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California residential lease packet
Download the July 2026 California Residential Lease Agreement packet for houses, apartments, condos, and other residential rentals. Get the complete core lease in editable Word and true fillable PDF, plus separate rent-cap/just-cause, initial-inspection, pet, lead, mold, and environmental-hazard materials. Add a fully completed sample lease if you want completion guidance.
Built for careful California lease completion: capture key deal terms in the front Data Schedule, choose fixed-term or month-to-month, work through deposit and disclosure elections, track separate attachments, and finish on screen or paper.
Capture the parties, property, term, rent, deposit, and contact details in the front Data Schedule. The agreement then addresses California owner/manager fields, deposit handling, property disclosures, Tenant Protection Act status, keys and access devices, attachments, and signatures.
Receive the separate Rent Cap and Just Cause Addendum, initial-inspection materials, Pet Addendum, federal lead disclosure and EPA pamphlet, mold disclosure, and environmental-hazards booklet. These are delivered files—not merely attachment references in the lease.
Customize the DOCX on your own device or type directly into every field in the true fillable PDF. Both versions print cleanly for review and signing.
Your $9.99 purchase includes 8 document groups and 13 files: the core lease in editable DOCX and true fillable PDF, plus seven separate companion document groups. The completed sample PDF is an optional $4.99 add-on and is not included in the 13-file count.
Self-help lease overview
A written California residential lease gives the landlord and tenant one record of the parties, rental property, term, rent, security deposit, utilities, repairs, notices, attachments, and signatures. This agreement brings those key deal terms together in a front Data Schedule before the detailed lease provisions.
The July 2026 packet includes the core California Residential Lease Agreement in editable DOCX and fillable PDF formats, plus the separate Rent Cap and Just Cause Addendum, initial-inspection materials, Pet Addendum, federal lead disclosure form, EPA pamphlet, mold disclosure, and environmental-hazards booklet listed above.
Use each companion document only when it fits the property and tenancy. Before signing, review any applicable city or county rent-control, just-cause, relocation, registration, subsidized-housing, association, federal, or property-specific requirements. PublicLegal provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice.
This attorney-reviewed July 2026 release pairs the complete core agreement with the seven separate companion document groups listed above. The lease puts key deal terms in a front Data Schedule, followed by California-focused provisions and elections, attachment controls, a keys and access-device receipt, and execution fields for multiple signers. Use either the editable DOCX or true fillable PDF; add the completed sample PDF only if you want a completion reference.
California Civil Code § 1995.260 addresses lease-transfer restrictions that require landlord consent but do not state a consent standard. In that situation, the restriction is construed to include an implied standard that the landlord’s consent may not be unreasonably withheld.
Whether consent was unreasonably withheld is fact-specific, and the tenant has the burden of proof. Ask for consent in writing and keep the landlord’s written response with your sublease records.
Sources: California Civil Code § 1995.260
Review the operative agreement terms below before you buy. This preview is not the full download package: checkout delivers the core DOCX and fillable PDF with the front Data Schedule, attachment elections, and signature pages, plus the seven companion document groups listed above. The completed sample PDF remains optional.
This agreement is to sublet real property according to the terms specified below.
The sublessor agrees to sublet, and the subtenant agrees to take the premises described below. Both parties agree to keep, perform, and fulfill the promises, conditions and agreements expressed below:
1. SUBLESSOR: The sublessor is: .
2. SUBTENANT: The subtenant is: .
3. PREMISES: The location of the premises is: .
4. TERM: The term of this sublease is , beginning , 20____ and ending , 20____.
5. RENT PAYMENTS: The rent is $ per month, payable in advance on the day of the month. The rent is payable to at [address].
6. AGREEMENT TERMINATION: The sublease agreement will terminate on , 20____. There shall be no holding over under the terms of this sublease agreement under any circumstances.
7. UTILITIES: All charges for utilities connected with premises which are to be paid by the sublessor under the master lease shall be paid by the subtenant for the term of this sublease.
8. PROPERTY CONDITION: Subtenant agrees to surrender and deliver to the sublessor the premises and all furniture and decorations within the premises in as good a condition as they were at the beginning of the term, reasonable wear and tear excepted. The subtenant will be liable to the sublessor for any damages occurring to the premises or the contents thereof or to the building which are done by the subtenant or his guests.
9. DEPOSIT: Subtenant agrees to pay sublessor a deposit of $ to cover damages beyond normal wear and tear, unpaid rent, and unpaid utilities. Sublessor agrees that if the premises and contents thereof are returned to him/her in the same condition as when received by the subtenant, reasonable wear and tear thereof excepted, and if there is no unpaid rent or unpaid utility bills owed by the subtenant, he/she will refund to the subtenant $ at the end of the term, or within 30 days thereafter. Any reason for retaining a portion of the deposit shall be explained in writing within 30 days to the subtenants.
10. INVENTORY FORM: At the time of the taking possession of the premises by the subtenant, the sublessor will provide the subtenant with an inventory form within three (3) days of taking possession.
11. ORIGINAL LEASE: The sublease agreement incorporates and is subject to the original lease agreement between the sublessor and his lessor, a copy of which is attached hereto, and which is hereby referred to and incorporated as if it were set out here at length. The subtenant agrees to assume all of the obligations and responsibilities of the sublessor under the original lease for the duration of the sublease agreement.
12. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
13. SOLE AGREEMENT: The parties hereby agree that this document contains the entire agreement between the parties and this Agreement shall not be modified, changed, altered or amended in any way except through a written amendment signed by all of the parties hereto. (Any oral representations made at the time of executing this lease are not legally valid, and therefore, are not binding upon either party).
14. GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be governed, construed and interpreted by, through and under the Laws of the State of California.
15. CONSTRUCTION: The words "sublessor" and "subtenant" as used herein include the plural as well as the singular. The pronouns used herein shall include, where appropriate, either gender or both, singular and plural.
16. PARENTAL/GUARDIAN GUARANTEE: If the subtenant is under18 years of age, then his/her legal guardian or parent guarantees and agrees to perform all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this sublease by affixing his signature.
17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COPY RECEIVED: Each party signing this sublease acknowledges receipt of a copy thereof.
18. LANDLORD APPROVAL: This sublease is not binding upon either party unless approved by the landlord as provided below, provided such approval is required by the original lease.
The parties hereby bind themselves to this agreement by their signatures affixed below on this day of , 20____.
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The purchase includes 8 document groups and 13 files: the core lease in editable DOCX and fillable PDF; separate Rent Cap and Just Cause, initial-inspection, pet, lead-disclosure, EPA pamphlet, mold, and environmental-hazard materials; and the formats shown in the included-documents list. The completed sample PDF is a separate $4.99 add-on.
This is product PL-CA-RL01, Rev. 07/2026, last revised July 11, 2026. The attorney-reviewed release sold on this page includes California-focused fields for owner and manager information, deposit handling, Tenant Protection Act status, conditional disclosures, keys and access devices, attachments, and multiple signers.
Yes. The front Data Schedule provides a fixed-term or month-to-month election, and exactly one option must be checked with the corresponding dates completed. The core lease is included as both an editable DOCX and a true fillable PDF for on-screen or paper completion.
No single statewide form can establish every property-specific or local requirement. Confirm any applicable city or county rent-control, just-cause, relocation, registration, deposit-interest, inspection, subsidized-housing, association, federal, or other property-specific rules before signing. An included companion document should be used only after confirming that it applies.