Read your lease before you sign it.
Drop your apartment lease PDF into FinePrint on iPhone, iPad, Android, or Mac. In a few minutes you'll have a calm, page-cited summary of the fees, deadlines, restrictions, and protections that actually matter, in plain language.
The clauses landlords don't highlight at signing.
FinePrint reads every page and surfaces each distinct rule as its own finding, every one with a source quote and the page number it came from.
Auto-renewal & notice-to-vacate
How many days of notice are required before the term ends, and what happens if you miss the window. The most common way a lease quietly renews.
Late fees and grace periods
Flat fees, per-day fees, daily caps, and the number of days you actually have before a fee triggers.
Early-termination penalties
Buy-out formulas, months-rent penalties, military / domestic-violence carve-outs, and any conditions that waive the fee.
Security deposit terms
Amount, refundable vs non-refundable, allowed deductions, the deadline for return, and any interest you're owed.
Pet, guest & parking rules
Each sub-rule called out separately, weight limits, breed exclusions, guest-stay caps, and any associated fees or deposits.
Utilities, fees & chargebacks
Who pays for water, trash, internet, common-area electricity. Administrative fees, lease-prep fees, and other "first-month" surprises.
Repair & habitability obligations
What the landlord must maintain, response windows for urgent repairs, and your right to withhold rent or repair-and-deduct.
Subletting, assignment & lease takeover
Whether sublets are allowed, whether you need written consent, and any fees associated with assignment.
Source-page citations on every finding.
FinePrint never makes a claim without quoting the lease and pointing you to the exact page. Tap any finding to read the original wording in context.
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