leases and state boundaries

[tmi100]

What is the name of your state? MD and WA

In the next month I'm planning a move to WA from MD and am looking for a room or apartment to rent when I arrive but I have a few questions.

Would it be at all legally problematic to have a lease mailed to me to be signed and then mailed back with a check for a security deposit? When arranging for a place to rent but doing so over state boundaries, are there any additional practices or information I should be aware of? Would a landlord be reluctant to lease property to someone who's coming from out of state or is that not uncommon?

Thank you for any help.

 

[JustAPal00]

If I were you I'd be reluctant to do that. Are you really going to commit to living in a place sight unseen? I would do a damage walkthrough with the LL, before I signed anything.

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

What is the name of your state? MD and WA

In the next month I'm planning a move to WA from MD and am looking for a room or apartment to rent when I arrive but I have a few questions.

Would it be at all legally problematic to have a lease mailed to me to be signed and then mailed back with a check for a security deposit?NO. When arranging for a place to rent but doing so over state boundaries, are there any additional practices or information I should be aware of?NO, just the land lord , and your contract.

Would a landlord be reluctant to lease property to someone who's coming from out of state or is that not uncommon? It's not uncommon, but it is up to the land lord.
Thank you for any help.

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

If I were you I'd be reluctant to do that. Are you really going to commit to living in a place sight unseen? I would do a damage walkthrough with the LL, before I signed anything.

That is not what he/she asked.

 

[Hot Topic]

It's done all the time. I would want to get a non-deductible holding fee from you in case I took the apartment/room off the market, sent you the papers, then you decided not to take it.

 

[JustAPal00]

If I were you I'd be reluctant to do that. Are you really going to commit to living in a place sight unseen? I would do a damage walkthrough with the LL, before I signed anything.

That is not what he/she asked.

"are there any additional practices or information I should be aware of? "

Just answering the OP's question!!! You need to relax a little, maybe have a drink and a valium!

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

"are there any additional practices or information I should be aware of? "

Just answering the OP's question!!! You need to relax a little, maybe have a drink and a valium!

 

[OHlandlord]

It's not uncommn to rent to people moving in from out of state. I do it all the time. But I do insist on meeting the pople face to face to sign the paperwork. I need to check IDs to be sure they are who they say they are. In this age of identity theft, I can't just take a tenant's word for it. It would be in your best interest to make a trip to the property you wish to rent before you move. Look it over in person. Pictures sent over the internet can look pretty good (and can be doctored). Those pictures can't show you things like smells, bugs, noisy neighbors, or a bad neighborhood. Talk to other residents to see how management handles problems, check police records to see what kind of neighborhood it is. (Places can look a lot different in the day than what they can look like at night, if you know what I mean.) Take a weekend after you have narrowed down a few places and visit to view the ones you are interested in. You can sign the papers then and give the LL a holding deposit. You don't want to sign a lease sight unseen!