Sublease Agreement

Who this document is for

• A tenant leaving temporarily who needs the rent covered
• A tenant renting out a spare room under their own lease
• A student subletting over a summer

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:

• Ending your lease and handing it to someone else — that is an assignment
• A landlord renting directly to a tenant — use a Residential Lease
• Sharing with a co-tenant on the same lease — use a Roommate Agreement

What the generated document contains

• Sublessor and sublessee, with contact details
• The property and which part is being sublet
• The master lease being sublet under, by date
• Sublease start and end dates, and rent
• Whether landlord consent has been given
• 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.

How it works

1. Answer the guided questions — most take a few minutes
2. Review the readiness check, which flags contradictions before you pay
3. Preview the finished document free
4. Pay once and download the PDF and Word file. No subscription.