who should sign lease first, tenant or landlord
That withdrawal should also be e-mailed to them and sent via overnight mail to the same address, and in the same manner, that you sent your original offer to lease. Once your withdrawal has been communicated to them (prior to their acceptance), they can no longer accept your offer. Once your offer has been withdrawn, it is then safe to lease the condo to someone else. As you probably now realize, it is never a good idea to sign a lease before your proposed tenants sign. In effect, sending them your unsigned lease form is a courtesy, and when they sign it and send it back, they are making the offer to rent. You can then accept, reject or modify it. Harvey S. Jacobs is a real estate lawyer in the Rockville office of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake.