Comments on: What to pay when signing the lease?

By: Isobel

Isobel — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:04 +0000

Don’t be dumb enough to agree with everything the landlord is asking you to pay before moving in if you are a first time renter. He will overcharge you with everything is that happens.

By: Shantay

Shantay — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:40:04 +0000

Before paying anything to the landlord check your state laws first to know if the landlord is not overcharging you with anything.

By: Zola

Zola — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:20:03 +0000

If you think that the landlord is overcharging you for the deposits then you might as well look for another place to live.

By: Julius

Julius — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:03 +0000

It may seem unfair that you cannot move in to the place that you always wanted due to your lack of income. But you just have to face it

By: Jesusa

Jesusa — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:40:03 +0000

Landlords usually ask for the security deposit to be like equivalent to the cost of the rental unit in the market.

By: Hermelinda

Hermelinda — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:20:03 +0000

Can I get my last and first month’s rent back if I decided to terminate my lease early due to black mold problems in the apartment.

By: Moses

Moses — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:00:04 +0000

I have spent months looking for a nice apartment and now that I have found it I will not let security deposits hinder me from moving in.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:40:03 +0000

You may think that it is unreasonable for the landlord to ask for too much advance rent

By: Laci

Laci — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:20:05 +0000

Giving a holding deposit doesn’t necessarily mean that the apartment is yours. Some landlords would only give like a week tops for the tenant to pay the deposits and sign the lease or they give the apartment to someone else who can pay for the deposits.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:00:03 +0000

The landlord will not take his property off the market even though you already laid your interest in the apartment until you could give him a holding deposit and a lease is signed.