{"id":214,"date":"2010-02-03T10:37:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T14:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/time-return-signed-lease-to-tenant\/"},"modified":"2010-02-03T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T14:37:35","slug":"time-return-signed-lease-to-tenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/time-return-signed-lease-to-tenant","title":{"rendered":"How Much Time May a Landlord Take to Return a Signed Copy of a Lease to a Tenant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lease agreement is valid, binding and enforceable upon execution by the parties.\u00a0 Unless the lease agreement provides a specific amount of time for one party or the other to return it after signing, there is no time limit, per se.<\/p>\n<p>However, providing a tenant with a copy of the signed lease agreement as soon as possible is a good idea, so that the tenant is aware of his or her obligation and to make the tenant aware of any rules or regulations that may be associated with the property. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Without providing the tenant a copy of the lease, the tenant may be able to claim that he or she was unaware of his or her obligations under the lease, and have a reasonably valid claim.<\/p>\n<p>Get complete details on creating and executing binding <a title=\"Standard Legal's Lease and Rental Agreements Legal Forms Software\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.standardlegal.com\/product\/last-will-testament-legal-forms-software\/5\">Lease and Rental Agreements with Standard Legal software<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lease agreement is valid, binding and enforceable upon execution by the parties.\u00a0 Unless the lease agreement provides a specific amount of time for one party or the other to return it after signing, there is no time limit, per se. 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