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THE PROPERTY HANDBOOK
Leasing property
Leases are involved when a congregation:
• needs to rent additional property for its use
• decides to lease out a property, or part of it, for income.
First step
How will this lease fit the mission of the congregation?
This is especially important for a lease of over one year.
Before you enter into either kind of lease you must have approval from
• Church council.
• Congregation (if the lease is for more than one year).
• Presbytery/UDC.
• Church Property Trustees.
Note: Renewals of leases require the same approvals as the original lease. Allow time
for these to be obtained.
Application forms are available from the Trustees’ Office. Email trustees@presbyterian.
org.nz or call the Secretary on 04 381 8290.
Legal points
Any lease document must be in writing and prepared (or approved) by your parish solicitor.
The lease must include:
• The Trustees as lessee (if you are renting additional property) or lessor (if you are
receiving money for renting out your existing property)
• The legal description of the property
• The time-length of the lease
• The amount of the rental
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• Any renewal rights and obligations
• A clause limiting liability of the Church Property Trustees to the property being
leased. (See next page.)