The rental lease is an unavoidable component of being a landlord. When renting out residential property, the landlord is responsible for making certain that the lease is performed according to legal guidelines. To legally create a lease, it must govern temporary use of property and include information such as payment, a specified time period, and conditions of using the property. Additionally, a contractual agreement, called a rental lease agreement, must be made to document and consent to the agreement made between the two parties. The rental lease agreement must be written properly and should also include specific requirements, legally defining the arrangement and relationship between the landlord and tenant. In order to make sure that both the rental lease itself and the contract are legally sound, rental lease forms can be used to easily format the information to fit the needs of the landlord and tenant.