Residential Lease or Month-to-Month Rental Agreement - C.A.R. Form LR - Revised 2017

Sep 16, 2026

Residential Lease or Month-to-Month Rental Agreement outlines the parties and the rented premises, including permitted occupancy and any included personal property. The agreement specifies the rental term options (month-to-month or fixed lease), termination notice requirements, and rent amount, payment timing, and prorated rent rules. It also sets security deposit obligations, permitted uses, notice and itemized accounting timelines, and returned-check or late-charge consequences, plus required payment methods and procedures.

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Property

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Security Deposit

Move-in Costs Received/Due

Late Charge; Returned Checks

RESIDENTIAL LEASE OR MONTH-TO-MONTH RENTAL AGREEMENT (C.A.R. Form LR, Revised 2017) ("Landlord") and ("Tenant") agree as follows: 1. PROPERTY: A. Landlord rents to Tenant and Tenant rents from Landlord, the real property and improvements described as: , B. The Premises are for the sole use as a personal residence by the following named person(s) only: ("Premises") . C. The following personal property, maintained pursuant to paragraph 11, is included: or (if checked) the personal property on the attached addendum. 2. TERM: The term begins on (date) ("Commencement Date"), (Check A or B): A. Month-to-Month: and continues as a month-to-month tenancy. Tenant may terminate the tenancy by giving written notice at least 30 days prior to the intended termination date. Landlord may terminate the tenancy by giving written notice as provided by law. Such notices may be given on any date. B. Lease: and shall terminate on (date) at AM/ PM. Tenant shall vacate the Premises upon termination of the Agreement, unless: (i) Landlord and Tenant have in writing extended this agreement or signed a new agreement; (ii) mandated by local rent control law; or (iii) Landlord accepts Rent from Tenant (other than past due Rent), in which case a month-to-month tenancy shall be created which either party may terminate as specified in paragraph 2A. Rent shall beat a rate agreed to by Landlord and Tenant, or as allowed by law. All other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 3. RENT: "Rent" shall mean all monetary obligations of Tenant to Landlord under the terms of the Agreement, except security deposit. A. Tenant agrees to pay $ per month for the term of the Agreement. B. Rent is payable in advance on the 1st (or ) day of each calendar month, and is delinquent on the next day. C. If Commencement Date falls on any day other than the day Rent is payable under paragraph 3B, and Tenant has paid one full month’s Rent in advance of Commencement Date, Rent for the second calendar month shall be prorated based on a 30-day period. D. PAYMENT: Rent shall be paid by personal check, money order, cashier's check, other , to (name) (phone) at (address) ,(or at any other location subsequently specified by Landlord in writing to Tenant) between the hours of and on the following days . If any payment is returned for non-sufficient funds ("NSF") or because tenant stops payment, then, after that: (i) Landlord may, in writing, require Tenant to pay Rent in cash for three months and (ii) all future Rent shall be paid by money order, or cashier's check. 4. SECURITY DEPOSIT: A. Tenant agrees to pay $ as a security deposit. Security deposit will be transferred to and held by the Owner of the Premises, or held in Owner's Broker's trust account. B. All or any portion of the security deposit may be used, as reasonably necessary, to: (i) cure Tenant’s default in payment of Rent (which includes Late Charges, NSF fees or other sums due); (ii) repair damage, excluding ordinary wear and tear, caused by Tenant or by a guest or licensee of Tenant; (iii) clean Premises, if necessary, upon termination of the tenancy; and (iv) replace or return personal property or appurtenances. SECURITY DEPOSIT SHALL NOT BE USED BY TENANT IN LIEU OF PAYMENT OF LAST MONTH’S RENT. If all or any portion of the security deposit is used during the tenancy, Tenant agrees to reinstate the total security deposit within five days after written notice is delivered to Tenant. Within 21 days after Tenant vacates the Premises, Landlord shall: (1) furnish Tenant an itemized statement indicating the amount of any security deposit received and the basis for its disposition and supporting documentation as required by California Civil Code § 1950.5(g); and (2) return any remaining portion of the security deposit to Tenant. C. Security deposit will not be returned until all Tenants have vacated the Prem

FAQs

What information does the agreement require under the Property section?

It identifies the landlord and tenant relationship, describes the real property and improvements, states the premises are for personal residence by named person(s) only, and lists any included personal property (including if shown on an attached addendum).

How does the agreement handle the rental term and termination?

It provides two options: month-to-month, which requires the tenant to give at least 30 days’ written notice, and a fixed lease term that ends on the stated date. It also explains circumstances under which a month-to-month tenancy is created after acceptance of rent.

What are the security deposit rules and what must the landlord do after the tenant vacates?

The tenant pays the security deposit, and it may be used to cure rent default, repair damage beyond ordinary wear and tear, clean the premises upon termination, and replace or return personal property. If any portion is used, the tenant must reinstate it within five days after notice, and within 21 days after vacating the landlord must provide an itemized statement and return any remaining balance.

Sep 16, 2026

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