Lease Renewal Offer Review Questions for Tenants

Read a renewal offer and list what to ask before signing.

Added October 15, 2026. Written with AI assistance and checked for clarity and placeholders; not reviewed by a lawyer, accountant, clinician or other professional. How these prompts are made

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Review a lease renewal offer with me. The offer text: [RENEWAL_OFFER]. My current lease: [CURRENT_LEASE]. What I want (stay, change terms, move): [MY_GOALS].

Compare the offer with the current lease in a table: rent, term, deposit, fees, notice periods, break options, repair responsibilities, pets, guests, and any new clauses. Calculate the change in rent per month and per year and as a percentage with the arithmetic, and the total cost over the term. Highlight new or changed clauses and write questions for the landlord. Add a short list of alternatives (a shorter term, a rent cap, a repair commitment in writing) and a polite reply asking for clarification. Include a moving-cost comparison with my own estimates.

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Add a worked comparison: current rent 1,150 and offered 1,235, an increase of 85 a month (7.4 percent: 85 / 1,150) or 1,020 a year; a 12-month term; the new clause on charges for end-of-tenancy cleaning; and questions such as 'Is the increase tied to any improvements?' and 'Can the repair of the bathroom fan be written into the renewal?'

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Current rent 1,150; offered 1,235; increase 85 a month (85 / 1,150 = 7.4 percent), or 1,020 a year.
New clause: end-of-tenancy cleaning charge of 150; term 12 months; break clause removed.
Questions for the landlord: 'Is the increase tied to improvements?' 'Can the broken bathroom fan be repaired before the renewal starts and noted in writing?' 'Can the break clause stay?'
Reply: 'Thank you for the renewal offer. Before I decide, could you clarify the cleaning charge and the break clause, and confirm the repair? I'd like to reply by 15 July.'