There are free rental contract templates available that you can download, modify and use. You need to know what type of contract template you want and where to find it. There are three main types of rental contracts. The first is between a landlord and tenant. It should include information such as how much the rent is and when it should be paid and what deposits are required. It should also set out any restrictions on the tenant such as whether pets are allowed. Since you are not using a lawyer, you should make sure that your contract meets local and state requirements, including fair housing laws and health and safety codes.

The second contract would be for commercial property and is between the land owner and business owner. They may detail how the business owner could modify the property. These contracts are usually for longer periods of time, often years.

There are also rental contracts for goods. These are for the short term use of vehicles, equipment, or other goods. They need to include the time limitations for usage and what the return condition of the goods must be. In most cases there is a specific template for each use but you may need to modify an existing template.

Templates can be found at various sites online. Docstoc is a service for sharing all sorts of business templates and is a good place to look. Gazhoo sells documents but also has many free business documents. Scribd is a vast document library. Anyone can share any kind of document so there is a lot of stuff to sift through. But the site does include lots of legal forms and templates. These templates are also available through Microsoft Office.