Yes, you can create your own lease agreement without the assistance of a lawyer or other professional.
However, even in the absence of a written lease, landlords have the right to evict a tenant who has violated the terms of their stay. The key is to ensure that the notice is clear, legally compliant, and provides the tenant with the proper amount of time to vacate the premises.
Answer: As a general rule, the answer is yes. Under the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a verbal rental agreement concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit is just as enforceable as a written rental agreement (or lease) is (A.R.S. 33-1310(13)).
The first step to living in your own rental property is to draft a lease agreement for yourself. It might sound absurd, but you need to go through all of the formal steps that you would for a standard tenant.
It is possible to draft your own lease agreement, but you are leaving yourself open to issues.
Handwritten contracts are legally binding if they meet the necessary conditions that apply to all contracts: mutual agreement, capacity, consideration, and legal validity. There are no legal differences between typed and handwritten agreements when it comes to enforceability.
Month-to-Month Rental Agreements : You may have an informal agreement with a landlord that allows you to stay on a month-to-month basis. Subletting House Sitting Staying with Friends or Family Homelessness Squatting
If you do not have a written lease, or your lease expired and you don't live in rent regulated housing, the landlord/owner may be able to go to court to evict you even if you did not do anything wrong. It is the landlord/owner's right to evict you without a reason.
Many state and local laws require rental arrangements intended to last longer than a year to be in writing. Also, state landlord-tenant laws might require landlords to make certain disclosures to tenants in a lease or rental agreement or impose other duties relating to tenancies.