Residential lease at a free rent, 4+4 (Italy)
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For a landlord letting a home in Italy at a freely agreed rent, and for the tenant: the Italian 4+4 lease under Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998 — four years renewable for four more, rent and due dates, a deposit of up to three months' rent with yearly legal interest, a choice between the flat-rate cedolare secca tax and ISTAT indexation, the tenant's six-month exit for serious reasons, repairs, service charges and the energy-certificate clause. Signed in two copies; the landlord registers it with the Agenzia delle Entrate within thirty days using the free RLI form. In Italian.
- Made for use in Italy
- Last updated October 14, 2026
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When to use this document
- You are letting a flat in Italy and want a written lease with your tenant.
- Your new tenant wants a standard long lease rather than a short temporary one.
- You are deciding between the cedolare secca flat tax and yearly rent indexation.
- You need an Italian lease at a freely agreed rent, with deposit and notice rules.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Landlord
- Landlord's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
- Landlord's place and date of birth
- Landlord's address
- Tenant
- Tenant's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
- Tenant's place and date of birth
- Tenant's address
- Address of the property
- Description of the property (floor, flat number, rooms, cellar or garage, furniture)
- Land-registry data (foglio, particella, subalterno, category, rendita)
- Start of the lease
- End of the first term of the lease
- Whether the tenant may also leave early without serious reasons
- Yearly rent (euro)
- Yearly rent in words (in Italian)
- Monthly rent instalment (euro)
- Day of the month by which rent is paid
- IBAN
- Landlord's tax regime and rent indexation
- Monthly advance on service charges (euro, 0 if none)
- Deposit amount
- Deposit in words (in Italian)
- Energy class shown on the APE (Italian energy performance certificate)
- Subletting
- Other terms agreed (optional)
- City
- Date
Common questions
- When must a 4+4 lease be registered in Italy, and what does it cost?
- Within thirty days of signing, or of the start date if earlier, with the Agenzia delle Entrate, using the RLI form, which is free online or at an office. Without the cedolare secca, registration tax of 2% of the yearly rent (at least €67) and stamp duty are due; with the cedolare secca, at 21% on a free rent, neither is due. Within the next sixty days the landlord sends proof of registration to the tenant and to the building's administrator.
- Can the deposit on an Italian residential lease exceed three months' rent?
- No. Article 11 of Italian Law no. 392 of 27 July 1978, still in force for homes, caps it at three months' rent and makes the landlord pay the tenant legal interest at the end of each year; the legal rate is 1.6% from 1 January 2026. A clause excluding the interest is void. The deposit is returned when the lease ends, less only documented damage beyond normal wear.
- Can the rent follow the ISTAT index if the landlord chooses the cedolare secca?
- No. For as long as the option lasts, the landlord gives up any rent increase, ISTAT indexation included (art. 3(11) of Italian Legislative Decree no. 23 of 14 March 2011), and the statute asks for the waiver to be sent to the tenant by registered letter. The lease offers three choices: cedolare secca with no indexation, no cedolare with indexation at 75% of the ISTAT FOI index on request, or no indexation at all. Landlords' and tenants' associations and the Agenzia delle Entrate publish free models and guides.
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