Tenant sent me a DocuSign document

[Lisa D.]

My new tenant just emailed me a DocuSign document with pictures of the home and it’s condition as of the beginning of their tenancy.  

This is the language on the introduction:

This report is to serve as a reference for the current condition of the property indicating; all current needs for update or repair, improvements that may be made by the landlord during the current tenants' occupancy.

I feel hesitant to sign this.  I feel it implies that I’m going to make repairs that are entirely cosmetic.  Has anyone else signed something like this? 

[Kyle J.]

Tenants don’t provide documents for the landlord to sign. It’s the other way around. I personally would not sign that.

It almost sounds like one part of it is trying to document the current condition of the property, which isn’t a bad thing but should have been done during your initial move-in walk through inspection with this new tenant. Did you do one?

Either way, there’s no way I would sign this form. Tenants don’t dictate what updates, repairs, or improvements will be done by the landlord during the tenant’s occupancy.

Good luck with this tenant. I have a feeling you’re going to need it.