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Home Real Estate Lease Agreement Renewal

Lease Renewal Agreement Template

Use our Lease Renewal Agreement to extend the term of an existing lease.

Updated June 2, 2023 | Legally reviewed by Susan Chai, Esq.

A Lease Renewal Agreement is a document that allows a landlord to extend the current rental period with a tenant.

This form modifies the original lease agreement’s expiration date while maintaining many of the same terms established in that lease.

Table of Contents
  • What is a Lease Renewal Agreement?
  • When Should I Use a Lease Renewal Agreement?
  • How to Use a Lease Renewal Agreement
  • How to Write (Fill) a Lease Renewal Agreement
  • Lease Renewal Agreement Sample

What is a Lease Renewal Agreement?

Lease renewal and extension agreements officially continue a rental contract before the lease expires.

Though lease renewals and extensions have the same effect, they differ.

A lease renewal agreement is essentially a new contract that updates the duration of the rental period and may contain new terms.

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You can also use lease renewal agreements to renegotiate terms, such as a rent increase or new tenant amenity benefits after the current lease period ends.

On the other hand, lease extensions continue the current terms by extending the agreement after the end of the original lease period.

Lease Renewal vs. Lease Extension

As you approach the end of your lease agreement, you can avoid misunderstandings by understanding the difference between a lease renewal versus a lease extension. 

Lease Renewal Terms

When you sign a lease renewal, you renew the current lease for an agreed-upon term as indicated in the lease agreement. Although renewal is often for the same length, the tenant and landlord may agree to a new time frame. 

With a lease renewal, you create a new lease agreement with rent amounts, termination requirements, and tenant obligations. 

Lease Extension Terms

A Lease Extension Agreement continues the existing lease beyond its original expiration date. An extension generally maintains the same terms as the original lease but on an extended timeline.

For instance, if a tenant is waiting to close on a new home, you might agree to extend the existing lease for a few months rather than signing a new one. 

Lease Renewal Agreement Example

lease renewal agreement example

When Should I Use a Lease Renewal Agreement?

You should use a lease renewal agreement when you want to continue renting your property to the current tenant or if you need to update the terms of the existing lease.

Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, you can use a lease renewal agreement to let the other party know your intentions.

IMPORTANT

In most states, landlords must give their tenants advance notice of renewal (or non-renewal) intent within a certain amount of time before the lease expires.

You can also use a lease renewal agreement to change lease terms. For example, a tenant might want to request improvements to the amenities in the current agreement, or a landlord might seek to increase the rent.

A landlord or tenant can also use a lease renewal agreement to change the structure of an existing lease after it ends.

For example, tenants considering a switch to a short-term lease or a month-to-month lease agreement can set up new amendments without restarting the rental application process.

Lease Renewal Pros and Cons

Since a lease renewal is essentially a new contract, you may use this opportunity to change the lease terms if necessary. For example, if you want the tenant to handle snow removal during the lease term, you may add this to the terms of the lease renewal agreement. 

You may also take this opportunity to increase the monthly rent or alter the payment terms.

While you can refund and request a new security deposit, many landlords agree to keep the same deposit and carry it over into the new lease. You may ask the tenant to pay the difference if the new deposit is higher. 

A lease renewal locks your tenants into the lease for the entire lease term, which helps to ensure your income for the lease period.

To renew the lease, you and the tenant agree to a new lease. You could risk losing a good tenant if the tenant does not agree to a new lease. In this case, a lease extension may be a better option.

How to Use a Lease Renewal Agreement

Begin the process of using a lease renewal agreement before your lease ends.

State and local laws often define how far in advance a landlord must provide notice of intent to renew or not renew before the lease expires (see table below).

However, best practices are to state your intent at least 60 days before the lease end date (unless state or local law requires notice sooner).

