Rent Receipt Generator
Make a receipt for one rent payment, or a set of numbered monthly receipts for the year. Every receipt lists the date, amount, tenant, landlord, property, period covered, payment method, and who accepted the payment. Pick your state to see its receipt rule where we have read the statute. Free, in English or Spanish, and it runs in your browser.
Still blank (these print as blanks you can fill in by hand):
- Landlord
- Tenant name
- Rental property address
- Amount
- Person accepting payment
- Date received
- Period covered
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Rent Receipt
Receipt no.: 1
Date received: __________
Amount received: $__________
Received from (tenant): [TENANT]
Landlord: [LANDLORD]
Rental property: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]
Period covered: __________
Payment for: Rent
Payment method: Cash
Payment accepted by (name and title): [NAME]
Received the amount above for the property and period shown, on behalf of [LANDLORD].
Signature of person receiving payment: ______________________________ Date: ____________
Before you sign
Give the tenant the original receipt, or an emailed copy where your state allows it, and keep a copy. A receipt records a payment; it does not change the lease.
Receipt rules differ by state and some cities add their own. The state note on this page appears only for states whose statute we read; if your state is not listed, that is not a finding that it has no rule.
States That Require Rent Receipts
These are the state rules we have read in the statute itself. A state missing from this table is not a finding that it has no rule, and some cities add their own. Several of these duties apply only to cash.
| State | Statute | What it requires |
|---|---|---|
| California | Cal. Civ. Code § 1499 | California’s general rule gives a debtor the right to require a written receipt from the creditor for any property delivered in performance of an obligation. It is a right to ask for a receipt, and it is not specific to rent. |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-3a(c) | A landlord who receives a payment in cash from or on behalf of an occupant must give the person paying a receipt. The receipt must state the date of the payment, the amount received, and the purpose of the payment. |
| Delaware | Del. Code tit. 25, § 5501(e) | A landlord who accepts a cash payment for rent must give the tenant a receipt within 15 days. The landlord must keep a record of all cash receipts for rent for 3 years. |
| Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-43(e) | The landlord must give the tenant a written receipt for rent paid at the time of payment. Canceled checks also count as a written receipt; for rent paid by check, the landlord must give a receipt if the tenant asks for one. |
| Maryland | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-205 | The landlord must give the tenant a receipt if the tenant pays in cash or asks for a receipt. In Anne Arundel County, a receipt showing the payment and the period it covers is required unless the tenant pays by check or rents for commercial purposes, and on conviction for violating that rule the landlord forfeits the rent for the period in question. A landlord who fails to give a required receipt is liable to the tenant for $25, in addition to any other penalty. |
| Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B(2) | This rule covers last month’s rent paid in advance and security deposits, not ordinary monthly rent. A landlord who receives last month’s rent in advance must give a receipt at the time of payment; a landlord who receives a security deposit must give a signed receipt. A last-month’s-rent receipt must show the amount, the date received, that it is rent for the last month of the tenancy, the name of the person receiving it (and, for an agent, the landlord’s name), a description of the premises, a statement that the tenant is entitled to interest on the payment, and a statement that the tenant should give a forwarding address at the end of the tenancy. Security deposits carry further requirements (a bank receipt and a statement of condition) that this receipt does not cover. |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. § 504B.118, subd. 2 | A landlord who receives rent or other payments from a tenant in cash must give a written receipt immediately if the payment is made in person, or within three business days if it is not. In eviction actions for nonpayment of rent filed on or after August 1, 2026, a tenant has an affirmative defense if the landlord violates this section (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 81, § 2, which also renumbered the cash-receipt rule as subdivision 2). |
| New Jersey | P.L. 2019, c. 300, § 3 (N.J.S.A. 46:8-49.2) | A landlord must provide a receipt, printed or emailed, for each cash payment made for any amount due under a residential lease, renewal, or extension. The receipt must show the amount, the purpose of the payment, when it was received, the printed or typed names of both the landlord and the tenant, and who accepted the payment. |
