Intro to Generating a California Association of Realtors Lease Agreement

The Lease Agreement feature includes Lease Builder, which generates a California Association of Realtors Lease Agreement for recipients to sign electronically through RentSpree. While C.A.R. members can use this lease agreement at no cost through RentSpree, they must validate their existing C.A.R. account before using it.

Initiating the C.A.R. Lease Agreement 

1. Go to the Properties tab and select the property you'd like to set up a lease under
2. Once on the property overview page, select +Set Up Lease
3. You will select Build a New Lease
   
   
4. You can select to use the California Lease Agreement (C.A.R.) 
   
   
   
   
   1. Please note that properties outside of California will receive the following disclaimer.  
      
      
5. Set Up Lease
   You'll need to go through the following sections to answer questions and make your C.A.R. Lease Agreement
   
   
   
   1. Basics
      • Add tenants, landlords, guarantors, co-tenants, etc.
   2. Lease Terms
      • Add Lease Type, Lease start and end date.
   3. Rent
      • Add rent amount, Due date, Payment Method, and late payment options. You will have the option to add payments to be made through RentSpree and send automated Rent Payment Requests to the Tenant. 
   4. Security Deposit

      • Add the security deposit, the first month's or prorated rent, and other move-in fees. You will have the option to add payments to be made through RentSpree and send automated Rent Payment Requests to the Tenant. 

   5. Property
      • Add property Information and Rules, including parking, storage, animals, etc.
   6. Utilities & Maintenance

      • In this section, you can add tenant responsibilities for bills and maintenance.

   7. Additional Terms
      • This section covers other terms and disclosures.
   8. Review
      •  Review and confirm the document. You can click to add additional information or click the sections on the left side to edit the information. 
      
       
      
      
6. Once the lease is reviewed, you're ready to send it out for signatures! Consent to E-sign and review the recipients.
   
   
   
   
7. A pop-up will appear to verify that you are a C.A.R. member. If not already added, you must validate your C.A.R. membership with your Last Name, Brokerage Name, and NRDS ID number. Click Validate Now. 
   
   
8. Lease Sent! The recipients will receive a notification to review and sign the document. You will be notified once the recipients have signed the Lease Agreement. 
   1. You will have the option to set up payments through RentSpree. This will send a request to the landlord to add their banking information and request the tenant to make their payments through RentSpree.