Reading Lease
Cleaning
Paying Rent
Being a Good Neighbor
100
If I need something fixed I need...
What is maintenance?
100
Add these to your regular grocery list
What are cleaning supplies?
100
What you should do if you know your rent is going to be late
What is communicating with your landlord?
100
What you would do if your neighbor complained that your music is too loud.
What is turn down your music?
200
What can happen if the rules of your lease are not followed
What is eviction?
200
What to do if you hear a beeping in your apartment every few minutes
What is change the batteries in your smoke detector?
200
The extra money I might have to pay if I don't pay rent on time
What is a late fee?
200
What you do if you hear your upstairs neighbor's kids running back and forth all day
What is speak with your neighbor about the problem
300
The highest possible amount I can be charged for a deposit if my rent is $700
What is $1400?
300
These love when you don't take out your trash regularly
What are maggots?
300
Your landlord can use this money if you leave your apartment damaged. It is not a rent payment.
What is a security deposit?
300
The part of your apartment complex that everyone has to help keep clean
What are common areas?
400
Any agreements you make with your landlord should be this way
What is in writing?
400
When this gets old it can cause a big problem in your apartment. Odors and pests are on the way.
What is expired food?
400
All of the people in charge of paying rent at your apartment (Hint: not an agency)
Who are all of the adults listed on your lease?
400
What you would do if you knew that your neighbors all have work early in the morning, but you want to have your birthday party on a Tuesday night
What is don't have the party at your apartment
What is end the party before 11 p.m.
500
You won't be charged for these kinds of damages
What is "normal wear and tear"?
500
How you should return your apartment when you move out
What is clean and the same way it was when you moved in?
500
A tool that can help make sure you have a plan to pay your rent and all other things you want and need
What is a budget?
500
People besides you that could cause YOU to get evicted
Who are your guests?