Month-to-Month Lease Agreement

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Parties & Notices›Occupancy›Premises…

Parties & Notices8 questions

1. Which state is the rental property located in?

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2. What city, county, or local housing jurisdiction governs this property?optional

3. Your full legal name (or company name)

4. Is the named landlord the record owner, a property manager, master tenant, authorized agent, or receiver?

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5. Your mailing address (rent payments and legal notices)

6. Owner, property manager, and agent authorized to receive notices and legal serviceoptional

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7. All adult tenants who will sign the lease

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8. Will any guarantor, co-signer, parent, or employer guarantee the tenant's obligations?optional

Occupancy4 questions

9. All non-signing occupants authorized to live in the unitoptional

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10. Maximum total number of occupants permittedoptional

11. How must tenants request to add or remove occupants (roommates, caregivers, new household members)?optional

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12. After how many days does a guest become an unauthorized occupant requiring written approval?optional

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Premises9 questions

13. Full address of the rental property

14. Premises description: bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, storage, and included common areasoptional

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15. Property typeoptional

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16. Does the property qualify as any of these special housing types? (Select all that apply)optional

17. What keys, fobs, access codes, remotes, mailbox keys, and parking passes will be delivered at move-in?optional

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18. Appliances included with the rentaloptional

19. Parking arrangementoptional

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20. Is the unit subject to HOA, condo-association, cooperative, or landlord house rules that will be attached?optional

21. Is a rental license, occupancy certificate, rental registration, or lead-safe certificate required for this property?optional

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Lease Term & Termination11 questions

22. Lease start date (first day of the first rental period)

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23. When did the tenant first begin occupying the unit, if earlier than this agreement's start date?optional

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24. How does the tenancy renew each month?

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25. Minimum notice period required to terminate the tenancy (landlord)

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26. How must termination notice be delivered?optional

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27. If the landlord may terminate, what is the anticipated reason or no-cause basis?optional

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28. Does the property qualify for a just-cause or rent-cap exemption, and has the required exemption notice been given?optional

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29. How much notice must the tenant give to terminate?optional

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30. Move-out obligations when tenant gives notice: rent, keys, utilities, cleaning, forwarding addressoptional

31. If tenant vacates without proper notice, what reletting and mitigation rules apply?optional

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32. What happens if the landlord sells the property or transfers ownership?optional

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Rent11 questions

33. Monthly rent amount ($)

34. When is rent due each month?

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35. Accepted rent payment methodsoptional

36. Where and to whom must rent be paid (address, payee, portal, cut-off time)?optional

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37. May the landlord accept partial rent without waiving the right to collect the balance or enforce default?optional

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38. Must the landlord provide receipts for cash, money order, or other rent payments?optional

39. Is this unit subject to rent control, rent stabilization, a statewide rent cap, or good-cause / rent-increase restrictions?

40. Minimum notice required before a rent increase takes effect

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41. When does a rent increase take effect?optional

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42. Do you want to contractually limit how much rent can increase in any 12-month period?optional

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43. All funds due before or at the time of possessionoptional

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Late Fees & Returned Payments4 questions

44. Late fee grace period (days after due date before fee applies)optional

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45. Late fee structureoptional

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46. Will you charge a returned-payment fee for bounced checks, returned ACH transfers, or card chargebacks?

47. Other charges that may apply during the tenancyoptional

Security Deposit7 questions

48. Refundable security deposit amount ($)

49. Where will the security deposit be held?optional

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50. Must the landlord deliver a deposit receipt, account notice, or interest statement to the tenant?optional

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51. Deadline to return the security deposit (or itemized deductions) after move-outoptional

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52. What categories of deductions may be made from the security deposit?optional

53. Will the landlord provide an itemized deduction statement and supporting documentation?optional

54. How must the tenant provide a forwarding address, and how will the deposit or itemization be delivered?optional

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Condition & Inspections4 questions

55. Overall move-in condition of the property

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56. Will a formal move-in inspection checklist be completed and signed by both parties?

