Residential Lease Agreement
A fixed-term residential rental contract built around the property’s state rules.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
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LeaseGen.io builds leases, notices, checklists, and last-mile papers around the deposit clocks, entry rules, and disclosures that actually apply in the property’s state. Free to download. Not a law firm.
A fixed-term residential rental contract built around the property’s state rules.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A periodic tenancy that continues until either party gives proper notice.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
An agreement for a tenant to rent all or part of the premises to a subtenant.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A private agreement among occupants who share a rental. It does not replace the master lease.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A short writing that changes named terms of an existing residential lease.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A condition inventory completed at move-in. It is not a lease.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A written pay-or-quit, cure-or-quit, or termination notice. It is not a court summons and does not authorize a lockout.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
An add-on to an existing lease that names the animals, pet deposit or rent, and care rules. Assistance animals are not pets.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A written accounting of deposit deductions and any refund due after move-out.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
Written notice that the landlord intends to enter at a stated time for a lawful purpose.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
A written offer to renew an existing residential lease for a new term and rent.
View filled sample. California, with every optional field completed.
Deposit caps, return clocks, rent-demand deadlines, and whether a pet deposit usually counts toward the cap. Each generator page also folds in that state’s entry, disclosure, and habitability rules. Confirm current statutes before anyone signs.
| State | Deposit cap | Return | Pay-or-quit | Pet deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No statutory cap | 60 days | 7 days | No statewide cap |
| Alaska | 2× rent | 14 days | 7 days | Counts toward cap |
| Arizona | 1.5× rent | 14 days | 5 days | Counts toward cap |
| Arkansas | 2× rent | 60 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| California | 1× rent | 21 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| Colorado | 2× rent | 30 days | 10 days | Counts toward cap |
| Connecticut | 2× rent | 21 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| Delaware | 1× rent | 20 days | 5 days | Counts toward cap |
| Florida | No statutory cap | 15 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Georgia | 2× rent | 30 days | Varies | Counts toward cap |
| Hawaii | 1× rent | 14 days | 5 days | Counts toward cap |
| Idaho | No statutory cap | 21 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Illinois | No statutory cap | 45 days | 5 days | No statewide cap |
| Indiana | No statutory cap | 45 days | 10 days | No statewide cap |
| Iowa | 2× rent | 30 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| Kansas | 1× rent | 30 days | 10 days | Counts toward cap |
| Kentucky | No statutory cap | 30 days | 7 days | No statewide cap |
| Louisiana | No statutory cap | 30 days | 5 days | No statewide cap |
| Maine | 2× rent | 30 days | 7 days | Counts toward cap |
| Maryland | 1× rent | 45 days | Varies | Counts toward cap |
| Massachusetts | 1× rent | 30 days | 14 days | Counts toward cap |
| Michigan | 1.5× rent | 30 days | 7 days | Counts toward cap |
| Minnesota | No statutory cap | 21 days | 14 days | No statewide cap |
| Mississippi | No statutory cap | 45 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Missouri | 2× rent | 30 days | Varies | Counts toward cap |
| Montana | No statutory cap | 30 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Nebraska | 1× rent | 14 days | 7 days | May be extra |
| Nevada | 3× rent | 30 days | 7 days | Counts toward cap |
| New Hampshire | 1× rent | 30 days | 7 days | Counts toward cap |
| New Jersey | 1.5× rent | 30 days | Varies | Counts toward cap |
| New Mexico | 1× rent | 30 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| New York | 1× rent | 14 days | 14 days | Counts toward cap |
| North Carolina | 2× rent | 30 days | 10 days | Counts toward cap |
| North Dakota | 1× rent | 30 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| Ohio | No statutory cap | 30 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Oklahoma | No statutory cap | 45 days | 5 days | No statewide cap |
| Oregon | No statutory cap | 31 days | 10 days | No statewide cap |
| Pennsylvania | 2× rent | 30 days | 10 days | Counts toward cap |
| Rhode Island | 1× rent | 20 days | 5 days | Counts toward cap |
| South Carolina | No statutory cap | 30 days | 5 days | No statewide cap |
| South Dakota | 1× rent | 14 days | 3 days | Counts toward cap |
| Tennessee | No statutory cap | 30 days | 14 days | No statewide cap |
| Texas | No statutory cap | 30 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Utah | No statutory cap | 30 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |
| Vermont | No statutory cap | 14 days | 14 days | No statewide cap |
| Virginia | 2× rent | 45 days | 5 days | Counts toward cap |
| Washington | No statutory cap | 30 days | 14 days | No statewide cap |
| West Virginia | No statutory cap | 60 days | Varies | No statewide cap |
| Wisconsin | No statutory cap | 21 days | 5 days | No statewide cap |
| Wyoming | No statutory cap | 30 days | 3 days | No statewide cap |