Our template allows you to create a standard or comprehensive lease. A standard lease contains all the vital terms for creating a legally binding contract but does not give the option of revising the standard clauses.
A comprehensive lease is a highly detailed and customisable lease agreement that allows you to control the exact wording of the contract.
Standard and comprehensive leases can be fixed or periodic.
Fixed-term
A lease with a fixed term specifies the exact day the tenancy will end. In a fixed-term lease, the landlord cannot increase the rent or change any other lease terms unless they expressly reserve the right in the original lease terms.
In general, if the tenant remains past the specified lease end date, the landlord can either:
- Accept rental payments and have the lease continue as a periodic tenancy with the same rules as the expired fixed-term lease
- Create and sign a new lease
- Start eviction proceedings against the tenant
Sometimes, if the tenant has occupied the property for three years or more in Ireland, the tenant will acquire a right to renew the lease for successive terms.
Periodic
A periodic lease renews automatically every month or year until the tenant or landlord terminates it. A periodic lease is also known as a month-to-month or year-to-year lease.
When periodic leases are month-to-month, they can offer greater flexibility to both the tenant and the landlord to break the lease, evict the tenant, change the terms, and raise the rent. A landlord can generally increase rent and make changes to the terms if they provide the tenant with proper notice.