Feb 2024: Apartments

Renting is...

• Potentially difficult; you have to know what you're doing

• Easy and Safe - go for it !!

Landlords______

• Sometimes only care about themselves and profit.

• Always have the best interest of the tenant in mind.

What should you find out about fees?

• If all are legal.

• If they are fair (not exorbitant)

• What benefit you receive?

• All responses are correct.

A real estate broker...

• Help you find housing at no charge.

• Help you find housing for a fee.

Who is responsible to take time-stamped photos and video to prove the condition of a rental unit before you move in?

• The Real Estate Broker

• The Landlord

• You

• It's not necessary

You can legally stop paying rent if the landlord is not making timely repairs or maintaining safe facilities.

• Yes, always

• No, never

• It depends on local law.

When it comes to renting issues, which types of conversations are considered "in-writing"?

• Email

• A written document signed by you and the landlord

• An in-person verbal communication

• Anything the landlord says when you are doing your walk-through.

It is up to the landlord to prove you have violated terms of the lease, the renter has no duty to provide evidence.

• True

• False

Not having your name on the lease is very risky, even if you're sharing a place with friends.

• True

• False

To avoid being scammed and pay too much, even by friends, is to have everything in-writing.

• True

• False