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Getting Your Security Deposit Back: A Checklist

August 3, 2018

If you’re the type of student who’s always changing college apartments (or even if you’re not), you know that getting your security deposit back is kind of a big deal. Some types of units need more attention than others. For example, if you have a pet, you’d better be meticulous about the floors and…

What’s Your Damage? Things to Note on Move-In Day

June 25, 2018

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Ideally, any preexisting damage in your apartment should have been recognized by your off-campus property staff before you moved in. Unfortunately, people being people are bound to miss critical faults for which you might be liable upon move-out. That’s right: damage done by former tenants might actually cost you your security deposit! It is…

Security Deposit Retrieval 101

October 11, 2016

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At some point or another, your time at an apartment will end and the steps you take over the course of your stay will determine whether you get your security deposit back or not. If you abide by a few simple rules, then you should have little trouble in getting your security deposit back. Here…

Steps for Getting your Security Deposit Back

September 19, 2016

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Whether it’s your first apartment or your tenth, it’s important to review the terms of your lease, especially when it comes to keeping your security deposit. Landlords typically request that tenants present first, last, and an additional month’s rent at the time of signing the lease. This is usually a pretty huge chunk of change–even…

How to Get Your Security Deposit Back

October 5, 2015

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People do strange things – often stupid things. A simple search of “outrageous apartment damage” brought up at least two pages of links regarding apartment fires and, subsequently, mass destruction to the building. With this in mind, here is a short list of what not to do if you want to maintain that glimmer of…

Six Tips for Move-in Day

May 22, 2015

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You’ve found the best student housing in your college town. You’ve driven your parents nuts for weeks as you talked about your excitement about move-in day. Now, it’s time to move in and you want the process to go as smoothly as possible. Here are six tips that will help your move go smoothly: No. 1. Move-in day starts…

Lease Questions: Ask Before you Lease

May 11, 2015

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The lease is probably the most boring aspect of apartment living. However, being able to understand the terms of your lease will enable you to enjoy all the other perks that come along with the college lifestyle. You’re about to take the first big step of your newly found, independent state of being. College is an exciting adventure…

4 Ways to Find College Apartments that Save You Money

April 1, 2015

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Searching for a college apartment as a college student is never fun when forced to consider something that’s reasonably affordable. Thankfully, those who rent apartments to students already know this, and it’s possible to find and negotiate good deals. In other cases, you just need to be resourceful on your own in order to find the…

Negotiating Rent

March 27, 2015

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Negotiating rent can be an intimidating process. When looking for an apartment, especially when you’re doing it for the first time, it’s hard to know exactly what to expect. For example, if the ad in the paper says the apartment is $800 a month, is that number set in stone? While there is no blanket…