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Small Landlord Pack, $199

The lease, checklists and notices a small landlord needs

Many landlord disputes trace back to missing paperwork: a handshake lease, an undocumented move-in, a deposit kept without an itemized statement, a notice that wasn’t legally valid. Answer eight questions and the pack fills in a lease, move-in and move-out checklists, six notices including a deposit itemization statement, and a compliance playbook. You review each one and reuse them for every tenant.

For landlords with 1–10 units

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You supply the facts and these templates put them in order. Read every line before you send or sign anything, and check that the deadlines and rules still match your state’s current law. These documents are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

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Document 1: Move-in and move-out condition checklist

Signed by both of you, with photos: your main record in a deposit dispute

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The checklist covers the deposit. Documents 2 to 4 cover the lease, the notices and the rules you have to follow.

  • Document 2: a full residential lease covering rent, deposit, maintenance, entry, pets, subletting and default, with brackets for state-law terms
  • Document 3: six notices ready to fill in (late rent, notice to cure, entry, renewal offer, non-renewal, and the deposit itemization statement)
  • Document 4: the compliance playbook, covering deposit deadlines, habitability duties, screening that follows fair housing rules, and a list of things never to do
  • A photo routine that gives you a dated record of the unit’s condition
  • Reusable for every tenant and property
  • Print or save as PDF, edit as often as you like, and use it on any of your own devices

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Document 2: Residential lease

Signed before you hand over keys, for every tenancy
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Document 3: Notices bundle

Late rent · violation · entry · renewal · non-renewal · deposit itemization
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Document 4: Landlord compliance playbook

Deposits, habitability, screening and what never to do
Included in the $199 pack.

About these documents

Made with Kits For That self-help templates (IdaMil LLC, kitsforthat.com) from the details you entered. Kits For That is not a law firm. These documents are not legal advice and are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Laws change, so confirm the current rules for your state before you rely on them. Keep this page for your records. It is not part of what you send.

Paperwork habits that keep a small landlord out of court

Small landlords tend to lose money in the same few ways. A deposit gets returned in full because the deductions weren’t documented. A “guest” becomes a tenant without ever signing anything. A notice is thrown out of court for missing a required sentence. In some states, a missed deposit deadline turns a $300 cleaning dispute into a judgment for three times the deposit. Each of these is a paperwork problem, and a small, steady routine prevents most of them.

  1. Document the condition together, twice. Walk the unit with the tenant at move-in, sign the checklist and take timestamped photos, then do the same walk at move-out. In a deposit dispute this document is usually the main evidence, and a landlord without one starts at a disadvantage.
  2. Put every tenancy on a written lease. Cover rent, due dates, the late fees your state allows, maintenance responsibilities, entry rules, occupancy limits, and what happens on default, and agree on all of it before keys change hands.
  3. Give every notice in writing. Late rent, lease violations, entry for repairs, renewal and non-renewal each have a proper written form, and several have timing requirements under state law. The bundle covers all six.
  4. Watch the deadlines that catch landlords. Deposit return deadlines (with itemization) run 14–45 days in most states, and missing one can bring penalties, sometimes double or triple. Check yours free with our deposit deadline tool.

Do I need this for just one rental?

Single-property landlords may need it most. One bad tenancy is a much bigger share of your income, and courts hold you to the same standards as a management company. Once you have the documents, you reuse them for each new tenancy.

What this pack does not cover

It is not eviction counsel. When a tenancy fails, notice rules and court procedure get local and technical quickly, and an eviction attorney is worth the fee. This pack is meant to make that day rare, and to make sure your file is complete and in order if it comes.

Fair housing rules apply to you: screening and advertising rules (familial status, disability, and more, plus state and local additions) cover nearly all landlords, and fair housing testers do check. The screening section of Document 4 helps you stay consistent: the same questions and the same criteria for every applicant, in writing.

Small Landlord Pack provides self-help document templates and general information. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Kits For That is not a law firm. Landlord-tenant law varies significantly by state and city (rent control, notice periods, deposit caps and deadlines) and changes over time, so check your current local rules, and have an attorney review your final lease when the stakes are high. Facts verified July 2026.

Who writes these. Kits For That is run by John R. Detty, who served 22 years as a U.S. Navy Legalman, the Navy’s paralegal rating, before retiring. He is not a lawyer, and nothing on this site is legal advice. About the site