Residential Lease: AI drafting for attorneys

What you get

An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's official text.
A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the official source, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The parties and the premises

Landlord
Tenant(s)
Owner, manager and notice contacts
Disclosures and delivery records
Premises address
Lease starts
Term
and 1 more

Rent and deposit

Monthly rent
Rent due on day
Late fee
Security deposit
Deposit history or exception facts
Refundable pet deposit, if any
Other deposits and prepaid amounts
and 1 more

Living terms

Utilities paid by tenant
Pets
Pet terms
Other authorized occupants
Smoking allowed
Was the building built before 1978

The building and its disclosures

How many rental units does the landlord own in this building
Is the unit rent-regulated, subsidized or under a housing voucher
Where will the security deposit be held
Will there be a written move-in inspection
Has the unit or building ever flooded, or is it in a flood zone
Flood facts and disclosure documents
End-of-term and renewal instructions
and 4 more

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has official sources for:

California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

Official sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from the official publisher and dated.

State	Sources for this document
California	13
Connecticut	20
Delaware	22
District of Columbia	36
Florida	22
Maryland	35
Massachusetts	23
New Jersey	43
New York	48
Ohio	18
Pennsylvania	14
Texas	23
Virginia	35

Among them, for New Jersey:

N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 Security deposits; investment, deposit, disposition
N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 Return of deposit; displaced tenant; termination of lease; civil penalties, certain.
N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2 Limitation on amount of deposit
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 Grounds for removal of tenants.
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-56 Proof of notice to quit prerequisite to judgment

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the official text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked