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Residential Lease Agreement

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Parties9 questions

1. Which state is the rental property located in?

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2. What city, county, or local jurisdiction governs the rental property?optional

3. Full legal name of the landlord or lessor (individual or entity)

4. Is the named landlord the record owner, authorized agent, property manager, master tenant, or another authorized lessor?optional

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5. Landlord mailing address (for rent, notices, and legal service)

6. Owner, property manager, or authorized agent — name, address, phone, email, and authority to accept notices and legal processoptional

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7. All adult tenants who will sign the lease (full legal names)

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8. Will any guarantor, co-signer, or lease guaranty agreement be used?optional

9. Should the lease collect tenant emergency contacts?optional

Occupancy5 questions

10. Maximum total number of occupants (adults plus minors) permitted in the unitoptional

11. List all non-signing occupants authorized to reside in the unit (name, relationship, adult/minor)optional

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12. Guest stay limits and approval processoptional

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13. If there are multiple co-tenants or a room rental, what rules apply to roommates, bedroom assignments, and replacement co-tenants?optional

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14. How must tenants request approval to add a new occupant, spouse, domestic partner, caregiver, or newborn?optional

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Premises11 questions

15. Full address of the rental property (street, unit/apt number, city, state, ZIP)

16. Number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and approximate square footage of the leased premisesoptional

17. Property typeoptional

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18. Does the property fall under any special housing program or regulatory regime? (Select all that apply)optional

19. Is the lease intended as the tenant's primary residence, or as temporary, corporate, vacation, or short-term housing?optional

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20. What common areas and shared amenities may the tenant use?optional

21. Is the unit furnished, and if so, what furniture, fixtures, appliances, and equipment are included?optional

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22. Appliances and major fixtures included with the rentaloptional

23. Is parking included with the rental?optional

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24. Keys, key fobs, access codes, mailbox keys, parking passes, and access devices to be delivered at move-inoptional

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25. Is the rental property subject to an HOA, condominium association, co-op board, or community association rules?

Lease Term3 questions

26. Is the lease fixed-term, month-to-month, week-to-week, or another periodic tenancy?

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27. Lease start date (first day of the tenancy)

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28. How much written notice is required by either party to decline renewal or terminate a periodic tenancy?optional

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Condition & Move-in4 questions

29. Overall move-in condition of the property

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30. Will the landlord and tenant complete a written move-in condition checklist before or at the time of possession?optional

31. Include the standard landlord warranty of habitability, essential services, and repair obligations?optional

32. Who is responsible for pest prevention, routine treatment, reporting infestations, providing treatment access, and paying treatment costs?optional

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Rent & Fees12 questions

33. Monthly base rent amount (in dollars)

34. Is the first month's rent prorated, and what is the total move-in funds due before possession (prorated rent, first month, security deposit, pet deposit, fees)?optional

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35. Where and how must rent be paid — payment address, portal URL, payee name, accepted methods, processing fees, and partial-payment policy?optional

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36. If landlord accepts a partial rent payment, does that acceptance waive the right to collect the balance, impose late fees, or commence eviction?optional

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37. Is this rental unit subject to rent control, rent stabilization, good-cause eviction, or local rent ordinances?

38. When is rent due each month?

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39. Accepted rent payment methodsoptional

40. Must the landlord provide receipts for rent payments, and what method and timing apply?optional

41. Late fee grace periodoptional

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42. Is the late fee a flat amount, daily amount, percentage of rent, or no late fee?optional

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43. Will you charge a fee for a returned check, dishonored ACH transfer, or card chargeback?

