Benefits of the Farm Lease Builder
The Farm Lease Builder guides you through important common issues in farmland leases and helps you create a roadmap for your landlord/tenant relationship. Thinking things through ahead of time and getting them down on paper protects your time, money, and emotional investment in your farmland. The Farm Lease Builder creates a lease draft that is customized to your needs. The draft lease is created in an easy-to-edit Word document. And if you don't finish the draft lease in one sitting, you can save your work and easily come back to complete it.
Learn More About the Value of Written LeasesWorking with Lawyers
Once you create your draft lease, you'll need to take it to a lawyer for review. Working with lawyers can seem stressful or intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Follow the link below for several resources on how to find a lawyer, what to expect from your lawyer, and how to get the most out of working with a lawyer (at a price you can afford).
Learn More About Working with Lawyers
Case Study Spotlight: Greenfield Berry Farm
When Daniel and Michelle Greenfield decided to lease public land for their berry farm in northeast Ohio, they worked diligently to ensure they were committing to an arrangement that made sense for their family and business. While your farm may not lease public lands, understanding land leases is an important component for the success of many farming operations. A lawyer can help to ensure the lease is written fairly and logically, saving time, money, and energy in the long-term.
Learn More About the GreenfieldsAdditional Leasing Resources
Creative Leasing
Explore innovative leasing arrangements to get ideas on a structure that may work for you and your farm.
State-Specific Leasing Issues
Consider some of the peculiarities you may need to anticipate when entering into a lease in your home state.
Lease-to-Own
Lease-to-Own arrangements are one method to begin building equity while in the process of gaining ownership.
The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems is an initiative of Vermont Law School, and this toolkit provides general legal information for educational purposes only. It is not meant to substitute, and should not be relied upon, for legal advice. Each farmer’s circumstances are unique, state laws vary, and the information contained herein is specific to the time of publication. Accordingly, for legal advice, please consult an attorney licensed in your state.