Free California lease agreement, built for your tenant and address

Answer a few questions and get a California residential lease with your tenant, your address, and the disclosures California law calls for written in. We wrote it to the statute; a California attorney has not reviewed it yet, so read it before you rely on it. When it reads right, send it to your tenant to sign online. Building it is free, with no credit card and no account to start.

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The template is current through the 2025-2026 session of the California Legislature, drafted to the law in force on January 1, 2026, and verified against the statute text on the Legislature's own site. Last reviewed September 6, 2026.

What is built into the California lease

Every statewide notice California scripts, printed exactly as the statute writes it at the required type size, including the Tenant Protection Act notice
The Civil Code § 1962 owner, manager, and payee disclosure
The one-month security deposit cap, enforced at the source, with the photograph and documentation rules for returning it
A schedule of every fee that may be charged, with the fees California now prohibits marked 'None'

How it works

Answer a few questions. Property address, tenant names, rent, dates, deposit, and the handful of choices the lease actually turns on. About five minutes, one topic at a time.
Watch the lease fill in. The real California document fills in as you go, so you can read every clause before anyone signs.
Send it for signing. Your tenant signs online, from any phone. Sending it sets up your PropManager account, free for your first 2 weeks with no card.

Already have a lease and just need to renew it? Drop in the old one. We update the rent and dates and send it to your tenant to sign, free.

California rules the lease leans on

Common questions

Is the California lease really free?

Building it is free, with no account and no credit card. To send it to your tenant for e-signature you create a PropManager account, which is free for your first 2 weeks with no card.

Is it reviewed by a California attorney?

No. PropManager Editorial wrote it, and the template is current through the 2025-2026 session of the California Legislature, drafted to the law in force on January 1, 2026, and verified against the statute text on the Legislature's own site. It is an informational starting point, not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for a licensed California attorney reviewing your situation.

Can I edit the lease?

You set the terms by answering the questions: rent, dates, deposit, and the handful of choices the lease turns on. The document fills in as you go, so you can read every clause before you send it. The wizard is not a free-form editor.

Does it work outside California?

No. This template is California-specific. Other states have their own templates, linked below. For a state we have not written yet, the wizard gives you our general-use lease and says so plainly.

What if my state is not covered yet?

You can still build and send a lease: the wizard gives you our general-use lease and tells you so plainly. Leave your email and we tell you when your state's own lease is ready. Covered states are listed at the bottom of this page.

Free lease templates for other states

Not on the list? Start the wizard anyway. It tells you straight away whether your state is covered, and takes your email if it is not.