Leases and Rental Agreements
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Negotiating and Signing a Lease
How much security deposit can a landlord charge? What can it be used for?
Landlords typically want all adults who will live in the rental unit to sign the lease or rental agreement.
Your lease or rental agreement is probably loaded with clauses written to maximize the landlord’s rights and minimize yours.
This section discusses some common issues you may be able to negotiate—pets, guests, home businesses, and roommates.
There’s a way to nail down an oral understanding that lawyers use all the time. It’s called a “letter of understanding.”
Changing Or Breaking Your Lease
Landlords must take reasonable steps to rerent the place if you break a lease(you won't always be on the hook for rent for the remainder of the lease term).
How the landlord may (or may not) make changes during your month-to-month tenancy or lease
Your state law may give victims of domestic violence the right to move out early.
A month-to-month tenancy renews (sometimes termed “rolls over”) every 30 days.
Find your state rule on how much notice the landlord must give you to terminate your month-to-month tenancy, and how much notice you must give the landlord to move out.
Key Terms in Leases and Rental Agreements
Key terms you can expect to see in a lease or rental agreement.
The key differences between leases and rental agreements
Find out what disclosures you can expect to see in your lease or rental agreement or in another written communication from your landlord.
Find out what disclosures you can expect to see in your lease or rental agreement or in another written communication from your landlord.
Tenants have many rights, primarily under state law, including the rights to privacy, a livable home, the proper use of your security deposit, and nondiscriminatory treatment from your landlord.
Landlords can help foreclosed-upon families by accepting tenants with pets -- it's good for business if you follow some simple steps to protect yourself.
A pet agreement can reduce a landlord's risks in a pet-friendly building. Here's what to include in the agreement.
Questions on Leases and Rental Agreements
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