How do I handle a lease renewal?

Open Leases, select the lease that is ending, choose to renew, then set the new term dates and the rent for the new period and generate the renewal document. The renewal stays attached to the same tenant, unit, and deposit, so the tenancy reads as one continuous history rather than two unrelated records.

ProperLease warns you first. As a term end date approaches, a lease expiry alert appears under Notifications and the lease is flagged in Leases.

Start earlier than feels necessary

Required notice periods for a rent change can be long, and in some jurisdictions a lease that simply runs out converts to a month-to-month tenancy by operation of law, on terms you did not choose. Decide well before the end date so you are renewing on purpose.

If rent is changing

A renewal and a rent increase are two different obligations. The renewal is the agreement; the increase has its own notice period, and often its own cap or required form. Handle both. See how do I raise the rent.

What to do in ProperLease

1. Watch Notifications for the lease expiry alert, or check term end dates in Leases.
2. Open the lease and choose to renew.
3. Set the new term start and end dates, and the rent for the new period.
4. Generate the renewal document and share the PDF with your tenant.
5. If rent changed, update the monthly rent on the tenant record so payment statuses compare correctly.
6. Serve any rent increase notice your jurisdiction requires, from Notices.

See lease renewals and rent increases for the full walkthrough.