---
title: "Draft or review a farm lease of land"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/agribusiness-and-rural-law/draft-or-review-a-farm-lease/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A38-T1-R7-US"
practice_area: "Agribusiness & Rural Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft or review a farm lease of land

> From the heads of terms the lawyer supplies, list term, rent, permitted use, maintenance, water, crops, and who holds the deposit. Mark any term longer than one year that has no signed writing in the file.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/agribusiness-and-rural-law/draft-or-review-a-farm-lease/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Agribusiness & Rural Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/agribusiness-and-rural-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the heads of terms the lawyer supplies, list term, rent, permitted use, maintenance, water, crops, and who holds the deposit. Mark any term longer than one year that has no signed writing in the file. Write no clause of the lease. |
| What the lawyer must review | A lease of land is state law. California Civil Code § 1624(a)(3) makes an agreement to lease real property for longer than one year invalid unless it, or a note or memorandum, is in writing and subscribed by the party to be charged. Section 1624(c) excludes leases under Commercial Code Division 10, which are personal-property leases, not farm land. You adapt the operative clauses and you confirm the statute of frauds in the state of the land. Formal Opinion 512: do not leave a tool's clause in a document anyone will sign. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft or review a farm lease](https://ailawframework.com/practice/agribusiness-and-rural-law/draft-or-review-a-farm-lease.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the heads of terms the lawyer supplies, list term, rent, permitted use, maintenance, water, crops, and who holds the deposit. Mark any term longer than one year that has no signed writing in the file. Write no clause of the lease.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8: competence includes the benefits and risks of the technology you use.
- Do not import an Australian pastoral-lease or farm-debt term.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code § 1624, statute of frauds](https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1624) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment (including Comment 8 on technology)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farm lease: instructions sheet, key terms and drafting checklist (with NSW Agricultural Tenancies Act terms)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/agribusiness-and-rural-law/farm-lease-instructions-and-drafting-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | An instructions sheet and drafting checklist for a lease of farming land: land and water, term and rent review, use restrictions, condition records, improvements, fixtures, entry, termination, and… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*