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A guide to generating a California Association of REALTORS (C.A.R.) lease agreement

C.A.R. members can generate and send a lease agreement for e-signature directly from your RentSpree dashboard.

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 CAR account before using it.

Please note that a valid C.A.R. membership is required to use this feature.  You will be asked for your name, brokerage and NRDS ID on the final step before sending a lease.

Initiating the C.A.R. Lease Agreement 

  1. Go to the Properties tab and select the California property you'd like to set up a lease under
  2. Once on the property overview page, select Set Up Lease
  3. Under the Build from C.A.R. form, click Get Started 
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  4. Tell us about the landlord and tenant
    Share key details about all parties so the lease is set up correctly


    1. Agent's Information
    2. Brokerage Details
    3. Landlord's Information
    4. Tenant's Information
    5. Guarantor and/or Tenant's Agent Information
  5. Set the Lease Terms
    Lock in the basics—start and end dates, rent, deposits, and move-in fees.
    1. Choose Lease Type: Fixed term or Month-to-month
    2. Select the Start and End Date (If Month-to-month is chosen, only the start date would be selected)
    3. Enter Rent Amount
    4. Enter which day of the month rent is due
    5. Enter Late Payment Fee details
    6. Enter Move-In Fee details, such as Security Deposit, Prorated Rent, and more
    7. Select how the landlord will collect rent, options include: RentSpree Payments, Personal Check, Money Order, and more
    8. Renter Insurance requirements
  6. Add Property Details
    Make move-in seamless by providing house rules, utility info, and maintenance guidelines
    1. Enter Parking and Storage details
    2. Key details for premises, mailbox, common area(s), and more
    3. Tenant Utilities details
    4. Additional Utilities details
    5. Garden Maintenance details
    6. Pest Control responsibility
    7. Is the property managed by a Homeowners' Association?
  7. Include disclosures and addenda
    Attach any required documents to keep everything official and compliant.

    1. Bedbug Disclosure
    2. Fair Housing and Discrimination Advisory
    3. California Consumer Privacy Act Advisory Disclosure
    4. Tenant Flood Hazard Disclosure
    5. Rent Cap and Just Cause Addendum
    6. Enter Disclosure Specifications
  8. Once on the overview page, you'll see any incomplete areas and a Preview PDF of the C.A.R. Lease Agreement


  10. Once all areas are completed, you may choose to send the form to everyone for signature, or the tenants first