Would it be worth the time to get a lawyer involved to help with a?
It depends upon how complicated it is. Im assuming you are the landlord and want to make a lease that is air tight and an application that gives you all the information you need. My very first lease - the first one I ever wrote was still the one I was using up until the day the houses sold. I went to a real estate attorney, explained what I wanted. I think he charged me for an hour of his time, and another hour for his paralegal, and I got a lease agreement that was perfect, and that I could add to or subtract from whenever I wanted. The application was a bit trickier, because I needed it to stay on the right side of the law, but still wanted to ask all the pertinent questions. I was also using that application up until the end. Yes, it is worth it, especially if you are new to being a landlord OR this is the first time youve had your tenants sign a lease. If you are good with month to month rent, you might never have had a good, strong lease agreement previously. Call a realtor that you know and ask what real estate attorney they use. That will point you in the correct direction.