Resident Lease Renewals
Renewing Your Lease
Rice Real Estate & Property Management begins the renewal review before your current lease expires. Your written renewal offer explains the options available for your home, the total monthly price for each option, and the date by which every required signer must respond.
Renewal Timeline
What to Expect Before Your Lease Ends
Rice Real Estate & Property Management uses a structured renewal process, but every renewal is property-specific. The dates and options in your written offer control.
- About 90 Days Before
The Review Begins
Rice Real Estate & Property Management reviews the current lease, account information, rental market, and available renewal options. Residents do not need to submit a renewal request at this stage.
- Before the Final Lease Month
Your Offer Is Sent
Once the available terms are ready, you will receive written renewal information showing the options available, the price for each option, and the deadline for your response.
- Date Shown in Your Offer
Every Signer Responds
The response deadline is commonly the 20th of the final lease month. Follow the exact date in your offer and allow time for every required signer to complete DocuSign.
- Before the New Term
Your Account Is Updated
The new amount may appear when the next month’s rent posts on the 25th. The renewal or month-to-month terms normally begin after the current lease expires.
Your Renewal Offer
Compare the Total Monthly Price
Do not compare renewal options using base rent alone. Review the complete monthly amount and the dates attached to each option.
Your written offer may show:
- The start and end dates of a fixed-term renewal
- The approved base rent for each available option
- Mandatory recurring charges connected to your tenancy
- The maximum total periodic rent, or total monthly price
- A separate month-to-month price when that option is available
- The exact date by which you must respond and sign
Depending on your account, mandatory recurring charges may include the Resident Benefits Package, approved pet charges, or other recurring amounts. Your property-specific offer states the amount that applies to you.
Choose Your Path
Review the Options Offered for Your Home
Many households receive a fixed-term option and a month-to-month option. Some receive a two-year choice or a different set of terms. Only the options in your written offer are available for your tenancy.
Renew for a Fixed Term
A fixed-term renewal commonly lasts 12 months. Some residents may be offered a longer term. Review the dates, total monthly price, and signing deadline before choosing.
Review the DocuSign steps →Continue Month-to-Month
When offered, month-to-month terms normally use a higher monthly price than the fixed-term option. Review the amount, effective date, and notice requirements stated in your written documents.
Understand the response deadline →Move Out at Lease End
Declining a renewal offer does not replace the required move-out notice. Submit the Rice Real Estate & Property Management online notice before the first day of the final lease month and never less than 30 days before expiration, unless your signed documents require something different.
Review move-out requirements →Accepting a Renewal
Complete Every Required DocuSign Step
Telling Rice Real Estate & Property Management that you want to stay is not the same as completing the renewal. The renewal must be signed by every required party.
Review the Entire Offer
Check the option, renewal dates, base rent, total monthly price, response deadline, and names of the required signers.
Send Your Choice by the Deadline
Follow the response instructions in the renewal email or written notice. Ask questions before the deadline instead of waiting until the final day.
Watch for the DocuSign Email
Each required signer should watch the email address on file, including spam or junk folders, for the renewal documents.
Every Required Signer Completes the Documents
One resident’s signature does not complete a multi-resident renewal. Each person included as a required signer must finish their DocuSign steps by the stated deadline.
Keep the Completed Renewal
Rice Real Estate & Property Management will complete the remaining signature and record steps. Save the fully signed copy with your current lease and addenda.
Response Deadline
Do Not Assume Silence Keeps Your Current Rent
If every required signer does not complete the fixed-term renewal by the stated deadline, that offer may expire. When provided by the lease and written notice, the tenancy may continue month-to-month at the higher total monthly price shown in the offer.
For many Rice Real Estate & Property Management renewals, the response deadline is the 20th of the final lease month and the month-to-month outcome is processed beginning on the 21st. Your exact written dates control.
Changes Before Renewal
Handle Household and Pet Changes Separately
A renewal does not automatically approve a new roommate, release a current resident, or approve a pet or animal. Start the correct request as early as possible so it does not delay the renewal.
Add or Remove a Roommate
Household changes require a separate request, review, and written approval. A new adult may need to apply before renewal documents can be prepared.
Start a roommate change →Add a Pet or Animal
Do not bring a new household pet into the home without prior written approval. Assistance-animal requests use a separate reasonable-accommodation process and are not treated as pets.
Review pet and animal requests →Update Contact Information
Make sure Rice Real Estate & Property Management has a current email address for every required signer. Use the Resident Center and resident document page when updates or records are needed.
Upload resident documents →Resident Questions
Common Lease Renewal Questions
When should I receive my renewal offer?
Rice Real Estate & Property Management normally begins the renewal review about 90 days before expiration. Resident offers are sent after the available terms are ready. Use the dates in your written offer because timing can vary.
Why is my renewal rent changing?
Renewal pricing may reflect the current rental market, the home, the existing rent, the offered lease length, and the approved terms. The written offer provides the pricing that applies to your tenancy.
Why is month-to-month more expensive?
Month-to-month terms provide more flexibility and a shorter commitment than a fixed-term renewal. When offered, the month-to-month price is commonly higher than the fixed-term price.
Can I request a different renewal option?
You may contact Rice Real Estate & Property Management before the deadline to ask a question or request consideration. A request does not change the offer, extend the deadline, or create new terms unless you receive a revised written offer.
Is the renewal complete after I reply yes?
No. Your reply communicates your choice, but every required signer must complete the DocuSign documents. Rice Real Estate & Property Management will confirm when the renewal process is complete.
What if one resident has not signed?
A multi-resident renewal is not complete until every required signer finishes the documents. Contact Resident Services before the deadline if a signer did not receive the DocuSign email.
What happens if I do not respond?
The fixed-term offer may expire. If your lease and written notice provide for month-to-month continuation, the higher month-to-month amount shown may take effect after the current lease ends.
What if I plan to move out?
Submit the required Rice Real Estate & Property Management online notice. A phone call, text, email, conversation, or renewal decline does not replace the complete move-out notice.
Questions About Your Renewal Offer?
Contact Rice Real Estate & Property Management before the response deadline. Tell Resident Services which part of the offer you need help understanding and make sure your contact information is current.
This page is a general resident guide. Your signed lease, addenda, property-specific renewal offer, written notices, and fully signed renewal control if they differ from this summary.