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Apartment Application/Approval Process Feels Shady

Forgive me if I’m being a little paranoid.

After applying for an apartment online after touring the model unit and the complex, I was approved within the hour. I’m used to these things taking a couple days at minimum so I’m wondering if this is the norm?

What concerns me as well is that within the Lease Application Agreement it states that for an application to be considered completed and for me to be approved I must pay an application fee, an administrative fee, and a security deposit. I’ve been approved and have yet to pay a security deposit or administrative fee and only paid an application fee.

I’m also being told the administrative fee will be included in my move-in charges (which includes prorated rent)

All in all, this feels sketchy to me and I’m considering backing out of this. The lease begins today (soon I now). My brain is kind of spinning and I have a few questions:

  • Am I allowed ro request a move-in inspection before I pay any of this? I need to know I’m not being scammed

  • Should this be something I bring up in the move-in inspection?

  • Do I have any recourse to back out of this if things don’t feel on the up and up?

  • As landlords is any of this weird to y’all?

submitted by /u/BDPAlt2021
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/wt5g0x/apartment_applicationapproval_process_feels_shady/
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