Lease
Sublease Agreement and Landlord Consent
Sublet a property you rent — with the landlord consent that makes it lawful and a clear record of what the sublessee is taking on.
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When to use this document
- Leaving for a semester, a secondment, or an extended trip
- Subletting a spare room in a place you rent
- Covering rent while you are away rather than breaking the lease
- Handing over the remainder of a lease you cannot complete
Information you will need
- Sublessor, sublessee, and the premises
- The landlord consent position, in writing
- The original lease date and when it ends
- What part of the premises is being sublet, and for how long
- Rent, deposit, and who holds each
- Utilities, furnishings, and the condition at handover
- Early termination terms and the governing state
What you receive
- An eleven-article Sublease Agreement
- Signature blocks for sublessor and sublessee
- A landlord consent block
- Completion instructions
- PDF and editable DOCX export
Special situations
- Get written landlord consent first. Most residential leases prohibit subletting without it, and doing so anyway is commonly a breach that can end the tenancy for everyone — including a sublessee who did nothing wrong.
- The sublessor stays fully liable to the landlord for rent and damage unless the landlord expressly releases them. Subletting transfers occupancy, not responsibility.
- A sublease cannot outlive the original lease. It ends automatically if that lease ends for any reason, whatever the parties agreed.
- Some jurisdictions limit what a sublessor may charge a sublessee relative to the original rent.
- Deposit rules generally apply to a sublease as they do to a lease, including how it must be held and the deadline to return it.
Jurisdiction
Subletting rights, limits on what may be charged, deposit handling, and notice requirements are set by state and often city law, and the original lease governs on top of them. This agreement states no limit or deadline.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need my landlord's permission?
Almost certainly. Most residential leases require written consent to sublet, and subletting without it is usually a breach — one that can end the tenancy for the sublessor and evict the sublessee, who had no way of knowing. Get the consent in writing before anyone pays or moves in.
If my sublessee stops paying, whose problem is it?
Yours. The sublessor remains liable to the landlord for the whole rent unless the landlord has expressly released them, which they rarely do. Subletting moves who lives there; it does not move who owes the landlord.
Can the sublease run longer than my lease?
No. A sublease cannot grant more than the original lease gives, so it cannot run past the lease end date, and it ends automatically if the lease ends early for any reason. A sublessee staying after that has no right to occupy.
Can I charge more than I pay?
Sometimes, and some jurisdictions prohibit or limit it — particularly in rent-regulated housing. Check the rule where the property is before setting a figure, because charging above the original rent is one of the specific things local law tends to address.
What should the sublessee ask for before signing?
The landlord's written consent, a copy of the original lease, and a dated record of the condition of the premises. All three protect them, and a sublessor unwilling to provide the first two is telling you something.
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Last reviewed July 29, 2026.