| New York | N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-e | A landlord who receives rent for residential premises in cash, or by any instrument other than the tenant’s personal check, must give a written receipt: immediately when paid in person, or within 15 days when sent indirectly. A tenant may ask in writing for receipts for rent paid by personal check. The receipt must contain the date, the amount, the identity of the premises and the period paid for, and the signature and title of the person receiving the rent. The landlord must keep a record of cash receipts for at least three years. |
| Oregon | Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.140(2) | A tenant who asks for written evidence of a payment is entitled to receive it from the landlord. It may be a receipt, an account statement, or another acknowledgment. The writing must include the amount paid, the date of payment, and information identifying the landlord or the rental property. |
| Texas | Tex. Prop. Code § 92.011 | A landlord who receives a cash rental payment must give the tenant a written receipt and enter the payment date and amount in a record book the landlord keeps. In a suit over this section, whichever party prevails may recover court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees from the other, so a tenant who sues and loses can owe the landlord’s fees; a tenant who prevails may also recover the greater of one month’s rent or $500 for each violation (§ 92.011(c)). |
| Washington | Rev. Code Wash. § 59.18.063(2)-(3) | A landlord may refuse cash, but a landlord who accepts a cash payment must give a receipt for it. For payments in any other form, the landlord must give a written receipt when the tenant asks for one. |
Massachusetts is different from the rest: its rule covers last month's rent paid in advance and security deposits, not ordinary monthly rent. When you pick Massachusetts and "Last month's rent paid in advance," the receipt adds the interest and forwarding-address statements the statute lists.
What Every Receipt Includes
The receipt is built to carry everything the statutes above ask for, whichever state you are in: receipt number, date received, amount, tenant name, landlord name, property address and unit, the period covered, what the payment was for, the payment method (with a check or money-order number if you add one), the name and title of the person who accepted the payment, and a signature line. You can add a balance still due and a short note.
Some rules also cover the landlord's own records. New York and Delaware require landlords to keep records of cash rent receipts for at least three years, and Texas requires landlords to enter each cash payment's date and amount in a record book. Keep a copy of every receipt you issue.
What This Receipt Does Not Do
- It records a payment. It does not change the lease, waive late fees, or settle a dispute about what is owed.
- It does not cover city or county rules, including Maryland's separate Anne Arundel County rule described above.
- For a Massachusetts security deposit, it does not produce the bank receipt or the statement of condition the statute also requires.
For deposits, notice periods, and repairs, see our landlord-tenant laws by state, and if you still need a lease, the lease agreement generator.
Disclaimer: General legal information, not legal advice. Receipt rules change and local ordinances may add requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do landlords have to give rent receipts?
In some states, yes, at least for cash. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington require a receipt for cash rent (New York also for money orders and other non-check payments; Washington also for other payments on request), Hawaii requires one for rent paid other than by check and for check payments on request, and Oregon and California give tenants a right to one on request. The table on this page lists the statute for each state we have checked. Other states and some cities may have their own rules.
What should a rent receipt include?
New York’s statute is a good checklist: the date, the amount, the premises and the period paid for, and the signature and title of the person receiving the rent. New Jersey adds the purpose of the payment, the names of the landlord and tenant, and who accepted the payment. This generator prints all of those on every receipt.
Can I email a rent receipt?
New Jersey’s cash-receipt law expressly allows a printed or emailed receipt. Other states’ statutes do not all say, so if you rely on an electronic receipt, check your state’s law. You can download the PDF and send it however you prefer.
Can I make a whole year of receipts at once?
Yes. Choose “A set of monthly receipts” and pick the first month. You get one numbered receipt per month, up to 24, with the period filled in. Date and sign each one when that month’s payment arrives.
Is anything I type saved?
No. The receipts are built in your browser and the PDF is created on your device. Nothing you type is sent to or stored on our server.
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