landlord legal form A landlord legal form is usually a lease, which has to be approved by the state in which the property is located. You can consult a lawyer for a landlord legal form, but these forms are easy to download from the Internet, and you will save a great deal of money doing it digitally instead of in person. You can also buy these at form stores in the city in whcih you live. Signing a lease agreement is a legally binding agreement, so if you are not sure if you want to stay in the apartment for six months or a year, make sure you read the lease agreement to see what sorts of provisions it contains for breaking the lease legally. In some states, you can break a lease if you buy a home, but read the fine print carefully to make sure that your lease agreement does not nullify your right to do this. A landlord legal form can also contain verbage about what your pets can and cannot do on the property.