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Landlord Tenant Formsproperty Rental Agreementus

Use a Landlord Tenant FormsProperty Rental AgreementUS template to make your document workflow more streamlined.

What this rental agreement is

Landlord Tenant Formsproperty Rental Agreementus is a written record of the residential rental relationship between a landlord and tenant. It identifies the property, rent, deposit, lease term, payment date, maintenance responsibilities, occupancy rules, notices, and signatures. A landlord prepares the agreement, the tenant reviews the terms, and both parties sign the same final version. With signNow, the parties can upload the document, add fields, send it electronically, complete signatures, and preserve the finished agreement with an audit trail. State landlord-tenant law determines required clauses and notices.

Who uses this rental agreement

Landlords and managers

Property managers and landlords use the agreement to document rent, deposits, maintenance duties, notices, occupancy limits, and lease terms for residential rentals.

Tenants and residents

Tenants review the same terms before signing, preserving a shared record of obligations, payment terms, property rules, and agreed move-in conditions.

How the rental agreement works

The workflow converts a prepared rental agreement into a trackable signing package with defined parties, lease terms, and completion evidence.

  • Upload document: Upload the rental agreement and review its existing lease fields.
  • Place fields: Add rent, dates, deposit, initials, and signature fields.
  • Send for signing: Send the agreement to landlord and tenant in signing order.
  • Archive record: Store the completed agreement with its audit trail.

Recommended rental agreement setup

Use identifiable signers, a complete audit trail, controlled access, and a retention policy aligned with the property’s state law.

SettingRecommendation
Authentication methodEmail verification with SMS OTP
Signature typeElectronic signature with signer intent
Audit trailCapture timestamps, IP addresses, and actions
Document retentionRetain according to state lease-record rules
Encryption and provisioningAES-256 storage with role-based user access
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Features for rental agreements

signNow features address the practical work of preparing, routing, signing, and storing a landlord-tenant agreement.

Field placement

Upload a prepared rental agreement, identify its existing fields, and add signNow fields for rent, dates, initials, signatures, and required acknowledgments before sending it to the parties.

Recipient roles

Assign landlord and tenant roles so each party receives the correct fields and signs in the intended order. This separates review, initials, and execution responsibilities within one rental agreement.

Reusable templates

Use a reusable template for recurring property agreements while updating property address, rent, deposit, dates, and party information for each tenancy before sending.

Audit trail

Capture the signing event with timestamps, IP information, signer actions, and document history. Keep the audit trail with the completed rental agreement for later reference.

Mobile signing

Let landlords and tenants complete the agreement from a desktop or signNow mobile app, including workflows for leasing activity away from the office.

System connections

Connect completed rental agreements with systems such as Google Drive, Box, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, or property-related workflows to reduce duplicate record entry and improve retrieval.

Users who manage rental agreements

  • Property managers use reusable rental agreement templates, recipient roles, and audit trails to coordinate leases across multiple units while keeping each tenant’s completed document associated with the correct property record. They can send agreements from a desktop or mobile device during leasing operations. Service teams still verify state-required disclosures separately from the signing workflow.
  • Independent landlords use signNow to send a prepared agreement to a tenant, collect initials and signatures, and retain a completion record without arranging simultaneous meetings. The platform organizes the signing event, while the landlord remains responsible for accurate rent, deposit, notice, and maintenance terms under applicable state law.

Connect rental agreements to business systems

Connected systems can route rental agreements, synchronize property records, and preserve completed documents without rekeying lease information.

Salesforce
Procore
Zapier
Microsoft Teams
Hub spot
Box
Microsoft

Mobile options for rental agreements

Landlords and tenants can use signNow mobile apps on iOS and Android to review rental agreements, complete fields, and sign away from a desktop. Camera capture can digitize paper lease pages before field placement.

  • Mobile apps iOS and Android apps
  • Offline mode Offline signing available
  • Camera capture Camera-based document capture

Mobile signing helps property managers collect signatures during move-in or property tours. For regulated or enterprise deployments, administrators should manage devices, confirm identity controls, configure SSO or API access where available, and preserve completed agreements with their audit trails.

Security for rental agreements

PKI support:

Public-key infrastructure for certificates

X.509 certificates:

X.509 certificate-based identity evidence

Two-factor authentication:

Two-factor authentication for signers

SMS OTP:

SMS OTP for added verification

ID verification:

Identity verification options for signers

Signing evidence:

Audit evidence supports attribution

State rules and document limits

State requirement

Notarization

Excluded document

Wills

Excluded document

Family law

Notarization required

Real-estate deeds

Federal exclusion

Primary-residence eviction notice

Rental agreement recordkeeping practices

A signed lease is strongest as a record when the final document, audit evidence, amendments, notices, and retention decision remain connected.

Keep lease records with supporting evidence

Keep the signed rental agreement, completed audit trail, property-condition record, notices, and amendments together. Apply the state’s landlord-tenant retention requirements and preserve records longer when a dispute, investigation, tax matter, or litigation hold requires it.

Preserve the complete signing history

Export signNow’s audit trail with the final agreement rather than storing only a signature page. The event history can help show signer attribution, timestamps, IP information, and actions associated with the completed rental agreement.

Restrict access to tenant information

Use access restrictions for tenant personal information, payment details, identification data, and property records. Limit administrative permissions to personnel who manage the tenancy, and review access when a property manager or employee leaves.

Confirm the applicable retention rule

Do not apply a federal retention period automatically to every residential lease. State law, local requirements, tax records, and the specific tenancy determine the applicable schedule; obtain legal advice when the agreement is disputed or unusual.

Rental agreement troubleshooting

Resolve field, identity, plan, evidence, and enforceability questions before sending a rental agreement to the landlord or tenant.

Upload the agreement again as a readable PDF, then confirm that signNow’s field placement matches rent, deposit, dates, initials, and signature locations. The Business plan includes templates and audit trails; it does not correct inaccurate lease language or state-law omissions.

The signer can review and sign through the email invitation or signing link without changing the underlying rental terms. If consumer-facing electronic records are involved, provide the ESIGN Act disclosure and access required by 15 U.S.C. §7001(c).

Use signNow’s SMS one-time passcode or stronger authentication when identity assurance matters. Authentication helps attribute the signature, while state landlord-tenant law still controls required notices, disclosures, and lease provisions.

The Business plan is listed at $8 per user per month with annual billing and includes legally binding eSignatures, templates, and audit trails. It includes 100 signature invites per user annually; overage fees may apply.

signNow records signing events, timestamps, IP information, and document history in an audit trail. Export that evidence with the completed agreement and retain it according to applicable state landlord-tenant and records policies.

Electronic signatures generally receive legal recognition under the federal ESIGN Act and UETA-based state law, but exceptions include wills, family-law decrees, and certain court filings. A residential rental agreement remains subject to state-specific execution and notice rules.

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