Group 01
Core terms
The foundation — who, where, and for how long.
- Parties & property identification
- Lease term (fixed or month-to-month)
NY-Compliant·RPL §235 Disclosures·E-sign Ready
Your New York leaseagreement in 5 min.
Includes every disclosure required by NY Real Property Law and NYC-specific notices — window-guards, sprinklers, bed-bug history, lead-based paint. Drafted to RPL §235 standards, ready to e-sign.
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Built by attorneys. Ready in minutes.
Legal documents created by attorneys
Every clause is drafted and peer-reviewed by New York-licensed attorneys against the latest Real Property Law statutes.
Filled out forms, ready for instant use
Answer a few plain-English questions and your lease is auto-assembled with the right RPL §235 + NYC disclosures baked in.
Unlimited revisions and copies
Edit any answer at any time, regenerate the PDF, and re-send for signing — at no extra cost.
How it works
Build your New York lease in three simple steps.
Answer a few quick questions and instantly generate a customized, NY-compliant lease. The whole flow takes less than five minutes.
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Browse our attorney-drafted library — every clause maps to a Real Property Law reference. Skip the generic 50-state templates and start from a base that already fits your state.
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Property type, parties, rent, rules, term length. We ask about NYC borough, build year, and sprinklers only when the law requires. Takes about 5 minutes — your responses tailor every clause.
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E-sign or download — your lease is ready
Send for e-signature with a secure link (NY ESRA & federal E-SIGN compliant), or download a print-ready PDF. Every party gets a countersigned copy with a tamper-evident audit trail.
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Pick your New York-compliant template
Browse our attorney-drafted library — every clause maps to a Real Property Law reference. Skip the generic 50-state templates and start from a base that already fits your state.
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Property type, parties, rent, rules, term length. We ask about NYC borough, build year, and sprinklers only when the law requires. Takes about 5 minutes — your responses tailor every clause.
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Send for e-signature with a secure link (NY ESRA & federal E-SIGN compliant), or download a print-ready PDF. Every party gets a countersigned copy with a tamper-evident audit trail.
Why New York Landlords Choose Us
Built for New York, not for everywhere.
Built for NY Real Property Law
Every clause maps to a New York statute. NYC-specific notices fire automatically when the property is in the five boroughs.
Handles disclosures generic templates miss
Window-guards (NYC), sprinkler notice (RPL §231-A), bed-bug history (NYC), lead paint when applicable.
E-sign valid in New York
Built-in e-signature complies with New York's Electronic Signatures and Records Act (ESRA) and the federal E-SIGN Act. Tenants sign by secure link — no account required.
Made for landlords, not lawyers
5-minute wizard, plain English, no $500 attorney review every renewal. Built for self-managing New York owners.
What's Included
Every clause your New York lease needs.
Grouped by what they do, so you can see the protections at a glance. Every section is populated from your answers.
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Group 02
Money & fees
Rent, deposits, and the math behind late charges.
- Rent amount, due date & grace period
- Late fees ≤ $50 or 5% of rent (HSTPA)
- Security deposit (one month max) & 14-day return
Group 03
Operations & rules
Day-to-day living, repairs, and on-property conduct.
- Utilities & services responsibility
- Maintenance & repair obligations
- Landlord right of entry & inspection rights
- Pet policy & pet deposit
- Smoking & vaping restrictions
- Assignment & subletting (RPL §226-b)
- Default & remedies clause
- Alterations & improvements
Group 04
Required disclosures
State + NYC statutory notices and the signing block.
- Sprinkler-system notice (RPL §231-A)
- Window-guard rider (NYC properties)
- Bed-bug history disclosure (NYC properties)
- Lead-based paint disclosure (pre-1978)
- Signature blocks with date fields
New York Compliance
Every NY-specific rule, handled automatically.
New York landlord-tenant law lives in Real Property Law Article 7 and the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA). When you build your lease, we insert the right clauses and disclosures based on your answers — no statute lookup required.
Compliance check
Statute mapped
Clause inserted
Audit-trail recorded
Sprinkler-system notice
Every NY lease must disclose whether the unit has a maintained sprinkler system. We embed the conspicuous bolded notice automatically.
- Inserted automatically based on your answers
- Plain-English explanation alongside the legal text
- Updated when the statute changes — no rework needed
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Beyond the template
More than just a template.
Here's what else you get.
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e-Sign, ready out of the box
Share your lease with your tenant and collect signatures digitally — no printing, no scanning, no back-and-forth.
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- Landlord — Sarah K.signed
- TTenant — Marcus L.awaiting
- CCo-tenant — Jamie R.queued
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Every lease, in one vault
Your documents are saved to your account. Pull up any lease, any time — whether you’re at your desk or on-site at your property.
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A tamper-evident audit trail
Every signature, timestamp, and change is recorded. If a dispute ever comes up, you have documented proof of exactly what was agreed to and when.
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Lease generated
Sarah K. · 9:42 AM
Sent to Marcus L.
via email · 9:43 AM
Tenant signed
IP 73.20.··· · 10:14 AM
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SHA-256 · 10:14 AM
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See your lease take shape in real time as you answer each question. Nothing gets submitted until you’re happy with what you see.
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