Customize lease wording with Advanced Editor
Choose the right place to change your draft and review the wording before sending.
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Before you start
- Use an unsigned draft for the intended tenancy. Keep builder details and signer contacts correct before editing document wording.
Step 1: Check the builder answers
Open the correct lease agreement. Check the rental, dates, amounts, people and signer emails. Use the builder fields for these details. Use Provisions & Attachments to add your own terms or supporting files.
Step 2: Open Advanced Editor
Complete the builder and prepare the unsigned agreement. Open Advanced Editor beside Builder when available. It needs a generated draft; an agreement already sent is not editable here.
Step 3: Edit and save a version
Select the clause to change. Review the surrounding wording, then enter a short note in What changed (kept with the version). Choose Save version. Reset to standard restores one clause; Reset all to standard restores the standard wording throughout.
Step 4: Review the document
Open the saved document from Agreement and check the edited wording before sending. If you change builder answers and generate the agreement again, the new draft can replace your editor changes and previous versions.
What the editor changes
Save version changes the generated document text. It does not update builder answers, lease settings, payment schedules or recipient emails. Correct those through their own controls.
Preview lease in the builder is rendered from builder answers. After editor changes, open the saved document to check that version.
Return to Builder or reuse terms
Opening Builder alone does not regenerate the agreement. Check the document after preparing it again. Do not assume custom clauses survive regeneration.
For another tenancy, follow Copy a lease agreement and check the destination. Recheck custom wording rather than treating the editor as a reusable template.
Review before signing
Keep required disclosures and resolve conflicting terms before sending. Editing language does not establish legal compliance. Ask a qualified local professional about uncertain changes. Use the appropriate addendum or new agreement process for a signed lease.
Check the result
- The saved document contains the intended wording. Signature preparation and sending are separate actions.
FAQs
Why is Advanced Editor locked?
It needs a generated draft. Complete the builder and review the agreement first. If the document is already sent or signed, use its status and correction actions.
Can I fix a signer email in the document?
No. Correct the saved person and recipient details. If a request is already sent, review the signing workflow before cancelling or sending a replacement.
Why did my custom text disappear?
Generating again from builder answers can replace an edited draft. Check the current saved document before sending and restore only the intended wording.
Does choosing an addendum upload my file?
No. A named attachment or selected form is separate from an uploaded file. Review the actual signing package.
Will my wording override the law?
No. Check it against applicable requirements and the rest of the agreement. Get qualified review for unusual terms.