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Dealing
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Questions
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When to
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Questions to Ask
When you're
getting ready to look at apartments, you should arm
yourself with a list of questions that you will ask the landlord or the
property management company.
These should
include:
What is the rent per month?
Is a security deposit required? If so, how much is it and under what
conditions is it held?
Does the landlord require payment of last month's rent in
advance?
Is there an extra charge (and if so how much?) for utilities, storage
space, air conditioning, parking space, late payment of rent, etc.?
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Does the lease indicate that the rent can be increased if real-estate
taxes, or sewer and water assessments are increased, or for any other
reason?
Are maintenance hours restricted?
How is emergency service handled?
How is trash disposal handled?
Laundry facilities? How many are available?
What security precautions does the unit take?
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