A lease or rental agreement sets out the rules landlords and tenants agree to follow in their rental relationship. It is a legal contract, as well as an immensely practical document full of crucial ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An open-end lease is a type of rental agreement that obliges the lessee (the person making ...

When getting an insurance quote for your rental business, the insurer will usually ask for a copy of your current rental agreement. (If they don’t, find a new insurance company.) Why is this document ...

If you've ever rented a car, you've undoubtedly been as frustrated as I have at how hard it is to find an accurate comparison among the various rental companies. Base rates can be tricky enough, but ...

As a landlord, I often field questions from tenants whose life plans don't fit neatly into 12-month leasing cycles. The tenant might be in town for a six-month internship or a nine-month certificate ...