Renting a House or Apartment

Ensuring the sidewalk approaching the apartment is safe is the responsibility of the ....

• Tenant

• Landlord

What can you do to ensure that you aren't charged for damage to your apartment that was already there when you moved in?

• Tell the landlord it wasn't you that damaged the property.

• Make your mother pay for the damages.

• Take pictures when you move in and send them to your landlord.

• Nothing, the landlord can decide what to charge you for.

The landlord has to pay you interest on the damage deposit when you get it back when you move out.

• True

• False

The landlord has the right to enter the apartment whenever they choose to check on the condition of the property.

• True

• False

If you move out of your apartment, you have to pay all the months rent left on the lease unless....

• you leave it in perfect condition

• the landlord finds new renters

• the rent is over $1000

• you don't have the funds to pay for it.

If you use nails to hang pictures in the apartment, the landlord can keep some of your damage deposit.

• True

• False

The landlord can increase rent before your lease is up.

• True

• False

If you have 3 roommates to share the rent and all of your roommates move out, who pays the rent for the rest of the lease.

• Whomever signed the lease

• Whomever stays in the apartment.

• The roommates who moved out.

• All 4 of you have to still split the rent

A tenant has the right to not pay rent under certain circumstances.

• True

• False

The landlord can charge you extra if you pay your rent late.

• True

• False