Residential Sublease Agreement

Sublet your apartment or a room to a subtenant: master-lease incorporation, landlord consent with your state's rule, rent, deposit and disclosures that follow state law, plus a one-page consent form for the landlord.

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Sample first page of the Residential Sublease Agreement. Your answers fill in the blanks; the clauses required in your state are added automatically.

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Alabama	Varies	one month's rent	60 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Alaska	Varies	2 months' rent	14 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Arizona	Varies	1.5 months' rent	14 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Arkansas	Varies	2 months' rent	60 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
California	No statute	one month's rent (2 months for small owner-landlords)	21 days after move-out	Landlord 30/60 days by length of tenancy / Tenant 30 days
Colorado	Varies	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 21 days / Tenant 21 days
Connecticut	Varies	2 months' rent	21 days after move-out	Landlord 3 days / Tenant 3 days
Delaware	No statute	one month's rent	20 days after move-out	Landlord 60 days / Tenant 60 days
District of Columbia	Varies	one month's rent	45 days after move-out	Landlord: cause required / Tenant 30 days
Florida	Varies	No statutory limit	15 days after move-out (claim notice within 30 days if deducting)	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Georgia	Varies	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 60 days / Tenant 30 days
Hawaii	Permitted without consent unless the lease restricts it	one month's rent	14 days after move-out	Landlord 45 days / Tenant 28 days
Idaho	Varies	No statutory limit	21 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Illinois	Varies	No statutory limit	45 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Indiana	Varies	No statutory limit	45 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Iowa	Varies	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Kansas	Varies	one month's rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Kentucky	Varies	No statutory limit	60 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Louisiana	Permitted without consent unless the lease restricts it	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord 10 days / Tenant 10 days
Maine	Varies	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Maryland	Varies	one month's rent	45 days after move-out	Landlord 60 days / Tenant 30 days
Massachusetts	Varies	one month's rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Michigan	Varies	1.5 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Minnesota	Varies	No statutory limit	21 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Mississippi	Varies	No statutory limit	45 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Missouri	Landlord's consent required by statute	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Montana	Landlord's consent required by statute	No statutory limit	10 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Nebraska	Varies	one month's rent	14 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Nevada	Varies	3 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
New Hampshire	Varies	one month's rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
New Jersey	Varies	1.5 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord: cause required / Tenant 30 days
New Mexico	Varies	one month's rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
New York	Landlord's consent required by statute; may not be unreasonably withheld in buildings…	one month's rent	14 days after move-out	Landlord 30/60/90 days by length of tenancy / Tenant 30 days
North Carolina	Varies	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 7 days / Tenant 7 days
North Dakota	Varies	one month's rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Ohio	Varies	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Oklahoma	Varies	No statutory limit	45 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Oregon	Varies	No statutory limit	31 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Pennsylvania	Varies	2 months' rent	30 days after move-out	Landlord 15 days / Tenant 15 days
Rhode Island	Varies	one month's rent	20 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
South Carolina	Varies	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
South Dakota	Varies	one month's rent	14 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 15 days
Tennessee	Varies	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Texas	Landlord's consent required by statute	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Utah	Varies	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord 15 days / Tenant 15 days
Vermont	Varies	No statutory limit	14 days after move-out	Landlord 60/90 days by length of tenancy / Tenant 30 days
Virginia	No statute	2 months' rent	45 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Washington	Varies	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord: cause required / Tenant 20 days
West Virginia	Varies	No statutory limit	60 days after move-out	Landlord 30 days / Tenant 30 days
Wisconsin	Permitted without consent unless the lease restricts it (consent required for…	No statutory limit	21 days after move-out	Landlord 28 days / Tenant 28 days
Wyoming	Varies	No statutory limit	30 days after move-out	Landlord: cause required / Tenant: see statute

Values are shortened; open the state page for the full rule and its citation.

What this document covers

Sublandlord, subtenant, landlord and the master lease
Whole unit or a room, with shared areas
Term that ends before the master lease
Rent, due day and late fee within the state cap
Security deposit cap and return deadline
Utilities included, split, fixed or direct
Landlord consent and the state consent rule
Master-lease incorporation and subtenant duties
Federal lead-paint and state disclosures
Default, termination and no further subletting
One-page Landlord Consent to Sublease form

How to use this Residential Sublease Agreement in US

Start with your own lease: find the subletting clause and get the landlord's written consent on the attached form before anyone moves in. Name the master lease and its end date so the sublease can never outlast it, describe exactly what is sublet (whole unit or a room plus shared areas), and set rent and deposit within your state's caps — the deposit rules bind you as the subtenant's landlord.

Answer the disclosure questions from your own lease packet (lead paint, flood, bed bugs and the like) and give the subtenant a copy of the master lease, every attachment and a deposit receipt. Remember that you stay liable to the landlord for everything the subtenant does.

Other names

sublet agreement
sublet contract
sublease contract
apartment sublease
room sublease
sublet lease
sublessor sublessee agreement
tenant to tenant lease

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