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yankeesgirl13

My fiance and I just found an apartment we love. We were approved and paid the deposit. We were told that the bathroom in the unit was being renovated so move in date would be in 2 weeks, this was fine with us. They told us they are drawing up the lease and will call and let us know when we can go sign. It's been a few days and the waiting seems tedious! We are really excited and anxious, I just want it to be official already. My question is does it usually take a couple of days for this?

 

Thanks. 

Kris0816

My first apartment was in a complex with a corporation owning it so we did the lease on the spot with the leasing agent. Our current apartment is a condo we rent from the owner, it took him a few days to consult his legal guy and draw up a lease for us to sign. They just need to ensure they have all the i's dotted and t's crossed for liability.
On the end of being of renter just make sure to read the entire thing before you sign it! Congrats!

Shaye526

Yes I definitely think it's normal. My Fiance and I just moved in last December. It took a good 3 weeks to get everything going between paperwork and cleaning and renovating that the building management was doing to our unit.

I know it's frustrating because it's exciting and you just want to move and get it over with. But look at it this way, the time taken should pay off because hopefully it diminshes any inconveniences you could experience later.

Congrats and good luck with the move.