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California Residential Lease Agreement

Renting out a house, apartment, condo or room in California? Tell AI Lawyer about the property, the tenant and the rent, and it writes a lease that fits California law — not a blank template you have to fill in and hope is right. Your lease spells out who lives there, how long, what they pay and when, what the deposit covers, who handles utilities and repairs, the house rules on pets, smoking and guests, and the notices California requires. Also called a rental agreement, apartment lease, house lease or rental contract.

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Your lease, done in three short steps

1. Describe your rentalThe address, who's moving in, the rent and the deposit — plain questions, no legal jargon. About five minutes.

2. Get a lease written for CaliforniaAI Lawyer drafts the full agreement from your answers. Read it over and change anything before you finish.

3. Download, send or printSave it as a PDF or Word file, email it to your tenant, or print it for signatures.

What goes into your California lease

A California residential lease agreement is the contract between a landlord and a tenant in California: it sets the rent, the term and the rules, and it is what each side points to if something goes wrong. A vague lease is where deposit disputes, surprise fees and early move-outs come from — so the details matter.

Every California lease AI Lawyer writes covers:

The landlord, the tenant and any other occupants
The property, furnishings and appliances included
Lease term, move-in date and renewal
Rent, due date, late fees and how it is paid
Security deposit, deductions and when it is returned
Utilities, pets, smoking, guests, parking and subletting rules
Landlord's responsibilities and the disclosures California requires

Fixed-term or month-to-month, furnished or not, one tenant or several — the questions adapt to your situation, and the lease comes out written for California.

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A California lease you can actually rely on

AI Lawyer writes each document from your answers and California law, so you're not guessing which clauses a generic template left out.

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Every document you'll needLeases, rental applications, notices, addendums and the rest of our library — make as many as you like.

Written for CaliforniaRent rules, deposit limits, notice periods and required disclosures differ by state. Your lease is drafted for California.

Yours to keepDownload as PDF or Word, email it to your tenant, or print it. Come back and edit it whenever the terms change.

Change it by chatNeed a pet clause or a different due date? Tell AI Lawyer what to change and it redrafts the lease — no retyping.