A California Option Agreement — Option to Lease Property between County and Optioned is a legal contract that grants an optioned the right to lease property from a county in California. This agreement outlines the terms and conditions of the lease, including the type of property, the length of the lease, the rental rate, and any other terms and conditions that the parties agree upon. The optioned pays an option fee to the county for the right to lease the property. This fee is generally nonrefundable and is credited to the optioned's rental payment if they exercise the option to lease the property. There are two main types of California Option Agreement — Option to Lease Property between County and Optioned: leasehold options and purchase options. A leasehold option provides the optioned with the right to lease the property for a predetermined period of time, while a purchase option grants the optioned the right to purchase the property from the county. Both types of option agreements include the rental rate, the length of the lease, and any other terms and conditions that the parties agree upon.