Landlords that will be arranging a lease without the help of a lawyer will find that a lease form is integral in creating the contract. A lease form is a standard form that can be used to legally and properly compile a lease agreement. In a lease, an agreement must exist between the lessee and lessor for the lease itself to by legally binding. The lease agreement, which is normally written, is the contract that the landlord creates to specify said terms of the lease. Negotiation may occur, after which both parties must agree and sign the contract,initiating the lease from a legal standpoint. A lease form not only serves as a template when creating the lease agreement, it also allows negotiation and rewriting of the contract to occur without a lawyer.