State Advance Notice of Renewal and Non-Renewal (Termination) of Lease Citation
Alabama None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Alabama Code § 35-9A-441
Alaska None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Alaska Stat. § 34.03.290
Arizona None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Arizona Rev. Stat. § 33-1375
Arkansas None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Arkansas Code § 18-17-704
California 60 days (yearly/fixed tenancies where tenant has lived at least one year)
30 days (yearly/fixed tenancies where tenant has lived less than one year)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
California Civ. Code §§ 1946-1946.1
Colorado 91 days (tenancies one year or longer)
28 days (tenancies 6 months to less than one year)
21 days (tenancies 1 month to less than 6 months)
3 days (tenancies 1 week to less than 1 month)
1 day (tenancies less than 1 week)
Colorado Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107
Connecticut 3 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
None (month to month tenancies)
Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 47a-23
Delaware 60 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
60 days (month to month tenancies)
25 Delaware Code § 5106
District of Columbia None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
District of Columbia Code § 42-3505.54
Florida 60 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
15 days (month to month tenancies)
Florida Stat. § 83.57
Georgia None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
60 days for landlord (month to month tenancies)
30 days for tenant (month to month tenancies)
Georgia Code § 44-7-7
Hawaii None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
45 days for landlord (month to month tenancies)
28 days for tenant (month to month tenancies)
Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 521-71
Idaho None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
Idaho Stat. § 55-208
Illinois 60 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
735 Illinois Comp. Stat. §§ 9/205, 207
Indiana None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Indiana Code §§ 32-31-1 et seq.
Iowa 30 days (tenancies longer than month to month)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Iowa Code § 562A.34
Kansas None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Kansas Stat. § 58-2570
Kentucky None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Kentucky Rev. Stat. § 383.695
Louisiana 30 days (tenancies longer than one month)
10 days (month to month tenancies)
Louisiana Civil Code Art. 2728
Maine None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
14 Maine Rev. Stat. § 6002
Maryland 90 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
60 days (month to month tenancies)
Maryland Real Prop. Code § 8-402
Massachusetts None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Massachusetts Gen. Law ch. 186 § 12
Michigan None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
Michigan Comp. Laws § 554.134
Minnesota None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
Lesser of 3 months or the time interval between rental periods (month to month tenancies)
Minnesota Stat. § 504B.135
Mississippi None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Mississippi Code § 89-8-19
Missouri 60 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
Missouri Rev. Stat. §§ 441.050-441.060
Montana None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Montana Code § 70-24-441
Nebraska None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Nebraska Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1437
Nevada None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Nevada Rev. Stat. § 40.251
New Hampshire None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
New Hampshire Rev. Stat. § 540:3
New Jersey 3 months (yearly or at will tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
New Jersey Rev. Stat. § 2A:18-56
New Mexico None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
New Mexico Stat. § 47-8-37
New York None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
New York Real Prop. Laws § 232-B
North Carolina 1 month (yearly/fixed tenancies)
7 days (month to month tenancies)
North Carolina Gen. Stat. § 42-14
North Dakota None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
North Dakota Century Code § 47-16-15
Ohio None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17
Oklahoma None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
41 Oklahoma Stat. § 41-111
Oregon 30 days (yearly/fixed tenancies, different notice and qualifications for termination after the first year of occupancy)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Oregon Rev. Stat. § 90.427
Pennsylvania 30 days (tenancies longer than one year)
15 days (tenancies one year or less)
68 Pa. Stat. § 250.501
Rhode Island 3 months (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Rhode Island Gen. Laws § 34-18-37
South Carolina None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
South Carolina Code § 27-40-770
South Dakota None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
1 month (month to month tenancies)
South Dakota Codified Laws § 43-8-8
Tennessee None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Tennessee Code § 66-28-512
Texas 1 month (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Texas Property Code § 91.001
Utah None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
15 days (month to month tenancies)
Utah Code § 78B-6-802
Vermont 60 days (tenancies two years or more)
30 days (tenancies two years or less)
9 Vermont Stat. § 4467
Virginia 90 days (yearly/fixed tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
Virginia Code § 55.1-1253
Washington None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
20 days (month to month tenancies)
Washington Rev. Code § 59.18.020
West Virginia 3 months (year to year tenancies)
30 days (month to month tenancies)
West Virginia Code § 37-6-5
Wisconsin None (yearly/fixed tenancies)
28 days (month to month tenancies)
Wisconsin Stat. § 704.19
Wyoming No Statute

Step 1: Send a Lease Renewal Letter

Landlords often must send a notice to let the tenant know that:

  • The landlord is willing to negotiate a lease renewal or extension
  • The landlord is inquiring whether or not the tenant wants to continue renting the property
  • The landlord is unwilling to extend the lease, so the rental period will end as scheduled

While the landlord usually initiates the lease renewal, tenants can request any of the above conditions. If tenants do not want to renew the lease, they should send a written intent of non-renewal notice to their landlord.

