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Lease Agreement
Leases and their addenda set the rules for everything that follows in a tenancy. These articles explain common lease clauses and addenda, what they typically cover and what makes them enforceable. They are general information, not legal advice. For signing and tracking the documents themselves, see lease and document tracking.
Pet addendum: what to include and why it protects both sides
A pet addendum is what turns "tenants have a dog" into an enforceable, documented lease term — covering fees, breed and weight rules, and what happens if the pet changes. Here is what to include.
5 min read
Rules addendum: how to add house rules to a lease without renegotiating it
A rules addendum lets you formalize policies that come up after move-in — pest control cooperation, subleasing, smoking — without rewriting the whole lease. Here is how to do it properly.
4 min read
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