End of Week Quiz: Apartment Living

Who is the person who owns the apartment complex?

• Landlord

• Tenant

• Apartment Manager

• Subletter

Who is the person who rents from the apartment complex?

• Landlord

• Tenant

• Apartment Manager

• Subletter

Which of the following things is important to establish when moving in to a new place with roommates?

• Lease Agreement Contracts

• Subletting Contracts

• Roommate Agreement Contracts

• Emergency Evacuation Plans

True or False: Allowing someone to stay at your apartment without having their name on the apartment lease is called subletting and it is completely legal.

• True

• False

Which of the following things must be EXPLICITLY worked out with your roommates before moving in to a new apartment together?

• Who gets what room.

• Who's going to provide what furniture pieces.

• How you all will be splitting up the bills and when they are due.

• Who will be responsible for which chores.

Which of the following will be required for you to pay up front to the apartment manager before you will be allowed to move in and is designed to protect the complex from any future damage you may cause?

• Rent

• Security Deposit

• Default Payment

• Parking Fee

True or false: Some apartment complexes may charge you for a parking spot.

• True

• False

True or false: When you move out, you will not have to give back your mail key since they will be re-keying your mailbox anyways.

• True

• False

If one of your appliances breaks while you are living in the apartment, whose job is it to fix said appliance?

• Mine

• The landlord's

If you do not pay your rent on time you are now in _____________, and they will report it immediately to your credit score.

• Default

• Subletting

• Deposit

• Trouble