44. What other fees or charges may be assessed during the tenancy (key replacement, lockout, lease violation, amenity, cleaning, trash, HOA pass-through, or other)?optional

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Security Deposit8 questions

45. Security deposit amount

46. Will tenant pay prepaid rent, last month's rent, or other move-in funds besides the security deposit?optional

47. Where will the security deposit be held?optional

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48. Will the security deposit earn interest, and if so, how is the interest handled and when is it paid to the tenant?optional

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

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50. Will deductions be supported by an itemized written statement with receipts, invoices, or cost estimates?optional

51. Must the tenant provide a forwarding address as a condition of deposit return, and what happens if no address is provided?optional

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

Pets3 questions

53. Are pets allowed?

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54. Will the lease include a fair-housing reasonable accommodation clause for service animals and emotional-support animals?optional

55. What reasonable accommodation request process applies for service animals and assistance animals — who to contact, documentation, timeline, and no-pet-fee carveout?optional

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Utilities5 questions

56. Utilities the tenant is responsible for establishing in their own name and paying directlyoptional

57. Utilities included in rent (landlord maintains account and pays)optional

58. How are utilities measured and billed — separately metered, submetered, shared, or allocated by ratio (RUBS)?optional

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59. What rules apply if a utility or essential service is interrupted, shut off, separately billed incorrectly, or not transferred in time?optional

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60. Who is responsible for trash, recycling, compost, and bulk item disposal — and what rules apply for bins, pickup schedules, and violations?optional

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Maintenance5 questions

61. How must the tenant report non-emergency repairs, maintenance issues, appliance failures, and maintenance requests?optional

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62. Emergency repair contact information — who to call for emergency repairs, after-hours issues, utilities failures, or safety hazardsoptional

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63. What routine maintenance duties are assigned to the tenant?optional

64. Lawn care and snow removal responsibilityoptional

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65. What target response and completion timelines apply for emergency, urgent, and ordinary repairs?optional

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Use Restrictions6 questions

66. Should the lease prohibit illegal activity, nuisance, harassment, threats, weapons, hazardous materials, and disruptive or criminal conduct?optional

67. May tenant operate a business, home daycare, or short-term rental (Airbnb, VRBO) from the property?optional

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68. May tenant paint, install fixtures, mount TVs, change locks, add appliances, or make alterations to the unit?optional

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69. Which high-risk or potentially damaging items should the lease restrict or prohibit?optional

70. Smoking, vaping, and cannabis policy — where is smoking/vaping allowed, if at all?optional

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71. Are there quiet hours when noise must be kept to a minimum?optional

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Assignment & Subletting2 questions

72. Subletting and short-term rental policyoptional

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73. May tenant assign the entire lease — transferring all rights and obligations to a new tenant?optional

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Insurance2 questions

74. Require tenant to carry renters insurance as a condition of the lease?

75. Should the lease state that the landlord's insurance does not cover the tenant's personal property, vehicles, or relocation costs?optional

Access & Entry3 questions

76. How much advance written notice must the landlord give before entering the unit for non-emergency repairs, inspections, or showings?

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77. Should the lease grant showing rights to prospective tenants, buyers, or lenders during the notice period or after notice to vacate is given?

78. What locks, keys, access fobs, peepholes, window locks, security devices, and rekeying or lock-change obligations apply?optional

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Default & Eviction Notices7 questions

79. How must formal notices be delivered between landlord and tenant — personal delivery, mail, email, portal posting, or a combination?optional

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80. What events constitute a lease default triggering notice-and-cure or notice-and-termination rights?optional

81. Should the lease include a cumulative-remedies and non-waiver clause stating that accepting rent, delay, or partial enforcement does not waive any default or right?optional

82. What written notice period is required before filing for nonpayment eviction in the property's jurisdiction?

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83. What written notice and opportunity-to-cure period applies before terminating the lease for a non-rent violation?optional

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84. Should the lease account for anti-retaliation protections after tenant complaints, organizing, or rights enforcement?optional

85. Should the lease prohibit self-help eviction, lockouts, utility shutoffs, or removal of doors/windows without court process?optional

Termination9 questions

86. How much written notice must either party give to terminate the lease early (outside of statutory rights)?optional

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87. Which statutory early termination rights should be included — based on military service, domestic violence, habitability, disability/senior status, job relocation, or other protected grounds?optional

88. Should the lease include statutory protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or abuse — including early termination rights, lock changes, and eviction protections?optional

89. Contractual early termination fee — if tenant terminates early without statutory justification, what is the fee?optional

90. If tenant breaks the lease, what reletting, advertising, mitigation, and rent-until-relet rules apply?optional

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91. What happens if the landlord sells the property, transfers title, or assigns the lease to a new owner?optional

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92. Will the lease be subordinate to any existing or future mortgage, deed of trust, or other financing lien on the property?optional

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93. What happens if a tenant dies, is incarcerated, becomes incapacitated, or all authorized occupants permanently vacate?optional

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113. Include a military/SCRA clause confirming the tenant's rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act?

