BuildMyLease — Rental Documents for Small Landlords

BuildMyLease — state-scoped rental document generation for small landlords.

§ IVTestimony

What landlords are saying

Real landlords. Real markets. One $29 charge each.

I had a tenant moving in on Friday and no lease. BuildMyLease had me done in ten minutes.
Marcia R. Single-family rental, Cambridge, MA
Way cheaper than my old landlord-tenant lawyer for the standard stuff. I still call him for the weird stuff.
Derek J. Three-unit owner, Worcester, MA
Honestly just wanted a PDF that didn't look like I typed it in Word 2007. Job done.
Amira S. Condo owner, Lowell, MA
It flagged the radon disclosure I would've forgotten. Twenty-nine bucks just paid for itself.
Hugo M. Townhouse rental, Tampa, FL
I'm in a non-AB-1482 building and it asked me — clearly — instead of just guessing. Felt like the only template that knew what it didn't know.
Priya N. Duplex owner, Oakland, CA
The sprinkler-system disclosure block alone is reason enough to use this. Free templates don't include it.
Tomás R. Single-family, Buffalo, NY
I do this twice a year now. Same site, same flow, different state for one of the units. No drama.
Wendy K. Four-plex owner, Austin, TX
I'd been using a free PDF that turned out to be from 2014. The North Carolina trust-account language wasn't even there.
Brandon L. Single-family, Charlotte, NC
Three-business-day itemization on the deposit return — I had no idea Georgia was that strict. Glad it told me.
Dana O. Condo rental, Atlanta, GA
My triple-decker is in the city; the Pittsburgh overlay just appeared in the lease without me toggling anything weird.
Vince P. Triple-decker, Pittsburgh, PA
Outside Cook County so the RLTO clauses correctly stayed out of my lease. The earlier free template I tried bolted them on by default.
Sasha B. Two-flat, Springfield, IL
It actually caught that the Michigan deposit cap is one-and-a-half months, not two. I would've over-charged the tenant.
Rosa C. Single-family, Lansing, MI

Create a lease by state

Every BuildMyLease document is tailored to the state's statutes — deposit caps, disclosures, late-fee rules, and notice periods. Pick your state to start.

Browse every state and document type

Compare security deposit laws in all 20 states

Free tool: generate a security deposit return letter

§ VII Start here

A field manual for your first rental — every step before keys move, in order.

  1. § I

    Prepare the unit

    Habitability, insurance, local registration.
  2. § II

    Learn state rules

    Deposits, disclosures, notices, late fees.
  3. § IV

    Screen tenants

    Income, references, fair-housing posture.
  4. § V

    Sign a state-specific lease

    Required disclosures, deposit handling, utilities.
  5. § VII

    Document move-in

    Photos, condition statement, meter readings.

Read the full guide →

§ VIII Recent reading

What landlords are reading

State-by-state explainers from BuildMyLease editorial.