Date. ,. ("Landlord") and. ("Tenant") agree as follows ("Agreement"):. 1.A California lease agreement allows a landlord of residential or commercial property to write a legally binding rental contract with a tenant. While I was searching for my first rental property, I was also looking for a California standard forms (lease agreement, estoppel, etc). A California lease agreement outlines the arrangement between a landlord and a tenant regarding the occupation of a property for a specified time period. Your rental agreement can be verbal, written, implied, or a combination of them. You "have a contract" if you pay the rent for the place without anything else. This guide will walk through the key components to include when putting together a rental lease agreement for a residential property. A California month-to-month lease agreement is a short-term rental contract that renews on a monthly basis. "Rental agreement" is an agreement between the management and the homeowner establishing the terms and conditions of a park tenancy.