Landlords and property managers
Residential Lease Agreement
A plain-language one-year or month-to-month lease for a house or apartment, with rent, deposit, maintenance and notice terms. Pick a state and the deposit, notice and disclosure clauses follow that state's statute, cited in the document.
Or use the general version below. It works in any state and defers to local law where states differ.
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What is inside
- 1. Parties and premises
- 2. Term
- 3. Rent
- 4. Security deposit
- 5. Utilities and services
- 6. Condition, maintenance and repairs
- 7. Use, pets and smoking
- 8. Entry
- 9. Ending the lease and default
- 10. Other terms
- 11. Disclosures
- Signatures, with a signature, date and printed-name line for each role
Who signs
- 1. Landlord
- 2. Tenant
Good for
- Renting a single-family house
- Renting an apartment unit
- Renewing with a month-to-month term
Residential Lease Agreement by state
Every state and DC has a page with its deposit, notice, entry and disclosure clauses written from the state statute, cited in the document. The general version below works anywhere and defers to local law.
- Alabama ●
- Alaska ●
- Arizona ●
- Arkansas ●
- California ●
- Colorado ●
- Connecticut ●
- Delaware ●
- District of Columbia ●
- Florida ●
- Georgia ●
- Hawaii ●
- Idaho ●
- Illinois ●
- Indiana ●
- Iowa ●
- Kansas ●
- Kentucky ●
- Louisiana ●
- Maine ●
- Maryland ●
- Massachusetts ●
- Michigan ●
- Minnesota ●
- Mississippi ●
- Missouri ●
- Montana ●
- Nebraska ●
- Nevada ●
- New Hampshire ●
- New Jersey ●
- New Mexico ●
- New York ●
- North Carolina ●
- North Dakota ●
- Ohio ●
- Oklahoma ●
- Oregon ●
- Pennsylvania ●
- Rhode Island ●
- South Carolina ●
- South Dakota ●
- Tennessee ●
- Texas ●
- Utah ●
- Vermont ●
- Virginia ●
- Washington ●
- West Virginia ●
- Wisconsin ●
- Wyoming ●
Questions
- Is the Residential Lease Agreement free to use?
- Yes. Download the blank PDF, or copy it into a free Signathing account and send it for signature as many times as you like. There is no card and no trial.
- Who signs the Residential Lease Agreement?
- 2 roles: Landlord and Tenant. Each role has its own signature, date and printed-name fields at the end, and the fields in the body are assigned to the role that fills them in.
- Can I change the wording?
- Yes. Download the PDF and edit it in any PDF editor, or write your own version and upload it as a template. The fields are yours to move, add or delete in the template editor after you copy it.
- Which states does it cover?
- All 50 states and the District of Columbia, each with its deposit, notice, entry and disclosure clauses written from the state statute and cited in the document.
- Was it reviewed by a lawyer?
- No. Each state clause states what the statute requires and names the statute, so you can check it in a minute. It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law.
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