Paste, upload, or photograph a rental agreement and Hidden Catch returns a plain-English report that quotes every risky clause, explains it, and tells you what to do about it.
Leases are long, repetitive, and written to protect the landlord - which is exactly why the clause that costs you money is easy to miss. Automatic renewals, non-refundable fees, joint-and-several liability, and repair obligations are routinely buried in dense paragraphs most tenants skim.
Hidden Catch reads the entire agreement the way a careful reviewer would, then surfaces only what matters: the specific clauses that carry risk, ranked by severity, each with a suggestion for what to ask or change before you sign.
What Hidden Catch looks for in a lease
- Hidden and non-refundable fees. Cleaning fees, admin fees, and "move-in" charges that are non-refundable or stack on top of the deposit.
- Automatic renewal traps. Clauses that roll you into a new term unless you give notice on a tight, easy-to-miss deadline.
- Early-termination penalties. Fees for breaking the lease that can run to multiple months of rent, sometimes on top of forfeiting the deposit.
- Repair and maintenance shifting. Language that quietly makes you responsible for repairs a landlord would normally cover.
- Entry and privacy terms. Provisions letting the landlord enter with little or no notice, which may exceed what local law allows.
- Deposit-return conditions. Vague or one-sided conditions that make it easy for the landlord to withhold your deposit.
Frequently asked
- Can Hidden Catch review any rental agreement?
- Yes - residential leases, room rentals, sublets, and most commercial rental agreements. Paste the text, upload a PDF or DOCX, or photograph a paper copy.
- Does it check my lease against local tenant law?
- Hidden Catch flags clauses that are commonly unfair or unusual and explains why, but it is not a substitute for jurisdiction-specific legal advice. For a binding opinion on your local tenancy law, consult a qualified attorney or tenant-rights service.
- Is my lease stored?
- Not by us. Your document is processed ephemerally to generate the report and is never stored on our servers. Our Privacy Policy explains how our AI provider handles the text during analysis.
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