Holdover1 question

94. What happens if the tenant remains after the lease expires without signing a renewal?

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Move-out & Abandonment4 questions

95. Will there be a pre-move-out inspection and a final move-out inspection, with what notice and cure opportunity?optional

96. What are the tenant's move-out obligations — cleaning standard, trash removal, repairs, utility transfer, key return, and forwarding address?optional

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97. In what condition must the unit be surrendered, and how is ordinary wear and tear defined?optional

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98. What process applies to tenant property left behind after abandonment, surrender, or eviction?optional

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Disclosures14 questions

99. Is there any known mold or history of mold in the rental property?

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100. Is the property in a flood zone or has it experienced flooding that must be disclosed?optional

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101. Is a bedbug notice, history disclosure, or bedbug information sheet required?optional

102. Has a death occurred on the premises that must be disclosed?optional

103. Is the property subject to foreclosure or notice of default that must be disclosed?optional

104. Is there known methamphetamine, drug-lab, or hazardous contamination history requiring disclosure?optional

105. Is a radon disclosure, warning, test result, or mitigation notice required?optional

106. Is a sex-offender registry or database notice required or recommended in the lease?optional

107. Are smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, or related notices required?optional

108. Will the lease include any other state-required, locally-required, or factually applicable disclosures not already covered above?optional

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109. Are there any known environmental, health, or safety conditions at the property that should be disclosed — asbestos, lead pipes, water quality issues, structural defects, code violations, or pending remediation orders?optional

110. Which addenda, disclosure forms, and information sheets will be attached to or delivered with the lease?optional

111. What inspection reports, test results, permits, certificates, remediation documents, or pamphlets will be delivered to the tenant at or before signing?optional

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112. Was any part of the dwelling built before 1978? (Federal lead paint disclosure trigger)

Fair Housing2 questions

114. Include a fair-housing nondiscrimination clause covering federal, state, and local protected classes?optional

115. Has the tenant requested, or should the lease address the process for requesting, a reasonable accommodation or modification under the Fair Housing Act?optional

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Liability & Damage4 questions

116. Should the lease include a tenant-responsibility-for-damage, indemnification, and landlord-liability-limitation clause?optional

117. What happens if the unit or property is damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, casualty, utility failure, or other force — rent abatement, repair timeline, termination, and insurance?optional

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118. What happens if the property or a portion of it is condemned, taken, or acquired by government authority (eminent domain)?optional

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119. What conservative, jurisdiction-appropriate limitations on the landlord's liability should be included?optional

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Dispute Resolution7 questions

120. What addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses are used for landlord notices, tenant notices, rent payments, maintenance requests, and emergency contact?optional

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121. How should disputes be resolved?optional

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122. Should the lease include an attorney-fee clause — and should it apply to all disputes, collection actions, and enforcement proceedings?optional

123. Should the lease include a jury-trial waiver (bench trial only)?optional

124. Where will lawsuits, eviction proceedings, and arbitrations arising from this lease be filed?optional

125. Should the lease include a governing-law clause designating the law of the state where the property is located?optional

126. Should the lease include standard boilerplate: severability, entire agreement, amendment-in-writing, non-waiver, joint-and-several liability, and successors/assigns?optional

Licensing & Compliance3 questions

127. Is a rental license, certificate of occupancy, rental registration, lead-safe certificate, or habitability certificate required in the property's jurisdiction?optional

128. Are there any mandatory landlord registration numbers, tax identification disclosures, business license numbers, or agent-identity disclosures required to appear in the lease?optional

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129. Will this document be signed electronically?optional

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