Lease Agreement Templates by State
BuildMyLease tailors every lease to the state's statutes — deposit caps, required disclosures, late-fee rules, and termination notices. Pick your state below to start.
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Arizona
1.5× deposit cap, 14-business-day return with double-damages exposure, mandatory move-in checklist, 2-day entry notice, bed-bug disclosure for multi-family, and rent-control preemption.
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California
AB 1482 rent cap, bed-bug and Megan's Law disclosures, and the 21-day deposit-return timeline.
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Colorado
2-month deposit cap (HB23-1099), 7-day rent grace + $50/5% late-fee cap, mandatory radon disclosure, 24h/72h habitability tier, and HB23-1095 illegal-lease-provisions enumeration.
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Florida
Radon and flood-history disclosures plus 12-hour entry notice handled automatically.
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Georgia
No statutory deposit cap, but the 10-unit escrow rule, 3-business-day itemization, 30-day return, asymmetric 60-day landlord / 30-day tenant MTM notice, and flood-disclosure language are all built in.
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Illinois
Mandatory FEMA flood disclosure, 5+ unit 30/45-day deposit return, Chicago RLTO summary attachment, and Cook County 1.5× deposit cap.
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Massachusetts
One-month deposit cap, 30-day late-fee grace, statement-of-condition language baked in.
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Michigan
1.5× security-deposit cap, mandatory inventory checklist, 30-day return with full-forfeiture exposure, Truth-in-Renting Act verbatim notice, and 2025 source-of-income protection.
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Minnesota
Mandatory deposit interest, 21-day return (5 days for condemned buildings), 8% statutory late-fee cap, 24-hour entry notice with 8am–8pm window, rent escrow remedy, and St. Paul rent-stabilization carveout.
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New Jersey
1.5-month deposit cap, mandatory deposit interest, 30-day return with double damages, Anti-Eviction Act good-cause framework, and Truth in Renting for 3+ unit buildings.
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New York
One-month deposit cap, 14-day itemized return, tiered 30/60/90-day notice for rent increases of 5% or more, and the mandatory sprinkler disclosure.
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North Carolina
Tiered deposit cap (2 weeks / 1.5 months / 2 months), trust-account requirement, greater-of-$15-or-5% late-fee formula, and the 30/60-day deposit-return timeline.
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Ohio
Sliding 5% deposit-interest rule on excess over $50 / one month, 30-day return with double-damages exposure, 30-day periodic-tenancy floor, and statutory flag-display protection.
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Pennsylvania
Sliding deposit cap (2× year one, 1× year two), 30-day return with double-damages exposure, and 15-day notice for periodic tenancies.
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Tennessee
URLTA county branching (Nashville/Memphis/Knoxville/Chattanooga/Murfreesboro), 5-day rent grace + 10% statutory late-fee cap, mandatory fire/casualty insurance disclaimer, and 14-day cure for noncompliance.
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Texas
No statutory deposit cap, 30-day return on forwarding address, tiered 12%/10% late-fee caps, flood + smoke-alarm + rekey + owner-disclosure language built in.
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Virginia
2-month deposit cap, 45-day itemized return, 10% statutory late-fee cap, 72-hour entry notice, and mandatory mold + military-zone + defective-drywall + meth-lab disclosures.
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Washington
2025 statewide rent cap (lesser of 7%+CPI or 10%), 5-day rent grace, deposit trust-account requirement, 30-day itemized return, and 90-day rent-increase notice.