Between Showing the Unit and Leasing
The legal rights and responsibilities between owner and prospective resident should be clarified between the time of the rental application’s approval and signing the lease. If the applicant gives a deposit and is approved but then refuses to rent the apartment, the owner wants to keep the deposit. We’ve developed an offer to rent agreement that is designed to cover most situations and give the owner the right to retain the proper measure of damages by virtue of the prospective resident’s refusal to rent the apartment. Although we believe it to be a very good form for most purposes, remember that your facts may differ, so it should not be seen as the ultimate agreement for every situation. Please contact our office for a PDF or Word document of this form.