Self-help templates
Residential Lease Agreement
For renting out or renting a home, apartment or room for a fixed period. Includes an inventory and handover annex.
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How to use it
- When: you rent out (or rent) a home, an apartment or a room for a fixed period, between private persons or a person and a small company.
- Fill in everything in [square brackets]. Delete options you do not use. Add an inventory of the furniture and the state of the home as an annex.
- Form: write it down, sign two originals, and keep a signed copy each. In some countries a lease must be registered or notarised, or has a longer-term formality. See "Check in your country" below.
- Not for: commercial premises, holiday lets, or a home rented together with a job.
What is inside
- Art. 1. The home
- Art. 2. Term
- Art. 3. Rent
- Art. 4. Deposit
- Art. 5. Utilities and costs
- Art. 6. Use of the Home
- Art. 7. Repairs and changes
- Art. 8. Access
- Art. 9. Subletting
- Art. 10. Ending the lease
- Art. 11. Notices
- Art. 12. Governing law and disputes
- Art. 13. Final provisions
- Annex 1: Inventory and condition of the Home
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
What these templates are not
- They are self-help templates, not legal advice, and they do not replace a lawyer.
- Laws differ from country to country, and some rules cannot be changed by contract. Each template ends with a checklist of what to check where you live.
- For a high-value or unusual situation, ask a local lawyer or notary to look at the final text.
TheLawToKnow Tools. Self-help template. Not legal advice. Check the law currently in force. Written with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a lawyer-author.