Use Case
Your landlord emailed a 12-page lease. They want it back by tomorrow. You don't have a printer. You're not driving to FedEx Office to sign a piece of paper.
The traditional approach: print the 12-page lease, sign every page, scan it all back in, email a 50MB file. This requires a printer, a scanner, 20 minutes, and paper you'll throw away. Most renters in 2026 don't own printers. Going to FedEx Office or a library to print is slow and inconvenient. Apple Markup fails on multi-page leases because of the disappearing signature bug. And even when Markup works, it can't add dates automatically, can't check agreement boxes, and doesn't flatten signatures. Your landlord could accidentally (or intentionally) remove your Markup signature with any PDF editor.
Open the lease PDF in eSign PDF. AI detection highlights where signatures, initials, and dates should go across all pages. Create your signature once (draw, type, or import). Navigate between pages using thumbnails. Place your full signature where required, initials on each page, and the date next to every signature. Fill in your tenant information using the text tool. Check any agreement boxes with the checkbox tool. Tap Done. The export flattens everything permanently. Email the signed lease back to your landlord. Save a copy in your Personal folder. The entire process takes 5 minutes. No printer, no scanner, no driving anywhere.
Save the PDF attachment to Files, then open it in eSign PDF. The app handles leases of any length.
First time only. Draw your signature with the Fountain pen style for a professional look. Save it. Also create a separate initials entry.
Use page thumbnails to navigate the lease. Full signature on the signature pages, initials on every other page. Date stamp next to each. Fill in your name, address, phone, and employer details with the text tool.
Tap Done. Preview the signed lease. Export as flattened PDF. Email it back to the landlord. Save a copy to your Personal folder. Done before the landlord's deadline.
Create both a full signature and an initials signature so you can quickly place either on lease pages
Use the Personal folder to keep all your lease documents organized
Always flatten the PDF before sending — your landlord receives a tamper-proof document
Save a copy of the signed lease to your Files app iCloud folder for long-term backup
If the lease has checkboxes for terms, use the checkbox tool instead of trying to draw checkmarks