Download signNow app
4.7 / 5 rating on

Lease Option Purchase Form

Use a Lease Option Purchase template to make your document workflow more streamlined.

What a lease option purchase form does

A Lease Option Purchase Form records an agreement in which a tenant receives the right, but not always the obligation, to purchase specified property under stated terms. The document generally identifies the parties and property, sets rent and purchase-price provisions, defines the option fee, establishes the exercise period, and assigns responsibilities for maintenance, insurance, and closing. In the United States, electronic signing may be recognized under the ESIGN Act and applicable state law, but real-estate deeds, notarization, recording, and state-specific contract requirements may still require separate procedures.

Who uses this lease option form

Real estate

Real estate teams use Lease Option Purchase Form to capture tenant and owner signatures, preserve agreed terms, and track completed documents for each property transaction.

Property management

Property managers and legal teams use the form to coordinate lease-option terms, disclosures, approvals, and signed copies across multiple parties.

Features for lease-option paperwork

signNow organizes the Lease Option Purchase Form from field preparation through signature, completion, audit evidence, and controlled record handling.

Field detection

Auto-detect fillable areas after upload, helping teams place tenant, owner, property, option-fee, and signature fields before sending.

Signer routing

Route the lease-option agreement to tenants, owners, brokers, or attorneys in a defined signing order when multiple approvals are required.

Complete execution

Capture signatures, initials, dates, and acknowledgments in one completed document instead of circulating separate paper copies.

Audit trail

Preserve an audit trail with access, signing, timestamp, and completion events tied to the lease-option document.

Reusable templates

Use reusable templates for recurring property transactions while keeping purchase-price, option-period, and property-address fields consistent.

Document storage

Store completed agreements and certificates in a controlled workspace for later review, download, or transfer to connected systems.

How to complete the form

Prepare the property terms in signNow, assign every required signer, and preserve the completed agreement with its audit evidence.

  • Upload form:

    Upload the Lease Option Purchase Form.
  • Check fields:

    Review detected fields and add missing property or signer fields.
  • Assign signers:

    Assign tenant, owner, broker, or attorney roles.
  • Send document:

    Send the prepared form by email or signing link.
  • Store record:

    Review the signed copy and completion certificate.
be ready to get more
Get legally-binding signatures now!
  • Best ROI. Our customers achieve an average 7x ROI within the first six months.
  • Scales with your use cases. From SMBs to mid-market, airSlate SignNow delivers results for businesses of all sizes.
  • Intuitive UI and API. Sign and send documents from your apps in minutes.

Ways to send and sign the form

  1. Use the signNow web app when a broker, owner, or property manager is preparing the Lease Option Purchase Form on a desktop or laptop.
  2. Use the mobile app when parties need to review property terms, sign, or return the agreement while working away from the office.
  3. Use kiosk mode for an in-person signing station where multiple visitors complete lease-option paperwork on a managed device.
  4. Use a shareable signing link when a controlled public-facing entry point is appropriate for a defined lease-option workflow.

Recommended signing setup

Configure the Lease Option Purchase Form around signer identity, signature evidence, encrypted transmission, and controlled access to reusable property templates.

SettingRecommendation
Authentication methodEmail link with SMS OTP
Signature typeTyped or drawn electronic signature
Audit trailRetain completion certificate and event history
EncryptionTLS 1.2/1.3 and AES-256
User provisioningAssign workspace roles and template access

What the audit trail records

The audit trail preserves evidence of who accessed, signed, and completed the Lease Option Purchase Form and when each event occurred.

01

Authenticate signer:

Records the signer’s authentication method and access event.
02

Capture timestamp:

Adds the signing event’s date and time.
03

Hash document:

Associates the completed document with a document hash.
04

Seal record:

Seals the record against undetected content changes.
05

Log actions:

Logs viewed, signed, declined, and completed actions.
06

Export evidence:

Lets authorized users retrieve or export the audit trail.

Connect lease workflows to business systems

Connect Lease Option Purchase Form workflows with CRM, ERP, cloud storage, and collaboration tools to route documents and preserve completed records.

Salesforce
Procore
Zapier
Microsoft Teams
Hub spot
Box
Microsoft

Security for signed lease records

Transport encryption:

TLS 1.2/1.3 in transit

Storage encryption:

AES-256 at rest

Security certification:

SOC 2 Type II certified

Information security:

ISO 27001 certified

Electronic signatures:

ESIGN and UETA compliant

Health data:

HIPAA compliant with BAA

Privacy and disclosure pitfalls

  • Tenant names, addresses, financial details, and lease terms may remain visible in downloaded copies shared without access controls.
  • Missing electronic-consent language can weaken evidence that a signer agreed to receive and sign the lease-option document electronically.
  • Sending the form to the wrong email address can expose proposed rent, option terms, and personal contact information.
  • Unrestricted template access can let unauthorized users alter purchase-price, option-period, or signature-field requirements before sending.

Best practices for this form

Accurate property terms, deliberate signer routing, and complete records reduce disputes over whether the lease option was properly formed and exercised.

Verify property and option terms

Use the property’s complete legal description, address, parcel identifier, and party names exactly as they appear in the underlying transaction records. Confirm that the option fee, purchase price, rent credit, exercise period, and closing conditions are internally consistent before sending the document for signature.

Assign every required signer

Assign separate fields for the tenant, owner, broker, and attorney when their signatures or initials are required. Use signing order when one party must approve the lease-option terms before the next party receives the document.

Preserve the complete execution record

Keep the completed Lease Option Purchase Form, certificate of completion, and audit-trail export together. Restrict access to authorized personnel and apply the retention period required by the applicable state contract, tax, lending, or property-management policy.

Check state-specific formalities

Review state requirements before relying on electronic execution for a lease-option transaction. ESIGN and UETA support electronic signatures in covered transactions, but notarization, recording, deed transfer, and consumer-disclosure requirements can vary by document and jurisdiction.

Risks of incomplete execution

Conflicting lease terms

Contract dispute

Incomplete audit trail

Evidence challenge

Misaddressed document

Privacy exposure

Missing required signature

Execution defect

Lease option form troubleshooting

Resolve field, signer, plan, and enforceability questions before treating a completed Lease Option Purchase Form as the transaction record.

Upload the Lease Option Purchase Form as a PDF, then review signNow’s detected fields before sending. Add missing property, option-fee, date, initials, and signature fields manually so every required term has an assigned signer.

The Business plan is listed at $8 per user per month with annual billing and includes legally binding eSignatures, audit trails, templates, and mobile apps. Confirm current plan terms before relying on a specific capacity or feature.

Business Premium includes bulk send at $15 per user per month with annual billing. Use it when the same Lease Option Purchase Form must be distributed across multiple predefined recipients; otherwise, prepare and send each agreement individually.

signNow lists ESIGN and UETA compliance for its electronic-signature service. The transaction must still satisfy applicable state real-estate, consumer-disclosure, notarization, recording, and contract requirements; platform compliance does not replace legal review.

If a signer cannot open the invitation, confirm the email address, resend the request, or provide a controlled signing link. SMS OTP or another authentication method may add an access step that the signer must complete.

Export the completed document and audit trail after all parties sign. The record should show the signing events and completion evidence; retain it under the applicable state, tax, property, or internal records policy.

ROI at a Glance

Key performance indicators that demonstrate SignNow's proven track record.

28M+Documents signed
13+Years in business
4.6/5Average G2 rating

BE READY TO GET MORE

Get this form now!

If you believe that this page should be taken down, please follow our DMCA take-down process.