Free North Carolina lease agreement, built for your tenant and address

Answer a few questions and get a North Carolina residential lease with your tenant, your address, and the disclosures North Carolina law calls for written in. We wrote it to the statute; a North Carolina 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 2026 short session (Session Law 2026-61) and verified against the statute text and enrolled session laws on the General Assembly's own site. Last reviewed September 6, 2026.

What is built into the North Carolina lease

The G.S. 42-46 fee schedule: the greater-of-$15-or-5% late fee read down to the statute, the eviction administrative fees with their one-per-complaint rule, and the 15% attorney-fee cap
The Tenant Security Deposit Act mechanics: the three-tier cap, trust account or bond, the 30-day location notice, and the 30-and-60-day accounting
The G.S. 42-42 and 42-43 duties of both parties recited in full, and the 2025 tenant-insurance rules
The non-waivable victim, servicemember, foreclosure, and retaliation protections, with no jury-trial waiver, no confession of judgment, and no rent acceleration

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 North Carolina 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.

North Carolina rules the lease leans on

Common questions

Is the North Carolina 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 North Carolina attorney?

No. PropManager Editorial wrote it, and the template is current through the 2026 short session (Session Law 2026-61) and verified against the statute text and enrolled session laws on the General Assembly's own site. It is an informational starting point, not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for a licensed North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

No. This template is North Carolina-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.