Despite what my lease says, I believe there is some sort of statutory law that allows me to rent a room or take a roommate.

He couldn't remember what the lease said about pets; he'd have to look it up.

Our proprietary lease says that 80 percent of the floor area is to be carpeted.

My original lease says nothing about who is allowed to visit me.

Most proprietary leases say that if the directors don't give consent, then the matter can be considered by the entire cooperative.

Landlords are terrified that tenants will walk away, period, no matter what their leases say.

The partners believe that the building's owner would be reasonable in a space emergency, no matter what the lease says.

"The lease says we can stay there as long as we want."

The proprietary lease says that my responsibility is to maintain and repair the roof.

"The typical proprietary lease says that the number of shares will be specified," he said.