Reviewing lease on a purchase with a tenant in place

[Shaun R.]

I submitted an offer on a rental property last night that already has a tenant in place.  This morning the question hit me... should I have included in the offer that I get to review the lease of the current tenant, or is it standard practice that you should be able to review a lease that is in place?  I would assume it's standard practice, but I don't have any experience with this.

[Kim Meredith Hampton]

Shaun,

I would send a separate email that you would like a copy of the lease agreement during due diligence, and you will also want an estoppel letter from the tenant confirming that the information provided (lease) is true and correct