California and San Francisco · Task guide

Start or amend a tenancy in San Francisco

California has no mandatory standard lease, but it has a long list of statutory disclosures and San Francisco adds its own. This stepper builds the document set as you answer: the lease, the TPA or Costa-Hawkins notice, lead and other disclosures, and the Rent Board items. Amendments are a separate mode: a signed addendum, never an edit to the original. Signatures happen in the app or on paper, not here.

Preparation0 of 6 stages

Preparation only. Nothing is saved to an account.

Stage 1 of 6

Coverage and building facts

These decide which disclosures are mandatory. From records, not from the building's look.

Rent Ordinance limits the rentPre-June-1979, 2+ units.State TPA capPost-1979, 15+ years; or SFD/condo without the exemption notice.No capCosta-Hawkins exempt with notice; or under 15 years.Not established

Unit in a 2+ unit buildingSingle-family home or condo

Built before 1978 (lead disclosure)1978 or laterNot sure

Document set

Residential lease

Owner / agent: to gather
Tenant(s): to gather
Unit: to gather
Included: to gather
Term: to gather
Start: to gather
Rent: to gather
Deposit: to gather

Disclosures and notices

Megan's Law notice: to attach
Bed bug information: to attach
Flood hazard disclosure: to attach
Mold booklet / disclosure: to attach
Demolition permit disclosure: to attach
Shared utilities disclosure: to attach
Smoking policy: to attach
Pest control notice: to attach
SF Rent Board disclosures: fee passthrough notice; Rent Board contact; Ordinance rights: to attach

Preparation summary

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Coverage: —
Tenants: —
Term: —
Rent: —
Deposit: —
Disclosures attached: 0 of 9
Move-in photos: —
Stages skipped: none

Preparation only. No account action is simulated.