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Lessors and lessees enter into a binding contract, known as the lease agreement, that spells out the terms of their arrangement. While any sort of property can be leased, the practice is most commonly associated with residential or commercial real estate?a home or office.

The two most common types of leases are operating leases and financing leases (also called capital leases). In order to differentiate between the two, one must consider how fully the risks and rewards associated with ownership of the asset have been transferred to the lessee from the lessor.

Does the tenant have rights if the lease is oral (not written)? Yes. This kind of lease is valid and creates the same rights and responsibilities as a written lease. But the landlord must give the tenant a special form.

Also, real estate (land) leases for more than one year must be in writing. If a lease for over one year is not in writing, it will generally not be enforceable in court. If your lease is for exactly one year, or less than one year, the law does not require it to be put in writing.

California's Statute of Frauds requires a lease to be in writing if it either: 1. has a term longer than one year; or 2. has a term less than one year which expires more than one year after the agreement is reached.

If there is no written lease the tenant has no obligation to contribute towards insurance or do anything to the premises, other than to avoid deliberate damage. In this situation you will be out of pocket for the insurance premium and may find yourself with a steep clean up and decorating bill before you can re-let.