answer: Mark wants to take the apartment. Bill lets Mark read the lease and tells Mark that he can get the deposit back if he doesn't damage the apartment. Mark will pay by check.
documents: #Person1#: Hi, Mark.
  #Person2#: Hi, Bill. I ' d like to take the apartment I looked at yesterday.
  #Person1#: All right.
  #Person2#: So, what do we do now?
  #Person1#: This is the lease. You should read the lease very carefully before you sign it because it describes your legal rights and responsibilities as a tenant. The lease also describes our rights and responsibilities as landlords.
  #Person2#: Okay. ( Reads the lease ) So, according to the lease, I ' ll deposit one month ' s rent as a security deposit, and I have to pay the first month ' s rent in advance. I understand that I ' ll get the security deposit back when I move out if the apartment does not need any costly repairs.
  #Person1#: Yes. If you do not damage the apartment, you will get your security deposit back when you move out.
  #Person2#: Can I pay you by check?
  #Person1#: Sure. A check will be fine.
  #Person2#: Is there a laundry room in the basement?
  #Person1#: Yes.
  #Person2#: Can I sign the lease right now?