Bilingual Residential Lease Agreement by State (English / Español)

A bilingual residential lease puts the English lease on the left and its Spanish translation on the right, paragraph by paragraph, so a landlord and a tenant who read different languages sign one document they both understand. Pick your state to get the lease with the right framing and the deposit and notice rules that apply there.

Single-language versions: Residential Lease Agreement (English) · Contrato de alquiler residencial (español).

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State Date of agreement Landlord name Tenant name(s) Rental property address Lease start date Lease end date (blank if month-to-month) Monthly rent (USD) Rent due day Security deposit (USD) Late fee Pets policy Utilities paid by tenant

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Residential Lease Agreement Contrato de alquiler residencial

State of __________ · Estado de __________

This Lease Agreement is made on __________ between __________ ("Landlord") and __________ ("Tenant") for the property located at __________ (the "Premises").

Este Contrato de alquiler se celebra el __________ entre __________ (el "Arrendador") y __________ (el "Arrendatario"), respecto de la propiedad ubicada en __________ (la "Propiedad").

Term. The lease runs from __________ to __________. Rent. Tenant shall pay $______/month, due on the __________ . Late payments incur a late fee as noted.

Plazo. El alquiler rige desde el __________ hasta el __________. Renta. El Arrendatario pagará $______ por mes, con vencimiento __________ . Los pagos atrasados generan el cargo por mora indicado.

Security deposit. Tenant pays a deposit of $______, refundable per __________ law less lawful deductions. Utilities. Tenant is responsible for: __________ . Pets. As agreed by the parties.

Depósito de garantía. El Arrendatario entrega un depósito de $______, reembolsable conforme a la ley de __________, menos las deducciones permitidas. Servicios. El Arrendatario se hace cargo de: __________ . Mascotas. Según lo acordado por las partes.

Tenant shall keep the Premises in good condition and comply with the lease and applicable law. This lease is subject to the landlord-tenant laws of the State of __________, which control over any conflicting term.

El Arrendatario mantendrá la Propiedad en buen estado y cumplirá este contrato y la ley aplicable. Este contrato está sujeto a las leyes de arrendador-inquilino del Estado de __________, que prevalecen sobre cualquier cláusula contraria.

Language. This document is written in English and Spanish. The Spanish text is a translation provided for convenience. In case of conflict between the two versions, the English version controls.

Idioma. Este documento está redactado en inglés y en español. El texto en español es una traducción provista para facilitar la lectura. En caso de conflicto entre las dos versiones, prevalece la versión en inglés.

Landlord signature / date · Firma del Arrendador / fecha

Tenant signature / date · Firma del Arrendatario / fecha

Generated with SealForms Bilingual EN/ES · Residential Lease Agreement · 2026

Pick your state, fill in the details once, and download a PDF with English on the left and Spanish on the right. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded. The English column controls if the two ever differ.

When a bilingual lease helps

When the tenant, the landlord, or a co-signer reads Spanish more comfortably than English. A separate translation can drift from the original and raises the question of which copy was signed; a side-by-side document avoids both — there is one page, one set of signatures, and a clause saying the English column controls if the two ever differ. Some jurisdictions also expect a landlord who negotiated mainly in Spanish to give the tenant a Spanish version of the lease; the bilingual layout covers that in the same file.

What it includes

Parties, premises, and date — the same fields as the English lease, filled once
Term, rent, due date, late fee, deposit, utilities, and pets
A governing-law paragraph naming your state, and a language clause (English controls)
One signature block, labeled in both languages, for the landlord and the tenant

State-specific detail — deposit caps, return deadlines, required disclosures, each cited to the statute — lives on the English lease pages. The bilingual page for your state shows the headline rules and links there for the rest.