Name/Title
Lease The William Buss and Sarah Wells Family and Anna Cobylarz 1939Entry/Object ID
002038Tags
Anna Kobylarz, Amy Bull CristScope and Content
This document is a formal lease agreement dated February 1, 1939, between The William Bull and Sarah Wells Family Association, Inc. (Lessor) and Anna Cobylarz (Lessee). It outlines the rental of approximately 100 acres of farmland in the Town of Hamptonburgh, New York.
Below is a summary of the key terms and conditions:
1. Property and Term
Location: Portions of the Stone House farm in Hamptonburgh, Orange County, specifically land south and east of the "Sarah Wells Trail."
Exclusions: The lessor reserved rights to the entrance driveway, the field south of the Hamptonburgh Cemetery, and all buildings/lawns on the farm.
Lease Period: One year, beginning April 1, 1939, and ending March 31, 1940.
2. Financial Terms
Total Rent: $250.00 for the year.
Payment Schedule: * $50.00 upon signing.
$100.00 on May 1, 1939.
$100.00 on August 1, 1939.
3. Lessee’s Obligations (Covenants)
The lessee was bound by several strict agricultural and maintenance rules:
Cultivation: Must farm in a "good and husbandlike manner," following standard crop rotation and reseeding fields to grass.
Maintenance: Required to repair and replace all fences (except boundary fences) and cut brush in the "pond lot" by August 15, 1939.
Resource Protection: Forbidden from removing sand, gravel, timber, stone, or wood. Must protect growing trees from livestock.
Manure Management: Required to manure fields at a rate of one load for every load of hay removed; manure had to be spread immediately, not piled.
4. Rights and Restrictions
Access: The Association reserved hunting and fishing rights, as well as the right for the Property Committee to inspect the premises at any time.
Utilities: The lease was subject to existing rights held by Central Hudson Gas & Electric and the New York Telephone Company.
Subletting: Prohibited without written consent from the lessor.
Indemnity: The lessee assumed all liability for injuries to persons or property occurring on the demised premises.
5. Termination and Default
If rent was 10 days late or covenants were breached, the lessor had the right to terminate the lease with written notice and repossess the property.
The agreement was signed by Amy Bull Crist (President of the Association) and Anna Kobylarz (Lessee).
