Agreement templates and house rules

“Rent · by the night” and “Rent · for months” — a residential tenancy agreement (Civil Code of the Russian Federation, ch. 35): the owner provides residential premises for payment, to possess and use for living (art. 671 cl. 1). A tenancy for less than a year is short-term (art. 683).

“Stay with your people” — an agreement for gratuitous use (Civil Code ch. 36); the Housing Code, art. 30 part 2, expressly allows it for homes.

“Home exchange”, “House-sitting” and “For a master — a home for sessions” — a home with something given in return. Legal form — gratuitous use, barter or a contract for consideration: fill in: classification of exchange, house-sitting and the master form — lawyer’s answer. Templates for these forms come after the lawyer’s answer.

The agreement is in writing; for a tenancy this is required by law (Civil Code art. 674 cl. 1). How it is signed: fill in: on paper at check-in or electronically — lawyer’s decision.

The templates below follow Russian law. Homes in Vietnam (Phu Quoc: “for months” and the forms without money): fill in: templates under Vietnamese law — Vietnamese lawyer’s answer.

Ready template files — after the lawyer’s review: fill in: template files.

Parties: the landlord — the owner of the home or the owner’s representative under a power of attorney — and the tenant. Parties’ details: fill in: which details — lawyer.

Subject: address, type of home, rooms, what is included (furniture, appliances) — per the handover record.

Term: arrival and departure dates, times in local time. A tenancy of a year or longer is registered as an encumbrance (Civil Code art. 674 cl. 2).

Payment: the same amount as in the listing; everything compulsory is in it or itemised. Payment on the day of arrival, after seeing the home. No transfers before arrival.

The pilot template has no earnest money and no advance before arrival. Prepayment is possible only at the next stage — through the platform, with the money held until arrival.

For months: who pays utilities and how — fill in: lawyer’s wording; meter readings — in the handover record.

Deposit — a security payment (Civil Code art. 381.1): it covers possible damage and is returned if there is none. Amount and return time — as in the listing. Deductions only with photos and an estimate; disputes — under the platform rules.

Number of occupants, house rules (annex), registration of a foreign guest — who files the notification and when.

Cancellation and early departure: fill in: cancellation and early departure terms — lawyer’s wording. If the home is unsafe, the guest leaves at any moment without sanctions.

Keys and the lock code — on the day of arrival.

Parties: the host (lender) and the guest (borrower).

Subject: a home or a room; what is included — per the handover record with photos and a list of valuables.

No money: the guest pays nothing — not for the stay, not for cleaning, not “for linen”; there is no deposit either. A compulsory payment turns the agreement into a tenancy.

Term: specific arrival and departure dates and the departure procedure. If departure does not happen on time: fill in: procedure — lawyer’s wording.

Hazards of the home (stairs, pool, stove, bathhouse) and animals in the home — in writing, before arrival.

A host should take out property and liability insurance and put valuables on a list with photos.

Legal form and templates — after the lawyer’s answer. Terms they will contain:

Exchange: a separate agreement for each home; the dates may differ.

House-sitting: what caring for the home includes — only from the closed list (house, garden, the host’s animals and the post), the host’s instructions, an amount of no more than fill in: hours a day, the host’s contact in case of an emergency.

The home: dates, handover record, house rules. Legal form: fill in: lawyer’s answer.

What is given in return: the discipline, number and length of sessions, the place — an Absolute centre or a place on the Absolute map — and who attends: the host and the host’s family. No more than fill in: hours a day. Nothing except a place in the sessions can be asked.

If the sessions do not take place: fill in: consequences — lawyer’s wording.

A foreign master in Vietnam — only with a work permit: sessions in return for a home may be treated as work, and then the master faces a fine of VND 15–20 million (Decree 282/2025 art. 21 cl. 6 “a”). Such a listing is marked “only for masters with the right to work in Vietnam”. A foreign master in Russia: fill in: conditions — lawyer’s answer.

Made on arrival and on departure, for any agreement.

Condition of the home room by room, list of valuables, furniture and appliances, number of keys, meter readings (for months), dated photos.

Signatures of both parties. The record and the photos are the main evidence in a dispute about damage.

The rules are listing fields; they are also an annex to the agreement.

Quiet hours: from __ to __. Smoking: no / outside only / yes. Animals: no / by agreement / yes; whether there are animals in the home.

Guests’ visitors: no / daytime / by agreement. Events: no / by agreement. Children: suitable / not suitable — with the reason; in any form, only with the host’s explicit consent.

Arrival and departure: arrival window, departure time, how keys are handed over. Cleaning: included / the guest cleans / for a fee — then it is rent.

Honest photos: pictures no older than __, everything in the photos is there.

Whether the host lives in the home. Hazards: stairs, unfenced pool, stove, bathhouse.

Always prohibited: hidden cameras inside the home. Outdoor cameras — only those named in the listing.

Russia: for a foreign guest — a notice to the Ministry of Internal Affairs within seven working days of arrival, through Gosuslugi or a public services centre (MFC); in a hotel or another accommodation facility — within one working day following the day of arrival (Federal Law 109-FZ, art. 20 parts 3, 3.1). Whether this covers a guest house from the register: fill in: lawyer’s answer. A Russian citizen staying more than 90 days — registration at the place of stay (RF Law 5242-1, art. 5). This applies to the forms without money as well.

From 03.11.2026 the fine for an individual host who fails the duties of the receiving party is RUB 4,000–6,000 (Code of Administrative Offences art. 18.9 part 4 as amended by 294-FZ).

Vietnam: a foreigner — immediately on arrival in the police electronic system; on a paper form, within 12 hours, or 24 hours in remote areas (Circular 87/2026/TT-BCA art. 7 part 2, art. 9).

The host enters the guest’s passport details personally, keeps them safe and deletes them after departure. AbsoHome does not collect them.