u/Awkward-Weekend-7242

I am moving to Bellingham area and was desperate to find a place to stay. Unfortunately the two other​ apartment I​ contacted did not get back to me until weeks​ later so I was in a conversation with opera house and paid a deposit. it is a little weird to me that they asked me to pay deposit before showing me the lease but they hold the unit for me for three weeks so I accepted it. but now the lease term seems a little odd that I have been renting apartment from management groups in the past ten years and I am not very familiar with those term... for example, paying for maintainance by hours and for​ sink drainage...they also have some terms about moving at tenant's expense if they need to come in and do works for the unit. I am a little confused and wonder if this is the standard for west coast. Any insights or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!