How to Rent an Apartment or a House
Having to rent a tenancy is not an easy job. Signing a contract for a long period of time could turn into a disaster because you may have to occupy a place that is not suitable or functional for you. Here are some tips how to avoid some common mistakes that tenants often make.
First, you do not always have to pay to rental agents. There are companies that provide their services for free (often the landlord pays when a deal is done). If you use rommate service choose carefully and let them know what types of people or habits you would like to avoid. Smokers is what most people do not want in their homes.
When a property is found inspect it carefully. If there is any damage it has to be fixed. Notice the landlord so that you will not be blamed later for doing the damage. For fixing it, the amount needed for the repair can be deduced from your rent. Show bills on how much it cost you. Other problems of the tenancy should be included in the lease contract, or the landlord should agree to fix them.
Next consider privacy, noise levels, cleanliness of the building as a whole, which part of the city it is. Of course, your first criteria is the location but still some people prefer to pay less but commute more.
Make an agreement that your deposit will be used as the last months payment. In this case, however, you will have to leave the place in a proper condition. Either doing the move out cleaning by yourself or hiring cleaning services you will have to insure the place looks as when you moved in. If not, you will not receive your deposit back and you will have to pay the rent. Thus, the solution is, if you are occupying the tenancy for a short period, try and keep it as clean as possible so that you avoid cleaning it for long hours later when moving out. Move out cleaning services can be pretty helpful because their prices can be well below the amount of money you have gave for the security deposit.
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