Rental Tool Kit
Renting a home can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to navigate it alone. The tools on this page are here to support you through every stage of your rental journey: from budgeting and finding a place to live, to staying organized and advocating for repairs when needed. Downloadable, easy to use, and designed with renters in mind, these resources can help you feel more confident and informed every step of the way.
Helpful Tools
This worksheet helps new and current renters better understand their finances by identifying their income and expenses.
This checklist can be used when searching for a new rental home, as a note-taking tool to ensure a potential property meets financial and personal needs.
This worksheet can be used in the search for a rental home by comparing multiple rental properties, including cost, location, size, and amenities.
This tool is designed for both renters and landlords to use in determining pre-existing damages before a lease begins and those that occur during the tenancy.
This form allows a tenant to submit a written request for a repair, should the landlord not have an existing method for maintenance requests.
If the initial maintenance request is not resolved, the tenant can use this form to notify their landlord of their next steps.
Tenants can use this form as they prepare to vacate a unit, to ensure they fulfill all move-out responsibilities.
The information on this website is provided for educational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as legal advice.