The Rhode Island Month to Month Rental Agreement is a legal document that is designed to provide the ability to tenant(s) to rent a property on a month to month basis. Written according to § 34-18-37, there will be a beginning date stated on the document, but there is no ending date except a 30 notice to vacate by either party.
The agreement provides, for the most part, all of the same rules presented in a standard residential lease, with the exception that the tenant and landlord have the right to end the lease with 30 days notice as opposed to being locked into a long term lease.
Minimum Termination Period – 30 days
Laws – § 34-18-37
How to Write
Step 1 – After downloading the document – enter the date the lease is being completed in dd/mm/yyyy format
- Enter the landlord’s name
- Enter the tenant(s) name(s)
- Enter the street address of the property
- Tenant’s read the remainder of this section
Step 2 – Term – Landlord must enter the commencement date of the agreement (ending only with 30 days notice from either party)
Step 3 – Rent –
- Landlord must enter the day of each month the rent is due
- Landlord must enter the monthly installment amount
Step 4 – Damage Deposit –
- Landlord must enter the sum of the deposit that will be due upon signing of the agreement
Step 5 – Use of Premises –
- Enter the names of the allowable occupants to be the exclusive residents of the premises. This is to be used as a private family dwelling only
Step 6 – Titled Sections –
- Along with reading of the terms and conditions at the beginning of the document, tenants must carefully read through all of the Titled Sections of the lease as follows:
- Condition of Premises
- Parking (landlord must either select and describe the parking area or select the box stating that there is no parking provided)
- Assignment and Sub-Letting
- Extermination
- Rubbish
- Alterations and Improvements
- Non-Delivery of Possessions
- Hazardous Materials
- Utilities
- Maintenance and Repair Rules (A through L)
- Damage to Premises
- Inspection of Premises
- Subordination of Lease
- Surrender of Premises
- Pets
- Rules and Regulations
- Quiet Enjoyment
- Indemnification
- Default
- Delinquent Rent Payments (landlord must enter the amount of the additional fee if the for late payments)
- Abandonment
- Attorney’s Fees
- Recording of Agreement
- Governing Law
- Severability
- Binding Effect
- Descriptive Headings
- Construction
- Non-Waiver
- Modification
- Notice (Both landlord and tenant must provide their address where notices may received one from and to the other)
Step 7 – Signatures –
- Landlord must date their signature in dd/mm/yyyy format
- Landlord’s Signature
- Printed Name
- Date
- AND
- Tenant must date their signatures in dd/mm/yyyy format
- All tenant’s over 18 must provide signature
- Print Names
- Each tenant must date their signature individually
