[Tenant - US - CA] has anyone had a holding deposit situation like this?
My partner and I saw a unit we really loved and met with the current tenant. The leasing agent wanted us to give a holding deposit (wrote the terms over email but not in a contract), we didn’t send it, he offered us a lease, we said we’d like to move forward, and then said he can’t draft a lease until we send the $1000 holding deposit. Every time I try to call it says he’s on the phone, and now we’ve said we are open to sending a holding fee once we see a drafted lease and tried to schedule a time to talk, he said he offered the place to someone else. I know the place is legit because we went and spent a lot of time with the current tenant. Just hoping to get some thoughts on the situation.