Experience with renting a detached garage?

[David Williams]

Looking if anyone has any experience renting a detached garage independently. I've got a home that has an unused 2 car garage with separate entrance that I'm looking to lease out. Specifically does anyone have experience with leases for a garage rental. TIA

[Lisa Toner]

Absolutely!!! I rent my 600 square foot two car garage building for vehicle storage and it's been great. A neighbor approached me and asked to rent one spot. I called storage places near me and figured out a competitive price. I listed the other spot (big enough for a sprinter van) on NextDoor and had it rented in hours. For the rental agreement, I wrote my own by combining wording from a storage agreement and a Seattle-specific residential lease. I spent a few hours on it and think it turned out well. One tenant is a landlord himself and the other is a lawyer and they both seemed to think the lease was OK :) The tenants like to pay 3 or more months at a time.  A Keypad doorknob is handy. I installed an automatic motion sensor light switch inside because we always forget to turn off the light.  We'll be renting the main house out when we move and the house tenants will NOT have access to the detached garage.