Templates
Free contract templates, explained section by section
14 agreements for consultants and agencies, landlords, and contractors. Each one shows its full text with a plain-language note beside every section. Download it as Word or PDF, or fill in the blanks and send it for signature.
Agencies and consultants
For client work: who does what, what it costs, who owns the result, and what stays confidential.
Consulting agreement template
The main agreement between a consultant and a client: services, fees, ownership of the work and how either side can end it.
Statement of work template
One project under an existing agreement: deliverables, dates, price, how work is accepted and what is out of scope.
Mutual NDA template
Both sides agree to protect what the other shares while they explore working together.
Independent contractor agreement template
For a business hiring a freelancer: the work, the pay, who owns the result and the contractor's independent status.
Landlords and property managers
For a residential tenancy from move-in to renewal: the lease, its add-ons and the condition record.
Residential lease agreement template
A fixed-term lease for a house or apartment: rent, deposit, repairs, rules of use and how the tenancy ends.
Lease renewal agreement template
Extends an existing lease for a new term and records the new rent, leaving the rest of the lease as it is.
Pet addendum template
Adds permission for a named pet to an existing lease, with the tenant's responsibilities for it.
Move-in checklist template
Records the condition of each room when the tenant moves in, signed by both sides.
Contractors and trades
For jobs on site: the price the customer approved, changes along the way, and payment paperwork.
Estimate approval template
The customer signs off on the scope and price of a job before work starts.
Change order template
Records a change to the agreed work, with its effect on price and schedule, before the changed work starts.
Conditional lien waiver template
Given in exchange for a progress payment: lien rights for that amount are released once the payment is actually received.
Subcontractor agreement template
Between a general contractor and a trade subcontractor: scope, price, payment, insurance and changes.
Startups and investors
For raising money before a priced round: the right to future shares, or to future tokens for a network still being built.
SAFE agreement template
An investor pays now and gets shares at the next priced round, at a price set by a post-money valuation cap.
SAFT agreement template
A purchaser pays a crypto project now and receives tokens when the network launches, on a set release schedule.
How the templates work
- Read it first. Every page shows the whole document, with a note beside each section on what it does and what to decide.
- Download it, or send it. Download a Word or PDF copy with no account. Or choose "Send this for signature", sign up, and fill in the names, dates and amounts.
- Collect signatures. Add who signs and send. Each person signs on their own device, and everyone receives the sealed PDF.
What a contract template is, and what it is not
A contract template is a starting draft for a kind of agreement that many people need: the usual sections are already written, and the facts of your deal go in the blanks. It saves the work of starting from an empty page and reminds you of points that are easy to forget, such as who owns the finished work or how either side can end the arrangement.
It is not a finished contract. A template cannot know which state you are in, what your industry requires or what the two of you actually agreed. That is why each page here lists what to check before you send it, and why the notes say where the law commonly differs from place to place.
The useful habit is to read the whole document once with the notes, change what does not fit, and have a lawyer look at anything that matters to your business. A short agreement that both sides understand usually serves better than a long one neither has read.
Questions about the templates
Are these contract templates free?
Yes. You can read every template on its page and download it as a Word or PDF file without an account or an email address. Sending a document for signature uses a SignThis account, which starts with a free allowance.
Can I edit a template?
Yes. Download the Word file and change anything you need, then save it as a PDF and upload it to send. If you only need to fill in names, dates and amounts, "Send this for signature" asks for those and fills them in for you.
Are the templates legal advice?
No. They are general starting points, written in plain language with notes that explain each section. SignThis is not a law firm, does not review your document and makes no statement about how a template applies to your situation. Have a lawyer review any agreement you rely on.
Do the templates work in every state?
They are written for general use in the United States and avoid state-specific wording. Some subjects are tightly regulated by state or local law, such as residential leases, home improvement contracts and lien waivers. Each template's page lists what to check where you are.
Can these documents be signed electronically?
US federal law (the ESIGN Act) and the state laws based on UETA say that a signature or contract may not be denied legal effect only because it is electronic. Some kinds of documents are excluded, and some need a notary or a specific form. Whether a particular document can be signed electronically is a question for a lawyer.
Do the people I send to need an account?
No. Each signer gets a personal link by email and signs in their browser, on a phone or a computer. When everyone has signed, each person receives the sealed PDF and its audit certificate.