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• Provide the tenant with permission to enter or use the property (this could be exclusive right to use one or two rooms with shared use of the bathrooms and kitchen for example);

• Cover a specific period of time – a year or two – or ongoing with termination rights; and

• Give both the Practice and tenant the right to terminate the Agreement at certain junctures.

1. You will receive an email from us asking you to provide us with the information we need to prepare the Agreement via our online portal, including a copy of your head Lease;

2. We will then prepare the first draft of the Agreement based on your instructions;

3. We will provide the draft Agreement to you by email;

4. You are welcome to either talk to us on the telephone (for up to 30 minutes) or email your comments and questions about the draft Agreement;

5. We will then finalise the Agreement (if any changes are required and if instructions are received within 30 days of us sending you the first draft); and

6. You have a new asset to use in your Practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you are considering engaging You Legal to prepare a Licence Agreement for use with Pathology, here’s what you need to know:

In non-legal language, it’s a Room Rental Agreement. In legal language, the document is a Licence which includes definitions of terms, details of the Licensor and Licensee, the relevant terms and conditions of the licence, the licence fee payable, and the permitted use of the Premises, which may or may not, for example, include use of the lunchroom in your practice.

This agreement will benefit you if you’re looking to license or rent out a part of your practice to a Pathology provider to assist patients. The Licence Agreement outlines the terms and conditions of the licence and provides a clear understanding of what is expected from both parties during the term of the licence or rental arrangement.

This agreement is intended for a practice owner or practice manager who is planning on or has granted a Pathology provider a licence to occupy a part of their premises on certain terms, and wishes to formalise the arrangement for the avoidance of doubt, and in accordance with the requirements of the Red Book.

Yes, the agreement is designed to be user-friendly and easy to understand.

Yes, our lawyers will discuss your needs and customise the Licence Agreement to suit you, and we will also review your head lease to ensure that it is does not offend any of the provisions in the medical practices lease, whether the real property is owned by the practice or an independent party.

This Licence Agreement is purely for a room rental - it does not include services like reception services, access to practice management software or internet, or nursing staff.  Usually, this is appropriate for pathology providers who to operate very independently of the medical practice premises they operate from.

As mentioned above, some Leases require the landlord’s consent before a Licence or Room Rental Agreement is entered into. You Legal will check your Lease as part of the scope of this engagement and explain the steps you need to take (if any) to engage with another business to obtain consent.

The above price is inclusive of the finalised Agreement, and the process of getting there. From providing us with the information, to making sure you understand it and making the changes you request, to getting your finalised template Agreement. It also includes checking of the Lease if applicable, as mentioned in more detail above.

For more details on the exact process and what’s included, see the ‘Once you purchase this Agreement’ section above.

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