| The fact is most states only allow a oral contract | | | | notice." |
| between the tenant and landlord to be legal for a short | | | | A lease agreement is only for a set term, usually 6 |
| period of time, because oral contracts often go to | | | | months or more. The lease agreement allows the |
| court it is necessary to have a written lease or rental | | | | tenant stay on the property as long as he/she pays |
| agreement. The rental or lease agreement is used to | | | | the rent and complies with the terms. A lease |
| specify the length of tenancy, the amount to pay, the | | | | agreement does not automatically renew itself. |
| number of people living on the property, pets, who | | | | If you need a lease or rental agreement usually the |
| pays utilities, whether your allowed to sub lease the | | | | local office supply store is not your best option. These |
| property, when the landlord can access the property, | | | | forms may sometimes be out of date or often use |
| and who is responsible for paying attorney fees if | | | | too much legal jargon to easily understand. The best |
| there is a lawsuit. | | | | place to look is online, and try to find a website with a |
| The difference between a rental agreement and a | | | | money back guarantee or satisfaction guaranteed, |
| lease agreement is a rental agreement is automatically | | | | these places are good about updating a form as soon |
| renewed (usually on a month to month basis) and the | | | | as theirs a complaint or they notice out of date forms. |
| landlord can change the terms with "proper written | | | | |