Signing a lease via email - legality
I just started managing one property last year, and to save money I used a trial from a well-known online signature business for the first lease. For the annual renewal lease, I planned on doing a physical copy and having the tenant physically sign. For the sake of convenience, she wants to sign and email me that to sign and email her back. The thing I am reading online is that this won't necessarily hold up in court as there is a difference between a digital signature, an e-signature and then I guess there are legal version of those. This is where I read about the legality of the different signatures. https://oboloo.com/blog/how-does-a-legal-electronic-signatur...
I offered for her to mail me the physical copy that she signed and then I sign upon immediately receiving, scan a copy for her, and put a hard copy in the mail for her. She disregarded my request and has emailed me the signed lease. I have a clause that says that "Use of Electronic Means; Notice. The parties agree that electronic means may be used to sign this Agreement or to make any modifications the parties may agree to, and that any written notice, communication or documents may be transmitted electronically to any e-mail address, cell phone number or fax number used by the parties to communicate during the course of this Agreement. Any notices required or authorized to be given here under or pursuant to applicable law may also be mailed or hand delivered to the Tenant at the address of the Premises and to the Landlord at the address." She wrote in the parties agree that a signed, scanned, and emailed document serves as an electronic means. she has emailed me from this address and it is the email address that is listed on the lease. I am not sure if I should push for her to meet physically or if this isn't a big deal. I am also curious as to what other landlords do if they don't use an online document signing service. Thanks for all input!