A month-to-month rental agreement, or “tenancy at will”, is a rental contract between a landlord and tenant that can be terminated at any time. The most common notice requirement is thirty (30) days but ultimately depends on State termination laws.

Sample Templates

• Template 1 (PDF) – Carroll Library (source)
• Template 2 (PDF) – RentalLeaseAgreements.com (source)
• Template 3 (PDF) – eForms (source)
• Template 4 (PDF) – FreeForms.com (source)
• Template 5 (PDF) – OpenDocs (source)

By State

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington (state)
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

How to Write

Step 1 – Download in Adobe PDF (.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc).

Step 2 – The Parties –

• Enter the landlord’s name
• AND
• Enter the name of the tenant(s)

Step 2 – Premises –

• Submit the complete physical address to be leased to tenant

Step 3 – Lease Term –

• Provide the date, in mm/dd/yyyy format as to when the lease shall commence and continue month to month

Step 4 – Lease Payments –

• Submit the agreed dollar amount of rental payment to be made
• Provide the day each month in which payments are due on or in advance of
• Enter the locations where payments shall be received

Step 4 – Late Charges – Landlord must enter:

• The day of each month that rent is due
• The day that the rental payment is considered late
• A daily amount to be added to the late payment until rent is paid
• A day of the month when non-payment places the tenant in breach of contract

Step 5 – Insufficient Funds –

• Landlord must enter the fee to be paid if a rental payment is returned due to insufficient funds

Step 6 – Security Deposit –

• Landlord must enter the amount of security deposit to be paid upon signing and to be returned after and dependent upon the results of the final inspection

Step 7 – Defaults –

• The landlord must enter the number of allowable days to cure any default

Step 8 – Titled Sections –

• Tenant(s) and Landlord(s) must read and agree to all of the remaining titled sections, prior to application of signatures

Step 9 – Signatures –

• The landlord must enter their signature
• Date the signature in mm/dd/yyyy format
• AND
• Tenant(s) must provide the following
• Printed name
• Vehicle Information as follows:
• Year
• Color
• Make/Model
• License Plate Number
• Signature
• Date signature in mm/dd/yyyy format
• AND
• Telephone Numbers:
• Print name
• Home phone
• Work phone
• Cell number
• Signature
• Date signature in mm/dd/yyyy format

Standard Month to month Lease Agreement (Adobe PDF – Microsoft Word)