57. Is a pre-move-out (preliminary) inspection required or offered before deductions are made?optional

58. Will there be a final move-out inspection with written condition report and photo documentation?optional

Pets & Animals2 questions

59. Are pets allowed?

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60. Reasonable accommodation process for service and emotional support animalsoptional

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Utilities5 questions

61. Utilities the tenant is responsible for payingoptional

62. Utilities included in rent (landlord pays)optional

63. How are utilities metered and billed to the tenant?optional

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64. Trash, recycling, compost, and bulk-item removal: who is responsible?optional

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65. Should the lease prohibit landlord interruption of essential services (heat, water, electricity, gas)?optional

Maintenance & Safety7 questions

66. Lawn care and snow removal responsibilityoptional

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67. Tenant's routine maintenance responsibilitiesoptional

68. What repair and habitability duties will each party bear beyond the defaults above?optional

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69. How must tenants request ordinary and emergency repairs?optional

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70. Who should the tenant contact for emergency repairs or after-hours safety hazards?optional

71. Who is responsible for pest prevention, reporting, access, and treatment costs?optional

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72. Locks, keys, rekeying, and security devices provided or requiredoptional

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Use & Policies10 questions

73. May the tenant operate a business, daycare, or short-term rental (e.g., Airbnb) from the property?optional

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74. What conduct prohibitions should the lease include?optional

75. Smoking, vaping, and cannabis policyoptional

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76. Subletting and short-term rental policyoptional

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77. May the tenant assign the tenancy or transfer their leasehold interest?optional

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78. Overnight guest stay limitsoptional

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79. May the tenant alter, paint, install fixtures, or mount satellite dishes?optional

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80. Alteration rules: restoration, accessibility modifications, painting, and fixture installation detailsoptional

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81. Quiet hours and nuisance-conduct restrictionsoptional

82. Require tenant to carry renters insurance?

Landlord Access4 questions

83. Minimum notice required before non-emergency landlord entry

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84. For what purposes may the landlord enter?optional

85. During what hours may the landlord enter with proper notice?optional

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86. May the landlord show the unit to prospective tenants, buyers, or lenders before termination?optional

Holdover, Default & Tenant Protections9 questions

87. What happens if the tenant stays in the unit after proper termination notice has expired?

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88. Should the lease explicitly prohibit landlord lockout, property removal, and utility shutoff as eviction tools?optional

89. What events constitute a lease default?optional

90. Should the lease acknowledge anti-retaliation protections after a tenant complaint or rights assertion?optional

91. What notice and cure period applies for lease violations other than nonpayment of rent?optional

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92. What happens if the unit is damaged by fire, flood, casualty, or other event?optional

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93. What happens to tenant property left behind after abandonment, surrender, or eviction?optional

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94. Should the lease include statutory protections for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or abuse survivors?optional

95. Has any tenant requested, or is any tenant expected to request, a reasonable accommodation or modification under fair-housing law?optional

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Disclosures15 questions

96. Include a military / SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) clause?

97. Was any part of the dwelling built before January 1, 1978?

98. Are there any other known environmental, health, or safety conditions at the property?optional

99. Is there known mold, prior mold remediation, or required mold-information delivery at the property?optional

100. Is a bedbug history disclosure or information sheet required or applicable?optional

101. Is the property in a flood zone, floodplain, or subject to a flood-history or flood-insurance disclosure?optional

102. Has a death occurred on the premises that may require disclosure?optional

103. Is a sex-offender registry or Megan's Law notice required in the lease?optional

104. Is there known methamphetamine manufacturing, hazardous contamination, or remediation history requiring disclosure?optional

105. Is a radon notice, test result, or statutory warning required or available?optional

106. Are smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, locations, or tenant-acknowledgment requirements applicable?optional

107. Is a sprinkler disclosure, fire-safety notice, or emergency-information disclosure required?optional

108. Is the property subject to a pending foreclosure, notice of default, or lender receivership requiring tenant disclosure?optional

109. Which disclosure documents, reports, certificates, and pamphlets will be delivered to the tenant at signing?optional

110. Are any other state or local disclosures required for this property?optional

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Dispute Resolution5 questions

111. How should disputes be resolved?optional

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112. Governing law and venue for disputesoptional

113. Should the lease include an attorney-fee clause?optional

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114. Should the lease include a jury-trial waiver?optional

115. Should the lease include standard boilerplate clauses?optional

Notices & Execution6 questions

116. Notice addresses for landlord, tenant, and management (rent payments, legal notices, emergency contact)optional

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117. How must formal legal notices be served?optional

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118. Any additional notice instructions or copy requirementsoptional

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119. May legal notices (rent increases, termination, default) be delivered electronically?optional

120. Will the parties sign electronically?optional

121. Which addenda and disclosure attachments will be part of the signing packet?optional

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