Housing Vocabulary
The Amount of money you pay every month to live in a rental unit.
What is Rent?
This person owns or manages the property you rent.
Who is the landlord?
You change this every 1-3 months to keep air clean in your home.
What is an air filter?
Landlords must keep the unit in this condition for health and safety.
What is habitable condition?
The money you pay each month to live in your apartment or house.
What is rent?
A payment made before moving in, often returned if there's no damage.
What is a security deposit?
You must usually give this much notice befor emoving out.
What is 30 days?
To prevent clogs, you should avoid pouring this down the sink.
Tenants are usually responsible for paying this bills every month on time.
What is rent?
Bills for things like lights, water, and gas.
What are utilities?
The written agreement between a landlord and tenant.
What is a lease?
Before signing a lease, you should always do this to the apartment.
What us a walk-through inspection?
If a light bulb goes out, you usually fix it by doing this.
What is replacing the bulb?
If your toilet breaks or your heat goes out, you should do this first.
What is call or notify the landlord?
If your rent is too high, you might need to look at this
What is a cheaper apartment?
The cost of using electricity, water, or gas in a home.
What are utilities?
The application fee is usually paid to cover this.
What is a walk-through inspection?
If your smoke detector keeps beeping, it probably needs this.
What is a new battery?
A landlord usually has to give you notice before coming into your apartment.
What is a 24-hour notice?
Money you set aside for things like emergencies or moving costs.
What is savings?
The legal action of removing a tenant for not following the lease.
What is an eviction?
Before moving out, you should do this to make sure you get your security deposit back.
What is clean the apartment?
A white, powdery substances on walls or basements that can mean water damage.
What is mold/mildew?
Discriminating against renters based on race, religion, or disability is against this law.
What is the Fair Housing Act?
The money you make before paying taxes or deductions.
What is gross income?