Bulletproof lease agreement

[Brian Warren]

Looking for advice on putting together a bulletproof lease agreement I can find basic cookie cutter leases and I know I can go to an attorney and have them write me one up but I want some perspective on setting myself up to prevent as many unforseen issues as possible. Thanks in advance

[Nik Moushon]

I technically  had a month-to-month lease that had a 6 and 12 month clause in it. If I where to leave before 6 months there was a penalty/fine and same if I broke it before the 12th month. The later was a larger penalty. After that it was strictly MtM lease with no penalties for leaving. Basically it was ensuring at least a 12 month tenant while providing the owner the benefits of a MtM. 

As a tenant I hated it because I bought a house and needed to move out before the 12th month but what ever.