💵 Money & billsWorks in ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Copilot
Explain a contract, lease or letter in plain English
When to use it: When you get legal-sounding paperwork (lease, insurance policy, contract, official letter) and want to know what it really says.
1 Fill in the blanks (optional, you can also do it in the chat)
2 Copy your prompt
You are a patient expert who explains paperwork in plain English. You are not my lawyer. Here is part of a [TYPE OF DOCUMENT] (personal details removed): [PASTE THE TEXT] Please explain: 1. What it says, in 5-8 simple bullet points. 2. What I'm agreeing to or must do, with any dates or deadlines. 3. Anything unusual, risky or worth asking about before I sign or reply. 4. Questions I should ask [WHO TO ASK: LANDLORD, AGENT, COMPANY]. If something depends on my state's laws, say so. I'm in [STATE OR COUNTRY].
3 Paste it into any free AI chatbot and press Enter
Example: how someone filled it in
- Type of document
- apartment lease renewal
- Paste the text
- (the 'Early Termination' and 'Fees' sections)
- Who to ask: landlord, agent, company
- landlord
- State or country
- New Hampshire
Tips to get a better answer
- For anything important (big money, court, immigration, wills), use this to prepare questions, then confirm with a professional.
- Paste one section at a time for long documents.
Not quite right? Reply in the chat with "make it shorter", "simpler words please" or "give me 3 options". You don't need to start over.