Residential Lease Addenda - Mold Disclosure - Idaho

RESIDENTIAL LEASE ADDENDUM

Mold Disclosure, Prevention, and Remediation Agreement

(Idaho Residential Tenancy)

This Addendum records known facts and an agreed operating process. It does
not diagnose a condition, establish causation, waive a nonwaivable duty, or
create an automatic charge, default, termination, rent remedy, or court result.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Document Header
2. Definitions
3. Operative Provisions
4. Representations & Warranties
5. Covenants & Restrictions
6. Default & Remedies
7. Risk Allocation
8. Dispute Resolution
9. General Provisions
10. Execution Block

1. DOCUMENT HEADER

1.1 Parties. This Mold Disclosure, Prevention, and Remediation Addendum (“Addendum”) is entered into as of the Effective Date (defined below) by and between [LANDLORD NAME], (“Landlord”), and [TENANT NAME], (“Tenant”), each a “Party” and, collectively, the “Parties.”

1.2 Premises. This Addendum pertains to the residential real property commonly known as [RENTAL PROPERTY ADDRESS] (the “Premises”) and is incorporated by reference into that certain Residential Lease Agreement dated [ORIGINAL LEASE DATE] (the “Lease”).

1.3 Purpose. The Parties use this Addendum to record reported moisture or mold conditions and establish a practical process for communication, access, professional assessment, safety, remediation, follow-up, and documentation. Current duties and remedies remain controlled by the Lease and applicable law.

1.4 Effective Date. The “Effective Date” of this Addendum is [DATE], or the commencement date of Tenant’s possession of the Premises, whichever occurs first.

1.5 Relationship to Lease. Counsel shall reconcile this Addendum with the Lease and current requirements and state the approved order of precedence here: [________________________________]. No automatic override is supplied.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1 “Affected Area” means any location within the Premises in which Mold Growth is present or reasonably suspected.

2.2 “Condition Record” means the dated reports, photographs, measurements, provider findings, work orders, invoices, communications, and follow-up records attached to this Addendum.

2.3 “Mold” means observed or suspected fungal growth, spores, fragments, staining, odor, or related material described by the qualified reviewer without this form making a medical or causation conclusion.

2.4 “Mold Growth” means the visible or detectable presence of Mold or the condition(s) that facilitate Mold proliferation, such as excess moisture, water intrusion, or inadequate ventilation.

2.5 “Professional Remediation” means the assessment and work performed by the appropriately qualified provider selected after the property, condition, occupants, methods, credentials, safety, and current requirements are reviewed.

2.6 “Remediation Protocol” means the property- and occupant-specific written procedure prepared or approved by the selected qualified professionals.

3. OPERATIVE PROVISIONS

3.1 Condition and Information Record. After reasonable review of available records, Landlord records its actual knowledge of reported moisture, water intrusion, staining, odor, testing, Mold Growth, repairs, remediation, and unresolved issues: [________________________________]. Any information sheet or provider guidance delivered is identified by title, issuer, version, URL or attachment, and delivery date: [________________________________]. Delivery does not establish that a particular document is legally required or sufficient.

3.2 Initial Condition. The Parties record the move-in condition, inspections actually performed, limitations, measurements, photographs, and open work in the Condition Record. An absence of visible growth or a Tenant acknowledgment is not a warranty, medical conclusion, admission of cause, or release of a duty that cannot lawfully be waived.

3.3 Inspection and Access. Any inspection or remediation access must follow the notice, timing, entry, emergency, privacy, accommodation, safety, and Lease rules identified in the current-authority register. Optional administrative target after review: [____] ☐ hours ☐ days.

3.4 Assessment and Remediation Protocol. Qualified reviewers shall select the inspection, sampling or no-sampling decision, moisture-source control, containment, cleaning or removal, drying, HVAC, contents, waste, worker protection, occupant protection, accessibility, pets, children, health precautions, reentry, clearance criteria, documentation, and follow-up for the actual condition. Operational targets: acknowledgment [____]; assessment [____]; work [____]; follow-up [____]. These blanks state no legal deadline or area threshold.

Any temporary relocation, hotel, access restriction, rent, utility, meal, moving, storage, disability, pet, benefit, insurance, or reimbursement issue must be separately selected after current-law, Lease, safety, and coverage review. No automatic relocation or rent remedy applies from this form.

3.5 Cost Allocation. No source presumption, automatic landlord or tenant allocation, percentage split, additional-rent label, or payment deadline applies. Any claim must identify the facts, Lease or legal basis, professional evidence, invoice, insurance, notice, dispute route, and counsel approval.

4. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES

4.1 Landlord Record. Landlord records its actual knowledge, reviewed sources, prior reports, water events, inspections, repairs, remediation, building systems, neighboring-area information, open work orders, and unresolved issues in the Condition Record. Do not state that a condition is absent, repaired, remediated, or cleared without supporting evidence.

4.2 Tenant Record. Tenant records observed signs, prior reports, belongings of concern, requested inspection, photographs, and limits on any inspection actually performed. Health or disability information should be requested, disclosed, stored, and shared only through a necessary, safe, and approved process; this Addendum requires no diagnosis disclosure.

4.3 Record Retention. The Parties shall preserve the Condition Record for the period selected after reviewing the Lease, current law, claims, privacy, security, litigation holds, insurance, and provider requirements. No default survival or retention period appears here.

