How to Write a Lease Agreement for a House
If you want to rent your home, you'll need to learn how to write a lease agreement for a house and they can differ substantially depending on the type of property the lease refers to. Make sure you require a lease agreement, though, if you plan to rent any of your property.
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Instructions
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Look up samples of lease agreements on the Internet or dig up old copies of lease agreements you may have signed to help you create a lease for your own property.
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Specify the major terms of the lease, such as the amount of rent the tenant must pay, when the rent is due and the length of the lease itself.
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Include what your renter is not allowed to do. If you are opposed to your renter subletting your home, changing the locks or having pets, it must go into the lease to be binding.
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Notify the renter within the lease how maintenance work will be handled and what maintenance, if any, the renter is responsible for. Include a number for the renter to call in the event of a maintenance emergency.
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Discuss eviction in depth within the lease. The renter must know under what grounds he can be evicted other than nonpayment, when eviction proceedings will begin after nonpayment and how many warnings will be given. Be careful not to leave loopholes.
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Require each adult that will be living on the property as a renter to sign the lease agreement and initial each page.
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