The rental lease agreement is the single most important legal document you have to protect yourself and the tenant. If it’s not in writing, it just doesn’t count. A handshake is difficult to enforce.

Renting Authority’s customized rental lease agreement is easy to create and understand. You follow a step by step process. Use drop down menus and fill in the blanks to make sure you have all the important areas covered.

• Abandonment: Landlord remedies when Tenant abandons the premises.
• Alterations & Repairs: Rules governing Tenant alteration of the premises.
• Assignment and Sub-letting: Terms of leases often apply to the sub-lessees.
• Default / Breach: Remedies for tenant breach, including failure to pay rent.
• Inspection & Landlord Access: When, and how, landlords may enter the premises.
• Lawful Use of Premises: Tenant’s right to possession and its limits.
• Lead Paint Disclosures(42 U.S.C. § 4852d) Each state-specific residential lease agreement also contains federal lead hazard disclosure statements as required by 42 U.S.C. § 4852d. For a free EPA pamphlet, please visit http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/disclosurerule/
• Maintenance: Who is responsible and how maintenance is defined.
• Parking: Included or not?
• Rent & Late Fees: When, and how, to collect late fees.
• Security Deposit: Legal maximums and number of days to return to Tenant.
• Tenant Hold Over: Landlord remedies for unlawful retainer.
• Termination of Tenancy: Notice required varies from state to state.
• Utilities: Who must pay to keep the lights on?
• Surrender of Premises: How and when Tenants give up occupancy.

• Rent/lease apartments, condos, basements, houses, etc.
• Select various fixed and periodic terms
• Choose number of tenants
• Flexibility with utilities, pets, insurance, parking, rent increases, signing incentives, rent to own, maintenance, and tenant improvements

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