Common clause guide.
Learn the language before it lands in your lease. Ratings are general issue-spotting cues, not conclusions about legality.
All 27 guides, by situation.
Every LeaseLens guide, grouped by where you are in the lease.
Before you signDeposits, fees & rent moneyRoommates & householdChanges mid-leaseEnding, leaving & trouble
Before you sign
- Paid a fee before seeing a lease? Read the application-stage guide →
- First lease? What to check before you sign →
- Moving to a new state? Read the relocator guide →
- Renting with a voucher? Read the Housing Choice Voucher guide →
- Signing a furnished mid-term stay? Read the guide →
- Renting a room in the owner’s home? Read the lodger guide →
- Renting a storage unit? Read the self-storage guide →
- Renting a manufactured-home space? Read the manufactured-home guide →
- Co-signing a student lease — read first →
Deposits, fees & rent money
- Can your landlord keep your deposit? Read the guide →
- Move-out deductions, checked line by line →
- Fees stacking on your rent? Total them first →
- Keeping a pet? Check the pet clauses first →
- Asked to sign a payment plan? Read the plan first →
Roommates & household
- Signing with roommates — read the guide →
- Roommate moved out — are you liable? →
- Splitting a household mid-lease? Read the name-removal guide →
Changes mid-lease
- Rent going up? Check the increase notice →
- Landlord raised the rent? Read the renewal guide →
- Handed an addendum mid-lease? Compare it before signing →
- Renting in an HOA community? Read the overlay guide →
- Can I sublet my apartment? Read the guide →
Ending, leaving & trouble
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