Tennessee Sublease Agreement Template

An agreement between a current tenant and a subtenant for all or part of a rental home, tied to the original lease, with a landlord consent section. This edition fills in the Tennessee rules we could confirm and marks the rest as blanks to check.

Tennessee rules for this form

Deposit limit. Tennessee law generally does not set a limit on the size of a security deposit. (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)

Deadline to return the deposit. The Act sets no fixed number of days to refund a deposit; the landlord sends notice of any refund due to the tenant's last known address, and if the tenant does not respond within 60 days the landlord may keep it. (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)

Month-to-month notice. In covered counties either side ends a month to month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the rent date named in the notice. (Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-512)

Notice before entry. Tenants may not unreasonably refuse entry for inspections, repairs or showings, and in covered counties a landlord may show the unit in the last 30 days of the lease with 24 hours of notice if the lease allows it. (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)

Required disclosures. The landlord must tell the tenant in writing that the landlord does not provide fire or casualty insurance for the tenant's belongings. (Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-201(a))

Required disclosures. When the lease is signed and the deposit paid, the landlord tells the tenant where the deposit account is kept. (Tenn. Code Ann. 66-28-301)

Required disclosures. Homes built before 1978 need the federal lead-based paint disclosure and the EPA pamphlet. (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (42 U.S.C. 4852d))

Cities and counties in Tennessee can add their own rules on top of these. Check local ordinances before you sign.

What is in the template

1. Parties
2. The master lease
3. Subleased space
4. Term
5. Rent
6. Utilities and shared costs
7. Security deposit
8. Condition and inspection
9. Rules
10. Repairs and access
11. Default
12. General terms
13. Signatures
14. Landlord consent

Before you use it

• In a sublease the original tenant stays responsible to the landlord, and the subtenant answers to the original tenant.
• Most leases require the landlord's written consent before a tenant sublets, and some states limit when a landlord may refuse.
• A sublease can never last longer than the original lease or give the subtenant more rights than the tenant has.
• Landlords should screen subtenants with the same criteria they use for any applicant.

For the full explanation of this form, read our guide to the sublease agreement.