Residential Lease Agreement
A lease for a home or apartment, fixed term or month to month. The tenant signs first, then the landlord.
For the United States, Canada and Australia.
The PDF is free to download. Centilio Sign is free to start.
What it covers
The template has 12 parts.
- The home
- Term
- Rent
- Security deposit
- Utilities and services
- Use of the Home
- Repairs
- Entry
- Moving out
- Breach
- Governing law
- Whole agreement
What you will be asked
Have these details ready. The template needs them before anyone signs.
- What is the full address of the home, with the unit number?
- Who else will live in the home? Say nobody if it is only the tenant.Optional
- On what date does the tenancy start?
- Is it month to month, or a fixed term? If fixed, until what date?
- How much is the rent each month?
- How will the tenant pay the rent?
- Is there a late fee if the rent is late? Say none if there is not.
- How much is the security deposit? Say none if there is no deposit.
- Which utilities and services does the tenant pay for?
Who signs
Everyone the template names, and what each one does.
- TenantSigns
- LandlordSignsSends it
Where it fits
For a home someone lives in. In Ontario use the province's Standard Form of Lease, which is mandatory for most tenancies, in Quebec the mandatory lease form, and in British Columbia a tenancy agreement with the standard terms. Not for England, where new tenancies follow the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Use the commercial lease for a shop or office and the rent agreement for India.
Before you rely on it
Original Centilio wording, plain and fair to both sides, not legal advice. Landlord and tenant law is local: notice periods, deposit limits, late fees and required disclosures differ by state, province and country, and Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia require their own lease forms or terms. Have a lawyer where the home is read it and add any local disclosure before you approve it.
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