Free Lease Agreement Generator
Answer eight questions and get a complete residential lease you can print and sign today — with your state’s deposit cap, return deadline, and notice rules written into the text instead of left to chance. The generator runs entirely in this page: nothing you type is uploaded, and the finished document is yours to keep.
📝 Build your lease
Runs entirely in your browser — nothing you type is sent anywhere. Fields left blank become bracketed placeholders you can fill in by hand. This tool provides general information, not legal advice; have an attorney review significant agreements.
Why your state’s rules belong inside the lease
A lease is a contract enforced under state law, and the numbers that decide most disputes — the deposit cap, the return deadline, the entry-notice period — change at every border. A clause that quotes the cap (“one month’s rent” in California, or Texas where the lease itself sets the figure) is far harder to argue with than a bare dollar amount, because both sides can see the rule behind it. That is why the generator starts with the state: pick it first, and every clause that touches money or time is assembled around that state’s actual rules — the same numbers published on our 51 state deposit pages, each with its statute citation.
How the generator works, in three steps
1. Pick your state. The dropdown loads the deposit cap and return deadline into the lease text and shows them above the form, so you can sanity-check the deal before drafting anything. 2. Fill in the deal. Landlord and tenant names, the property address, monthly rent, deposit, term length, and start date — the fields match what a court would look for in a dispute, and anything you skip becomes a bracketed placeholder you can complete by hand. 3. Print and sign. The preview is formatted for plain paper: both parties sign two copies, one for each side. The Print button opens a clean print window, and your browser’s “Save as PDF” option turns it into a digital copy for email.
What the finished lease includes
Ten numbered clauses covering the essentials: the term with month-to-month conversion language, rent and due date, a security-deposit clause that quotes your state’s cap and return deadline, use and occupancy limits, maintenance duties on both sides, utilities, alterations, entry notice, the move-in inspection, and a governing-law clause pinned to the property’s state. It is a solid draft for a straightforward residential tenancy — not a substitute for an attorney on commercial terms, rent-controlled units with local extras, or deals with unusual money involved. For those, print the draft and take it to a lawyer; the structure saves billable hours.
Lease guides that pair with the generator
From the lease to the deposit
The lease is where deposit disputes are prevented; the rest of this site is where they get resolved. Every state security deposit page lists the cap, deadline, interest rule, and statute citation the lease quotes. If money was withheld at move-out anyway, the demand letter template and the move-in/out checklist walk you through the recovery path, and the deposit calculator turns your state’s rules into dates and dollar figures.
Pick your state to start
See all 51 state deposit-rule pages →