Lease Renewal Agreement

Lease renewal agreement: renew an existing lease with a new term and rent.

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A lease renewal continues an existing tenancy for a new term. It is the cheapest moment in the landlord calendar: keeping a paying tenant avoids a vacancy, a turnover clean and a new screening cycle.

Who this document is for

  • A landlord and tenant continuing after a lease expires
  • A renewal with a rent change agreed for the new term
  • Anyone replacing an expiring lease without renegotiating everything

When to use something else

Using the wrong document is the most expensive mistake in this category, because the paperwork looks complete while doing the wrong thing. This is not the document for:

What the generated document contains

  • The parties and the property
  • The original lease being renewed
  • The new term start and end dates
  • The rent for the renewal term
  • Confirmation that other lease terms continue
  • Signature block for both parties

State and local requirements

Requirements for this document differ by state, and sometimes by city. Notice periods, deposit limits, permitted fees and required disclosures are all set locally, and a number that is correct in one state can be wrong in the next one.

This page does not state those figures. The questionnaire asks you for the values that apply to your tenancy and prints what you enter, so the document reflects your situation rather than a national average. Start with the state lease pages for the jurisdiction you are renting in.

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What to have ready

You will need answers to these 10 required questions, spread over 4 steps. The questionnaire also has optional questions, and some answers lead to follow-ups. Your answers are kept in this browser for 24 hours, so you can come back and finish (how saving works).

  1. Landlord & tenant
    • Who is the landlord?
    • Who is the tenant?
    • What is the rental property address?
  2. Current lease
    • What is the date of the lease being renewed?
    • When does the current lease end?
    • What is the current monthly rent?
  3. Renewal terms
    • New lease start date?
    • New lease end date?
    • New monthly rent?
  4. State
    • Which state is this document for?

Frequently asked questions

  • A renewal starts a new term. An extension pushes out the end date of the current one. An amendment changes a term while the lease continues. They are different documents because they do different things, and using the wrong one leaves the tenancy documented incorrectly.

  • Yes — renewal is the ordinary moment to change rent, because a new term is being agreed. If the tenancy is continuing rather than renewing, a <a href="/rent-increase-notice">Rent Increase Notice</a> is the right document.

  • Far enough that the tenant can decide and you can re-let if they decline. Many leases set a deadline for notice of renewal — check yours, because missing it can change what happens when the term ends.

  • No. A renewal references the original lease and continues its terms, so only what changes has to be stated. That is also why the original lease should be kept.

  • A month-to-month tenancy is the usual alternative and is a separate document. It trades certainty for flexibility on both sides.

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