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Free State-by-State Sample Lease Agreements
Alabama
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Alaska
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum if rent is $2,000 or less
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Arizona
- Number of required disclosures: 10
- Security deposit limit: 1.5 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No more than $5 per day starting 6 days after rent is due
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Arkansas
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: $30 per month or 20% of the monthly rent amount, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
California
- Number of required disclosures: 21
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum for unfurnished units; 2 months’ maximum if the landlord owns two or fewer properties with a collective total of 4 units
- Statewide rent control: Yes
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: Must be “reasonable.” Specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Colorado
- Number of required disclosures: 7
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 7 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: $50 or 5% of the overdue rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Connecticut
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum if the tenant is younger than 62; 1 month’s rent if older than 62
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 9 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: $5 a day (capped at $50 monthly) or 5% of the total rent due, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: Must give “reasonable notice;” no notice necessary during emergencies, if the court permits it, or if the tenant appears to have abandoned the unit
Delaware
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum for leases of 12 months or longer, no limit for month-to-month rentals
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: No more than 5% of the total monthly rent
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Florida
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: $20 or $20% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Georgia
- Number of required disclosures: 6
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Hawaii
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: 8% of the monthly rent
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Idaho
- Number of required disclosures: 1
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Illinois
- Number of required disclosures: 8
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum; some jurisdictions, like Cook County, impose limits
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after the rent due date
- Late fee limit: $20 or 20% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater; some jurisdictions impose different limits
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Indiana
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Iowa
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: For monthly rent of $700 or less, landlords can charge late fees of $12 per day; for rent greater than $700, landlords can charge $20 per day
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Kansas
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum for unfurnished units; 1.5 months’ for furnished units
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: $20 or 20% of the overdue rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: Must provide “reasonable notice” for “reasonable times;” no notice necessary during emergencies
Kentucky
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Louisiana
- Number of required disclosures: 1
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Maine
- Number of required disclosures: 9
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 15 days after the rent due date
- Late fee limit: 4% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Maryland
- Number of required disclosures: 6
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No, but allowed on a local level (Counties: Montgomery, Prince George, Takoma Park, etc.)
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: 5% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Massachusetts
- Number of required disclosures: 6
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 30 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Michigan
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: 1.5 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Minnesota
- Number of required disclosures: 7
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No, but allowed on a local level (Cities: St. Paul, Minneapolis)
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: 8% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours, must occur between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm; no notice necessary during emergencies
Mississippi
- Number of required disclosures: 1
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Missouri
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: $20 or 20% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Montana
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Nebraska
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Nevada
- Number of required disclosures: 7
- Security deposit limit: 3 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 3 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: 5% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
New Hampshire
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: $100 or 1 month’s rent, whichever is greater
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: No notice period specified; the landlord must obtain tenant consent to access the property; no notice necessary during emergencies
New Jersey
- Number of required disclosures: 5
- Security deposit limit: 1.5 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No, but allowed on a local level (Counties: Essex, Hudson, Bergen, etc.)
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after the rent due date
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: No notice period specified; the landlord must obtain tenant consent to access the property; no notice necessary during emergencies
New Mexico
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: 10% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
New York
- Number of required disclosures: 7
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No, but allowed on a local level (Counties: New York, Nassau, Westchester, etc.)
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: $50 or 5% of the monthly rent, whichever is less
- Required notice for entry: No notice period specified; local guidelines may differ; no notice necessary during emergencies
North Carolina
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum when a lease exceeds 2 months; 1.5 months’ rent for month-to-month leases
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: $15 or 5% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
North Dakota
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum, 2 months’ rent for lessees with felony convictions or previous lease agreement violations resulting in a judgment
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: No notice period specified, but the landlord must notify the tenant before attempting to enter and must do so during reasonable times of the day; no notice necessary during emergencies
Ohio
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Oklahoma
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Oregon
- Number of required disclosures: 9
- Security deposit limit: No statewide maximum specified; Portland limits security deposits to 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: Yes
- Late rent grace period: 4 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: 5% of the monthly rent or a flat fee reasonably related to the landlord’s actual costs
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Pennsylvania
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum for all new leases; 1 month’s rent for renewals
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Rhode Island
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 15 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
South Carolina
- Number of required disclosures: 3
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
South Dakota
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Tennessee
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after the rent due date
- Late fee limit: 10% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Texas
- Number of required disclosures: 7
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: 2 days after rent is due
- Late fee limit: 12% of the overdue rent for properties with fewer than four dwelling units; 10% of the overdue rent for properties with more than five dwelling units
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Utah
- Number of required disclosures: 4
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: $75 or 10% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
Vermont
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: No specified statewide maximum; 1 month’s rent maximum in Burlington and Barre
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No flat-rate charges; late fees must compensate for the landlord’s actual costs incurred because of the tenant’s late payment
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; entry must occur between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm; no notice necessary during emergencies
Virginia
- Number of required disclosures: 13
- Security deposit limit: 2 months’ rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required for tenants with written leases; 5 days after rent is due if landlords don’t supply tenants with a written lease agreement
- Late fee limit: 10% of the overdue rent
- Required notice for entry: 24 hours for tenant-requested maintenance; 72 hours for maintenance that the tenant hasn’t requested; no notice necessary during emergencies
Washington
- Number of required disclosures: 9
- Security deposit limit: No specified statewide maximum; 1 month’s rent maximum in Seattle and Tacoma
- Statewide rent control: Yes
- Late rent grace period: 5 days after the rent due date
- Late fee limit: $20 or 20% of the monthly rent, whichever is greater
- Required notice for entry: 48 hours; no notice necessary during emergencies
West Virginia
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
Wisconsin
- Number of required disclosures: 8
- Security deposit limit: 1 month’s rent maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: 12 hours; entry may only occur during “reasonable times;” no notice necessary during emergencies
Wyoming
- Number of required disclosures: 2
- Security deposit limit: No specified maximum
- Statewide rent control: No
- Late rent grace period: None required
- Late fee limit: No limit; specify terms in the lease
- Required notice for entry: Not specified; no notice necessary during emergencies
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