# Lease Terms & Requirements #### Lease Start Date (Hold Period) What it controls: How long an approved applicant can hold the property vacant between approval and move-in. Default Setting: 21 days Common Range: 15-50 days Example: If you set this to 30 days and approve an applicant on January 1st, they have until January 31st to move in and start paying rent. **What Happens Outside Your Range** Rentzap uses a grace period (typically 7-14 days) to handle requests outside your preferred range: * Within grace period: We process the application normally. If approved, we'll reach out to confirm their flexibility on move-in dates. * Outside grace period: We contact the applicant before processing to confirm they can move within your acceptable timeframe. If not, we don't process their application. Why this matters: This prevents wasting time and application fees on applicants who can't meet your timeline. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.rentzap.com/help-docs/guides/criteria-building-guide/lease-terms-and-requirements.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.