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California residential lease agreement

A standard rental agreement for a home in California. It covers how long you rent, how much you pay, your deposit, pets, and what happens if you need to leave early.

Jurisdictions
California
Contract languages
English

What it is and when it is used

A California residential lease agreement is a standard rental agreement for a home in California. It is the contract used when a landlord rents a home to a tenant, and it sets out the basic terms both sides need to know from the start.

The Dealroom skill covers these subjects:

  • how long you rent, the length of the tenancy;
  • how much you pay, the rent;
  • your deposit;
  • pets; and
  • what happens if you need to leave early.

The skill negotiates 7 clauses.

Who signs it

The lease is signed by the landlord, who rents out the home, and by the tenant, who will live in it.

Jurisdictions and languages

Dealroom offers this lease for California only, and drafts it in English only. It is meant for homes located in California; Dealroom does not offer it for homes in other US states.

For a home elsewhere, Dealroom offers separate residential tenancy skills built on local law:

The landlord and the tenant can use Dealroom together, each stating its preferences, or one side can prepare the lease alone.

Frequently asked questions

What does a California residential lease cover?

The Dealroom lease covers how long you rent, how much you pay, your deposit, pets, and what happens if you need to leave early.

Which law does the lease follow?

California law. Dealroom offers this lease for homes in California only.

Can Dealroom prepare the lease in Spanish?

No. The lease is drafted in English only. For a home in Spain, Dealroom offers a separate Spanish residential lease drafted in Spanish.

Can the landlord and the tenant negotiate the lease in Dealroom?

The skill has 7 clauses. Both sides can use Dealroom together, each stating its preferences, or one side can prepare the lease alone.

Two ways to make it

Create it in Dealroom

Choose the jurisdiction and language, answer a few questions and negotiate each clause with the other side, or prepare it alone.

Start in Dealroom

Have your agent draft and negotiate it

Your AI agent can read the clause library and create the contract through the agent API or the MCP server. A short example:

MCP: list_templates (query: "RESIDENTIAL_TENANCY_US_CA"), get_template, create_playbook, initiate_negotiation.

Read the agent API guide
# 1. Read the clauses, options and the facts it needs
curl https://dealroom.todo.law/api/v1/agent/templates/RESIDENTIAL_TENANCY_US_CA \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer drk_YOUR_KEY"

# 2. Create the contract (clauses you leave out take the default option)
curl -X POST https://dealroom.todo.law/api/v1/agent/deals \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer drk_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
    "schema": "dealroom.solo-intake/1",
    "contractType": "RESIDENTIAL_TENANCY_US_CA",
    "governingLaw": "CALIFORNIA",
    "language": "en",
    "dealName": "Example RESIDENTIAL_TENANCY_US_CA",
    "selectionPolicy": "defaults"
  }'

Drafting and negotiating are free.

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