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Lease agreement by state

Lease agreement templates for every state

Pick your state for a lease with that state's required disclosures built in — free, e-sign ready.

AlabamaOne month’s rent · 60 daysAlaskaTwo months’ rent · 14–30 daysArizona1.5 months’ rent · 14 business daysArkansasTwo months’ rent · 60 daysCaliforniaOne month’s rent · 21 daysColoradoTwo months’ rent · 30–60 daysConnecticutTwo months’ rent · 21 daysDelawareOne month’s rent · 20 daysDistrict of ColumbiaOne month’s rent · 45 daysFloridaNo limit · 15–30 daysGeorgiaNo limit · One monthHawaiiOne month’s rent · 14 daysIdahoNo limit · 21–30 daysIllinoisNo limit · 30–45 daysIndianaNo limit · 45 daysIowaTwo months’ rent · 30 daysKansasOne month’s rent · 30 daysKentuckyNo limit · 30–60 daysLouisianaNo limit · One monthMaineTwo months’ rent · 21–30 daysMarylandOne month’s rent · 45 daysMassachusettsOne month’s rent · 30 daysMichigan1.5 months’ rent · 30 daysMinnesotaNo limit · 21 daysMississippiNo limit · 45 daysMissouriTwo months’ rent · 30 daysMontanaNo limit · 10–30 daysNebraskaOne month’s rent · 14 daysNevadaThree months’ rent · 30 daysNew HampshireOne month or $100 · 30 daysNew Jersey1.5 months’ rent · 30 daysNew MexicoOne month’s rent · 30 daysNew YorkOne month’s rent · 14 daysNorth Carolina1.5–2 months’ rent · 30 daysNorth DakotaOne month’s rent · 30 daysOhioNo limit · 30 daysOklahomaNo limit · 45 daysOregonNo limit · 31 daysPennsylvaniaTwo months’ (first year) · 30 daysRhode IslandOne month’s rent · 20 daysSouth CarolinaNo limit · 30 daysSouth DakotaOne month’s rent · 14–45 daysTennesseeNo limit · 30 daysTexasNo limit · 30 daysUtahNo limit · 30 daysVermontNo limit · 14 daysVirginiaTwo months’ rent · 45 daysWashingtonNo limit · 30 daysWest VirginiaNo limit · 45–60 daysWisconsinNo limit · 21 daysWyomingNo limit · 30 days

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Free landlord forms and templates

These free templates cover the documents a landlord needs across a tenancy, from the rental application to the security deposit return letter. Each one is a form you fill in on the page and then save as a PDF or print — no account needed.

They are grouped below by stage: signing a tenant, giving notice, and handling move-in, repairs and move-out. Several pages also explain the rules behind the document, such as what a lease has to disclose or what counts as an emergency repair.

Landlord-tenant law is set state by state — notice periods, deposit rules and required disclosures all differ — so check your state's rules before you use a template, and speak to a local attorney about anything contentious, such as an eviction.

Leases and applications

Lease Agreement

A residential lease with the clauses most leases need — rent and due date, deposit, term, utilities, maintenance, pets and occupancy. Fill it in and save the completed lease as a PDF. The page also covers required disclosures, clauses that are unenforceable in most states, and signing electronically.

Rental Application

An application form that collects the details you need from a prospective tenant in one place. Fill it in and save it as a PDF. The page covers what an application should include, how to review applications fairly, and whether you can charge an application fee.

Tenant Reference

A reference questionnaire for checking an applicant with a previous or current landlord or a personal reference. Asking every reference the same questions makes the answers easier to compare and keeps your screening consistent from one applicant to the next.

Notices

Rent Increase Notice

A written notice of a rent change, with the landlord and tenant details and the current and new rent. Check how much notice your state requires before the new rent can start, and deliver the notice the way your lease specifies.

Eviction Notice

Pay-or-quit and cure-or-quit notice templates: choose the notice type, identify the parties and fill in the details. Eviction rules vary a great deal by state and city, so treat it as a starting point and confirm the notice period and delivery method locally before you serve it.

Move-in, repairs and move-out

Move In Checklist

A room-by-room checklist for recording a property's condition at move-in and again at move-out. A dated record of the starting condition is the simplest way to separate normal wear and tear from damage when you work out deposit deductions at the end of a tenancy.

Maintenance Request

A standard form for tenants to report a repair: who is asking, where the problem is, what is wrong and the best time to enter. Landlords get the same information for every request, and the page explains what counts as an emergency repair.

Security Deposit Return

A letter that itemizes each deduction from a tenant's security deposit, gives the reason for it and shows the amount being returned. Send it to the tenant's forwarding address within your state's return deadline — the security deposit limits tool shows that deadline for every state.

More

Landlord Notice of Entry Template

Free notice of entry for landlords: how much notice each state requires before entering a rental, when no notice is needed, and what the notice must say.

Landlord Reference Letter Template (Free Sample + How to Write One)

Free landlord reference letter template. Fill in the form and your letter writes itself. Includes 3 sample letters and how to ask your landlord for one.