Free Iowa lease agreement, built for your tenant and address

Answer a few questions and get an Iowa residential lease with your tenant, your address, and the disclosures Iowa law calls for written in. We wrote it to the statute; an Iowa 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.

Build my Iowa leaseAbout 5 minutes. Free.

The template is current through the 2026 session of the 91st General Assembly and verified against the Iowa Code text on the legislature's own site. Last reviewed September 2, 2026.

What is built into the Iowa lease

The manager-and-owner disclosure, the utility-rates explanation, and the environmental (CERCLIS) disclosure
The two-month deposit cap, enforced at the source, with the 30-day return mechanics
Late charges that read themselves down to Iowa's statutory tiers
The 24-hour entry rule and the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm duties
Drafted around Iowa's prohibited-provisions law: no attorney-fee clause, no indemnity or hold-harmless language, no jury or arbitration waiver

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 Iowa 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.

Iowa rules the lease leans on

Common questions

Is the Iowa 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 an Iowa attorney?

No. PropManager Editorial wrote it, and the template is current through the 2026 session of the 91st General Assembly and verified against the Iowa Code 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 Iowa 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 Iowa?

No. This template is Iowa-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.