DocuSign Michigan Lease???

[Eric La Pratt]

Does anyone know if a docusigned lease in Michigan is legal? When we purchased our last property, we did everything via DocuSign except for the actual closing. I am wondering if we need physical signatures on an original lease for it to be legal.

Thanks in advance!

[Russell Brazil]

Electronic signatures have been legal for almost 20 years.  You do not need "wet" signatures on a lease. The only thing you run into that needs "wet" signatures is for banks issuing mortgages...and it is not a requirement there because of legality, but rather as a means of fraud control.