Is it a requirement to hire a Lawyer to draft Apartment Rental Agreements and Tenant-Screening Applications?

You would be wise to hire an attorney to fully protect all of your rights and interests by either drawing up a special Apartment Rental Agreement for you, or customizing one of the standard ones commonly used in California to your needs. It is also very wise to use a comprehensive tenant-screening application since it can be very difficult to remove undesirable tenants once they’ve moved in.

Apartment rental contracts can go a long way toward clearly explaining what landlords and tenants can expect of each other. For example, tenants usually have the right to timely repairs being made in their apartments. Landlords can expect their tenants to live quietly enough to avoid disturbing their neighbors and to pay their rent on time.

All apartment rental agreements usually include one or more apartment rental deposit requirements. Apartment rental deposits obviously help protect landlords from irresponsible tenants and help motivate tenants to keep the premises in good shape so they can obtain all, or part of, their deposits back in the future.