How to Spot and Avoid Rental Housing Scams
Rental housing scams can be a common problem, especially when searching for a new place online. Thus, it’s important to know what to look for to avoid these scams. Let’s…
How to Handle Subletting if Your Landlord Allows it
Life is unpredictable. Even if you’ve found a rental that works well for you, you can’t know the future. Thus, you may find yourself in a situation where you must…
Top Cleaning Tips for Renters: A Room by Room Breakdown
If you rent property, you understand the importance of a clean rental property. Waiting until the day before you move out to clean everything is a recipe for disaster. Instead,…
7 Things You Need To Do Before Moving Out Of Your Rental
Your lease is almost up on your current apartment. You already have a new place lined up and you’re ready for a change of scenery. But, before you leave your…
How to Know if it’s a Rental Maintenance Emergency or Not
It’s important to know the difference between an emergency maintenance situation and a non-emergency maintenance situation. As a tenant, you don’t want to be the boy who cried wolf. If…
Landlords and Tenants: Rental Maintenance Responsibilities Breakdown
As a tenant, not every maintenance issue is your landlord’s responsibility. That said, the maintenance issues that are a landlord’s responsibility and the maintenance issues that are a tenant’s responsibility…
8 Tips To Get Your Security Deposit Back
A security deposit is a standard part of renting. Almost every person will pay one at some point in their life. And, because a security deposit is refundable, every tenant…
What Tenants Need to Know About Evictions
Every tenant’s eviction is different. Each one depends on the rental agreement signed by the tenant and the landlord and the local laws. As a tenant, it’s always wise to…
The Ultimate Tenant Rental Move-in Checklist
As exciting as moving into a new place can be, it’s important to make sure you take care of certain things before you settle in. The rental move-in checklist is…
7 Tips For Tenants Moving To A New Rental
You’re excited about moving into a new apartment. But now you’re starting to stress about the preparation. No need to worry! We understand how stressful preparing to move can be,…