Step 2: Negotiate the Terms

In most cases, the landlord decides whether to renegotiate the lease. The tenant can request amendments as a bonus for renewing the lease, but ultimately it is up to the landlord’s discretion whether or not to make changes to the original terms.

Once the tenant and landlord agree on new terms, the landlord can include them in the lease renewal agreement.

If both parties agree to keep the same terms, the lease renewal should mention that the original lease agreement remains unchanged and in “full force and effect.”

Step 3: Gather the Important Documents

Typically, a lease renewal does not require additional legal documents, but you should still have the following in writing:

  • A copy of the original lease agreement
  • The new rent amount
  • Changes to the terms and conditions
  • The end date of the old lease and the start and end dates of the new lease period

Step 4: Sign the Lease Renewal Agreement

Once the landlord and tenant agree on the new lease renewal, both parties should read over and sign the form.

Ensure everyone understands the new arrangement and keep a copy of the renewed lease agreement.

How to Write (Fill) a Lease Renewal Agreement

A lease renewal agreement is essentially new, so following the correct steps to complete the form is essential.

Before you fill out your lease renewal agreement, note the state you are contracting in.

the state of the rental property - lease renewal agreement

Step 1 – Enter the Date of the Agreement 

1. Date of Agreement. Provide the date of the lease renewal agreement.

date

Step 2 – Write Landlord and Tenant Information

2. Landlord Information. Enter the full landlord’s name and address. Note that this is not the address of the leased property.

3. Tenant Information. Enter the name and address of each tenant.

landlord tenant information - lease renewal agreement

Step 3 – Fill in the Original Lease Details

4. Date of Original Lease Agreement. Write the date of the original lease agreement (in most cases, the date the landlord and tenant signed the original contract).

5. End Date of Original Lease Agreement. Provide the lease term’s end (expiration) date under the original lease agreement.

6. Section Number of Original Lease Agreement. This is optional. You can specify a section or paragraph number in the original lease agreement allowing the lease term extension.

original agreement terms - lease renewal agreement

Step 4 – Identify New Lease Term Specifics

7. Start and End Dates. Write the start and end date of the new extended lease term.

8. Rent. State whether the rent for the new lease term changes or remains the same. If it changes, specify the new monthly rent.

9. Security Deposit. Choose whether or not there is any additional security deposit for the new lease term. If yes, state the amount of the other security deposit and when the amount is due by providing the number of days due from the start of the lease term.

10. Additional Provisions. This is optional. You can include any new provisions or modifications to existing terms in the original lease agreement.

extension details - lease renewal agreement

Step 5 – Choose Governing Law

11. Governing State Law. Our templates allow the state whose laws will govern the agreement to be pre-filled with your state of residence. 

state law agreement - lease renewal

Step 6 – Obtain Signatures

12. Landlord. The landlord provides a signature here as well as a full name.

13. Tenant(s). All tenants provide their signatures here, as well as their full names.

landlord and tenant signatures - lease renewal agreement

Lease Renewal Agreement Sample

We offer you our free Lease Renewal Agreement to download in PDF or Word format to modify or extend a lease with your tenant.

lease renewal agreement

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Related Landlords Documents

  • Lease Extension Agreement: Extend a lease beyond its initial end date. 
  • Notice of Rent Increase: A written letter from the Landlord to the Tenant that officially communicates a change in the amount of money due.
  • Sublease Agreement: An agreement between the original tenant who is currently leasing the premises and the new tenant who will be moving into the premises.
  • Notice to Vacate Letter: A letter sent to your landlord of the property where you currently live. This move out notice gives the landlord legal notice that you will be moving out.
  • Lease Termination Letter: A document created by the landlord or tenant in order to end an existing lease or rental agreement.

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