues, taxes, and VAT.
By signing this agreement, the Employee authorizes Company Name to deduct from
Employee’s wages any amount which Employee must pay to Employer under this Agreement.
4. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Company Name will not require any security deposits or advance
payments for the Staff for the use of the unit, with the trust that the staff has the good will
safeguard and take care of the unit to the best of their abilities during their length of stay.
5. REPAIR OF APPLIANCES: That the Employer will provide the appliance as is where is, and it
is the Employee’s responsibility to take care of the appliance as if it was theirs.
The Employee, at Employee’s expense, shall repair any damage to the Premises caused by
Employee’s acts or neglect. In short, if the appliance was broken or requires repair because of
someone’s negligence, it is that tenants’ responsibility to repair it in their own capacity, with the
cost harboured by the occupant who caused the problem. If the occupant will not pay, this
amount will be deducted from the next payroll. Nonetheless, if the repair is due to normal wear
and tear, Company Name agrees to repair it at company’s expense.
6. UTILITIES: The Employee will be solely responsible for the charges of the utilities used in the
unit, which will include gas if any, electricity, water, garbage, cable TV, and Internet, among
others. The utility bill will be divided equally amongst the occupants. If there is a new occupant,
he/she will still pay for her share of the utility bill pro-rata to the number of days stayed, using 30
days as measurement.
7. USE OF PREMISES: The premises should be used only as dwelling and sleeping quarters for
the occupants who have signed the same contract. Only dry goods, merchandise and wares
may be stored and placed therein. No outsiders or pets allowed inside.
8. OUTSIDERS: The employee shall allow no other person to occupy the Premises without the
Employer’s prior written consent. If it has been found out that the premises has been occupied
by an outsider at the Staff’s invitation but without the Company’s consent, Company Name. may
opt to rescind this agreement with the affected Staff.
9. IMPROVEMENTS: Employee may modify the Premises only with Employer’s prior written
consent. Any permanent improvements that are made will be the possession of the Company
when the Employee departs.
10. MAINTENANCE: The Staff shall be responsible for the ordinary upkeep, maintenance of and or
minor repairs on the leased premises, and shall moreover keep the said premises in clean and
sanitary condition.
The maintenance, servicing and or replacements of common electrical light fixtures which
Lessor may have originally furnished to Lessee shall be undertaken by the Lessee at the
Lessor’s expense to insure safety and functionality. Upon termination of this Lease, these
electrical fixtures shall be turned over to Lessor in good condition.
Except with the prior written consent of the Lessor, the Lessee shall not drive nails, screws,
hooks, connect, install, run wires, tubes or other abutments on the walls, frames or other
portions of the Building nor in any manner deface or damage any part of the premises of the
Building. Failure of the lessee to obtain the prior consent of the Lessor shall entitle the Lessor
to remove the same at Lessee’s expense and/or charge the Lessee for the amount of the
damage or injury done or caused by the Lessee or terminate this lease.
The Lessee shall not bring into or store in the leased premises anything of a highly inflammable
nature or explosive materials nor install therein any cooking and/or other apparatus, machinery
or equipment which may cause obnoxious odors, tremors or noise, or expose the leased
premises to fire or increase the fire hazard of the building or change the insurance rate of the
Building, or any other article which the Lessor may reasonably prohibit, it being understood that
should the Lessee do so, the latter shall not only be responsible for all damages which such
violation may cause and Lessor and/or its other tenants but, in addition thereto, the Lessor shall
have the right to cancel this contract. If the Lessee shall use the leased premises or the
Building in such a manner or deposit therein any such matter as to result in any increase in the
rate of the insurance payable by the Lessor, the increase shall be for the account of Lessee.
The Lessee shall provide itself, at his/her/its own cost and expense, with trash cans which the
city ordinance require to hold and contain waste matter, garbage and refuse and shall deposit
them within its own premises or at such places as may be designated by the Building.
The sidewalk, entries, corridors, stairways and passageways in the Building shall not be
obstructed or used by the Lessee for any purpose other than for ingress to and egress from the
leased premises. The Lessee shall not encroach upon the same and shall observe at all times
the borderline limits of the leased premises.
11. NON-LIABILITY OF LESSOR: The Lessor shall not be liable in any of the following
contingencies, to wit:
• For the presence of bugs, rats, vermin, ants, termites (anay) or insects of any kind or nature in
the leased premises;
• For the failure of water supply and/or electric currents;
• For any article or thing delivered or left to any of its employees;
• For any loss, damage or injury to the Lessee or his/her/its representative, employees or guests
in the premises due to theft, robbery and other crimes or any cause whatsoever;
• For any loss, damage or injury caused by or arising from plumbing, gas, water, and/or other
pipes, or the leaking or destruction of any cistern, tank, washstand, water closet or waste pipe in
the Leased Premises or caused by water coming through the roofs, skylights, trap doors or
otherwise.
13. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY: The Lessee hereby assumes full responsibility and liability for any
loss, damage or injury caused to the person or property of third persons while remaining for any
reason in any part of the Leased Premises or Building and further binds himself/herself/itself to
hold the Lessor free and harmless of, and from any such claim for injury or damage to third
persons or visitors.
14. CONFLICTS: In the event of a disagreement between the occupants in the Unit, the Employer
will hold a mediation meeting in the office, and after hearing both sides of the issue, has
absolute right to decide on an outcome based on the evidence provided. There is another
meeting that can be made three days from the first, to give chance to either parties to appeal,
but the decision made by the Employer from the second meeting will be final.
15. INSPECTION: That the Employer and its agents at all reasonable times may enter and inspect
the Premises to ensure that Employee is complying with this Agreement. The Employer can
also notify the Staff, after authorizing its agents to enter the unit and repair and maintain the unit
if needed. The Employer also has the right to install a remote controlled CCTV at the common
areas of the Unit for everyone’s safety, which will be reviewed in case there’s any issues arising
in the Unit.
16. RULES AND REGULATIONS: That the Staff shall read and follow the building rules and
regulation that are set by the Name of Building Condominium Corporation.
17. CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT: That the Employer may change any provision of this
Agreement, including the amounts specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, by giving Employee
written notice of the change at least 30 days before it is to become effective. By continuing to
occupy the Premises after having been so notified, Employee will be deemed to have agreed to
the change.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ______ day of Month 2019 at Area
and City, Philippines
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Lessor: Company Representative Lessee: Staff Name, Date
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) S.S.
PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA)
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public, for and in the City of __________, Metro Manila, on this
____________ day of ____________ 2019 personally appeared the following persons:
All known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed this foregoing
instrument and who acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed
and the free and voluntary act and deed of the principals they respectively represent.
The forgoing document refers to a Staff Housing Agreement of a residential unit at Condo Name
Condominium, signed by the parties on all pages of the document.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and at the place first above written.
NOTARY PUB