5. COVENANTS & RESTRICTIONS

5.1 Landlord Operating Steps. Landlord will use the approved reporting and response route, coordinate qualified review of relevant building systems, preserve records, communicate the response plan, and provide records to the extent required or agreed after privacy and third-party information are reviewed. Legal deadlines and retention periods come only from the completed register.

5.2 Tenant Operating Steps. Tenant will use the approved reporting route and follow reasonable, written, safe, feasible, and lawfully approved ventilation, moisture, cleaning, belongings, access, preparation, and follow-up instructions. Tenant should not disturb, sample, clean, paint, treat, or remove suspected material when qualified guidance calls for isolation or professional review.

5.3 Moisture-Producing Uses and Alterations. The Parties shall identify Lease-controlled humidifiers, aquariums, plants, appliances, drying, ventilation changes, penetrations, alterations, or other moisture-producing uses and any consent, accommodation, or safety process: [________________________________]. No universal gallon or equipment threshold appears here.

6. DEFAULT & REMEDIES

6.1 Causation and Responsibility. No act, omission, report, condition, missed appointment, or incomplete instruction is deemed the cause of Mold Growth or a material Lease default merely because it appears here. Any claim must be based on facts, the Lease, professional evidence, notices, opportunity to respond, and current law.

6.2 Notice and Escalation. The Parties select operational acknowledgment, assessment, work, follow-up, and communication targets in Section 3.4 after professional and counsel review. Those targets do not create or replace a statutory notice, repair, cure, default, or limitations period.

6.3 Claims and Remedies. Before adding a charge, additional-rent term, notice of breach, cure demand, rent remedy, lease-termination step, eviction claim, damages term, court request, self-help step, fee clause, or other remedy, counsel must identify the controlling Lease term, current authority, facts, notice, forum, and procedure. This Addendum creates none automatically.

7. RISK ALLOCATION

7.1 Indemnification. ☐ No contractual indemnity. ☐ Separately drafted, risk-specific indemnity after review of covered claims, fault, notice, defense, settlement, insurance, limits, and nonwaivable duties: [________________________________].

7.2 Limitation of Liability. No damage exclusion or liability cap is included. Any proposed limitation requires claim-specific review of personal injury, property, health, habitability, fraud, misconduct, statutory remedies, insurance, indemnity, and nonwaivable duties.

7.3 Insurance. The Parties shall record any Lease-required or separately selected insurance, coverage, limits, exclusions, notice, claim, additional-insured, subrogation, and proof terms: [________________________________]. This form states no universal insurance duty or coverage result.

7.4 Delay and Safety. Any delay term must preserve urgent health, safety, reporting, access, mitigation, repair, and nonwaivable duties and state the covered event, notice, evidence, outside date, and next step.

8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

8.1 Governing Law. Reviewing counsel shall identify the law and Lease terms governing each issue in the current-authority register below. Mandatory law and nonparty issues remain separately classified.

8.2 Forum and Route. The Parties do not select an exclusive forum in this form. Counsel shall identify any Lease process, negotiation, agency, mediation, arbitration, court, emergency, or other route and confirm jurisdiction, venue, notice, deadlines, claims, fees, and interim relief.

8.3 Arbitration. ☐ No new arbitration term. ☐ Existing Lease term reviewed. ☐ Separately approved rider: [________________________________].

8.4 Jury Provision. No predispute jury term is added without separate review of the Lease, Parties, claims, forum, formation, and current law.

8.5 Interim Relief. This form does not promise or waive equitable, injunctive, emergency, or other interim relief. Counsel shall identify any available route and its evidentiary, notice, bond, forum, and fee requirements.

8.6 Current-Authority Register.

9. GENERAL PROVISIONS

9.1 Amendments. Any modification to this Addendum must be in a writing signed by both Parties.

9.2 Waiver. A Party’s failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver unless in writing and signed. No waiver constitutes a continuing waiver.

9.3 Assignment and Subletting. Any assignment, delegation, sublease, occupant change, or transfer must follow the Lease and current requirements identified in the register; this Addendum supplies no separate consent rule.

9.4 Successors and Assigns. Counsel shall identify which obligations, if any, bind or benefit an owner, manager, tenant, assignee, subtenant, occupant, buyer, successor, or other person after a transfer or change in management.

9.5 Severability. If a provision is held unenforceable, the tribunal shall apply only the treatment available under controlling law; this clause does not promise reformation.

9.6 Integration. This Addendum, together with the Lease and any attachments, constitutes the entire agreement on mold-related matters and supersedes all prior oral or written statements.

9.7 Counterparts and Signature Method. Counterparts and an electronic process may be used only after counsel confirms identity, authority, consent, attribution, integrity, retention, delivery, Lease requirements, and current law. Approved method: [________________________________].

10. EXECUTION BLOCK

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Addendum as of the Effective Date.

Landlord:
_________________________________
[LANDLORD NAME]
Date: ____________________________

Tenant(s):

1. _______________________________
   [TENANT NAME]
   Date: __________________________

2. _______________________________
   [ADDITIONAL TENANT NAME, if any]
   Date: __________________________

[Insert only a current, transaction-appropriate acknowledgment, witness, or other certificate if counsel determines one is required.]