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I had a general chat with the owner of several apartment buildings when I met him at a party. He said I could rent one of his apartments. He sent me an agreement, but it is a bit vague about exactly which apartment I would be renting. Is it a good idea to have the agreement worded in this way?

No. A residential tenancy agreement is a contract. In order to be enforceable, a contract cannot be vague. It is possible that if your contract did not define specifically enough which apartment you were to rent, the contract could be invalid because of being too uncertain. Alternatively, the courts could say that by agreeing to such a vague definition, you agreed by implication to accept whichever apartment you were offered.

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