1. The house lease contract was not signed by the landlord himself. If the signatory is authorized by the parties, the lease contract is deemed to be valid;
2. If the signatory fails to obtain authorization, the effectiveness of the contract is to be determined; If the parties ratify it afterwards, the contract shall be deemed to be valid;
3. If not pursued, the contract is invalid.
What is the signing process of the lease electronic contract?
1. The lessee and lessor exchange basic facts and information related to the conclusion of the contract;
2. The contents of the contract agreed by the parties, including the lease term, rent, etc.
3. When concluding a contract in the form of electronic data, the parties can use reliable electronic signatures.
Legal basis: Article 171st of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
If the actor has no power of agency, exceeds his power of agency or terminates his power of agency, he will still carry out the agency act, and it will have no effect on the principal without ratification by the principal.
The counterpart may urge the principal to ratify it within 30 days from the date of receiving the notice. If the trustor fails to declare it, it shall be deemed as refusal to ratify it. Before the act committed by the actor is ratified, the bona fide counterpart has the right to revoke it. Revocation shall be made by notice.
If the act committed by the actor is not ratified, the bona fide counterpart has the right to demand the actor to perform the debt or demand the actor to compensate for the damage he has suffered. However, the scope of compensation shall not exceed the benefits that the counterpart can obtain when the principal ratifies.
If the counterpart knows or should know that the actor has no right to act as an agent, the counterpart and the actor shall bear the responsibility according to their respective faults.