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Least Agreement - Section 19a Of The Housing Act 1988

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Sorry if these are dumb questions, this is my first time signing a lease by myself.

My lease has this in it: "This is an agreement to create an Assured Shorthold Tenancy as defined in Section 19A of the Housing Act 1988 or any successor legislation (the "Act")." but the Housing Act 1988 is a UK law and I'm renting a place in California, USA. Is this something I should be worried about or am I just misinterpreting it?

Something else, the landlord is asking me to wire transfer the money over to her lawyer to complete the lease agreement. Is it normal to wire transfer the money instead of using a check or something?

More Background, moving to California from NY for a few months for a internship, got a video tour of the place, met through Facebook.

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