Lease review for renters
Know exactly what your lease says before you sign
Paste your lease, get every red flag explained in plain English in 60 seconds.
- Red flags ranked by severity, so you see the worst first
- The exact questions to ask your landlord before you sign
- Works for leases in the US, UK, Canada and Australia
No account needed. Around 60 seconds. $9 for the full report, no subscription.
Overall verdict
This lease strips away nearly every standard tenant protection - habitability, entry notice, deposit limits, fee caps, and eviction notice - so it is extremely risky for the tenant as written.
- HighUnlimited rent increases with short notice
This lets the landlord raise your rent by any amount, at any time, once you're month-to-month, with only 15 days' notice. Most places give tenants more notice and often limit how much or how often rent can rise.
- HighUncapped daily late fees
A late fee that grows without limit can turn a short delay into a massive debt. Courts often view uncapped, escalating penalty fees as unenforceable, but you shouldn't have to fight that after signing.
- HighWaiver of habitability and repair rights
This clause tries to make you responsible for all repairs (plumbing, electrical, heating) regardless of cause and waives your ability to claim the unit is unlivable or to use repair-and-deduct remedies. Habitability protections generally can't be signed away.
This is the actual output, not a mockup. Your lease is analysed the same way.
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How it works
Three steps, about a minute
- 01
Paste or upload
Drop in your lease text or upload the PDF, then pick the country the lease is in.
- 02
We read every clause
RentClarity explains each clause in plain English and flags the terms worth a closer look.
- 03
Know before you sign
See the red flags ranked by severity and the exact questions to ask your landlord.
The product
What you actually get
Real screenshots of the product, not mockups. This is the same report you get for your own lease.
Step 1
Paste your lease, pick the place
Drop in the full text or upload the PDF, then choose the country and region the property is in. The analysis reads the whole document with your local context in mind, up to 60,000 characters.
Step 2
Every clause, labeled Standard or Unusual
Beyond the red flags, the report walks the lease clause by clause in plain English and marks which terms are common and which deserve a second look, so you know where to spend your attention.
The result
The full report. Scroll it right here.
This is the complete sample report on a fixture California lease: risk score, 13 red flags, 10 clause summaries, 12 questions and the local rules to verify.
On your side
Your landlord wrote the lease. RentClarity reads it on your side.
- jurisdictions covered
- 63jurisdictions coveredUS states, UK, Canada, Australia
- parts in every report
- 6parts in every reportscore, verdict, flags, clauses, questions, local rules
- to a full read
- ~60sto a full readfrom paste to red flags
- per report
- $9per reportone-off, no subscription
Pricing
Simple pricing, no subscription
See your risk score and top red flags free. Pay once for the full read: every flag, every clause, the questions to ask.
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Questions
Questions renters ask
- Is this legal advice?
- No. RentClarity is a second pair of eyes that explains your lease in plain English and points out clauses worth a closer look. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for a qualified lawyer in your area. For anything you are unsure about, check with a local tenant service or attorney.
- How accurate is it?
- It is good at spotting the terms most worth questioning: one-sided fees, repair and habitability waivers, entry and deposit clauses, and short or unusual notice periods. It reads only the text you give it, so it can miss things a lease leaves out, and it can occasionally flag a term that is fine in your area. Treat every point as a prompt to verify, not a final answer.
- How is this different from asking a lawyer?
- A lawyer gives you binding advice for your exact situation and can act on your behalf. RentClarity is faster and cheaper and helps you walk into that conversation, or into signing, already knowing which clauses to focus on. For a high-stakes lease, use it to prepare, then confirm the important points with a local professional.
- What file formats can I use?
- You can paste lease text directly, or upload a text-based PDF and we extract the words for you. Scanned or photographed PDFs that are just images of pages are not supported yet, because there is no selectable text to read. If your PDF is a scan, copy the text in or retype the key sections.
- Which countries does it cover?
- The United States (state-aware), the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, 63 jurisdictions in all. You pick the jurisdiction and the analysis takes local context into account, phrased as points to verify rather than as settled law.
- What kinds of things does it flag?
- Rent and late-fee terms, security deposits, who pays for repairs, entry and privacy, early-termination and forfeiture clauses, attorney-fee and dispute clauses, and open-ended fees the landlord can change at will. Each flag comes with why it matters and a concrete question or next step.
- Can landlords or agents use it?
- Yes. Nothing stops a landlord, letting agent or property manager from running a draft lease through RentClarity to see how a tenant will read it and where it looks one-sided. The report is written for the tenant, so it doubles as a plain check on your own document.
- What happens to my lease?
- Your lease is used only to produce your report. We store it so you can revisit the report from your history, and we never use it for anything else, sell it, or share it. We do not use it to train any model.
- How long do you keep my lease?
- For as long as you keep your account, so your past reports stay available in your history. Delete your account and every lease and report tied to it is removed with it. If you want a single report gone sooner, email us and we will delete it.
- Do I need an account to try it?
- No. You can run a free check and see your risk score and top red flags without signing up. You only create an account when you want the full report or want to keep your history.
- Can I get a refund?
- Yes. If RentClarity was not useful to you, email us within 14 days and we refund you, no questions asked.