You do not have to give him one. Regardless of a written copy, or a verbal one, you need to abide by it. With a verbal lease, it is hard to enforce lease violations. If he would ever attempt to evict you for anything, you would have to produce it. If he takes you to Court over a verbal lease rent of $1000 per month, and your written lease only says $900, you will want to make sure you have a lease to produce. He can also termninate your verbal lease, and you would have to prove you have a written lease by producing it. So, while you can keep the only copy, it is wise to give him one. And if he does find his, and he probably will, you could have trouble too. You do not get any benefit from being the only one with a copy of the lease.
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