Residential lease agreements and monthly rental agreements often look so similar they can be hard to tell apart. That’s because both cover similar issues, the difference is the length of tenancy. A residential lease agreement almost always covers a longer, fixed term, such as one year. A monthly rental agreement typically lasts only from one month to the next. To avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings, the landlord and tenant should complete a residential lease agreement or monthly rental agreement. We have residential agreement forms and monthly rental agreement forms that can be downloaded to your computer and are set up to be fillable — you add the terms by filling in the blanks with your computer. We also have a residential lease agreement form kit and a commercial lease agreement kit that are shipped by standard mail.