i want to provide my new tenant with lease agreement
129014
You can go to an Office Depot--they sell them or look them up on line  "lease agreement AND whatever state you live" and an attorney firm will provide different drafts with fill in's for you.
581007
they might rent to you, but ask a bigger deposit from you
635199
First of all, a verbal agreement is a binding contract. Secondly, why do you feel the need to screw your landlord?? He's losing a month's rent because you didn't have the decency to give notice. It's a sad world when a handshake or a persons word of honor means NOTHING. Be ashamed.
55822
Make sure you can get out of your lease first then present those facts to your current landlord. If they dont give you a break, move.
595247
How about.....typing the necessary letter yourself....driving to your old landlord's office, and have him sign it directly....\n\nIn the alternative, can you prove via receipts or cancelled checks that you paid on time, including electric/phone bills...If so, you should provide a letter demonstrating that on paper you are reliable and shouldn't be penalized because a previous landlord has proven unreliable - in fact - I would push the point that you are proving your reliability by providing everything they need to make a decision.\n\nFurther, landlords can only answer facts...Reference questions that illicit "opinions" from previous landlords are not legal.\n\nLegal question?:  Did he pay rent on time each month?\n\nIllegal question?:  Did you find him uncooperative and rude?\n\nIm very curious what the new landlord is trying to obtain from an old landlord that requires a "review" letter.
386982
The tenant pays you to use your house.  It is his home while he pays your rent.  He can ruin it or improve it.  He can be a good neighbour or a bad one.  It should be a mutually respectful business deal.\nBut yes, get a contract and stick to it!
116991
If not in writing it's going to be tough to fight it. Unless it was specifically addressed in your verbal agreement they have every legal right to ask for additional deposit. Obviously if you've been there for 10 years you must like the place a lot; probably not worth fighting.
654647
Well first off, I wouldn't go telling him to screw himself. I do think that the landlord is being unreasonable, but do you want to argue over the 45 cents? \n\nSecond, if payment for receipts is not outlined in your lease (and it's probably not), then the one tendering the payment (you) should be entitled to a receipt of payment, if it's requested, without further cost. It would be like if a store didn't give you a receipt of purchase.  \n\nAnyway, I suggest reading "Getting to Yes" if you want to learn how to tactfully negotiate situations such as this; that being said, I wouldn't argue over the 45 cents.
370757
Well, I would first say that yes he/she can, but you need to talk to your landlord and explain your situation and see if he/she is willing to work something out. Secondly you need to really review your lease and see what it says about this sort of thing.
373240
All things are negotiable. Here's how I would do it to benefit everyone involved:\n\n1. Create two seperate contracts, one a standard lease agreement and the other an assignable purchase option agreement.\n\n2. In the lease, have the tennant pay for all utilities and have them in his/her name. \n\n3. Create an assiganble purchase option contract, so that the tennant (now called Optionee) can purchase the property within a two year period of a stated price. Now, depending on the rent of the first contract, I would modify the price here. Also, depending on the rent on the first contract, I would modify the non-refunable option fee. You want to keep this contract as an assignable contract in order to allow the tennant to assign it to another person (like his brother) if he is unable to purchase the property because his credit is still bad or whatever. \n\nIt's also important to keep these as two seperate contracts because if the tennant fails to pay, you can simply evict him. In a lease purchase option contract, depending on the terms, you will need to do more than just evict him because the tennant's interest in the property is more than a regualr tenant. Remember, there is a reason why the banks won't finance this guy. Are you willing to take the risk of doing so when the banks won't?\n\nAs Teran stated, stay away from contracts for deed because then you have to jump through hoops to get rid of this person and avoid your lender at the same time.\n\nRegards
97533
I had the same problem when me and my boyfriend got our place and they said they wanted a co-signer. So you may need to just find someone who will co-sign for ya! Good luck!
667847
That depends on state and county. You need a lawyer. Next time don't rent without having a lawyer draft you a lease agreement and getting the tenant to sign it.
369360
Talk to your landlord.
154840
The very "first" thing you will need in court or arbitration or where ever you go with this is ............\n"What Does The Agreement Between The Two Of You Say"?\n\nGet out the “Signed” Tenant/Landlord Agreement (you do have one don’t you?), read it and then you will probably know with a reasonable amount of certainty what a judge would say if it goes to court. \n\nMy advice is usually, take the money and run or pay attorneys and lose even more than you already have.
421723
Find the apartment you like and inquire about their policy for co-signers.  This is if you have a reliable family member or friend who is willing to cosign for you.  Most apartment communities will accept a local cosigner.\n\nRegarding what you have found, do NOT sign a lease until you know all that is involved and have asked others in the area if they are familiar with it. This place could be a dump and all maintenance responsibilites are yours.....
324942
Rider A could be anything, a pet deposit, limit to number of tenants, anything, it is merely a modification of the lease agreement. Don't sign anything with missing pages., And he should not be too busy to get you a compete copy of the lease. He wants your money, he should be responsive like any other enterprise.
469206
First, I'm not an attorney, so this is just a layman's opinion. It seems to me that a rental agreement that was offered to a prospective tenant by someone other than the owner of the property would not be a valid contract.