HOW NOT TO KILL YOUR NEW COLLEGE ROOMMATE

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The Talking Cure Keeping lines of communication open is essential. Before you even step foot in your dorm, give your roommate a call and find out who you'll be living with forrepparttar next year. Here are some tips for getting off to a good start:

Discuss important issues and establish rules. If you can't study with music on, then come to an agreement about quiet hours. If she likes to have lots of friends inrepparttar 110510 room allrepparttar 110511 time, and you don't, make a schedule so that you can both enjoyrepparttar 110512 room at different times. If your roommate would rather you didn't study withrepparttar 110513 light on when she's trying to sleep, she should tell you. If you make house rules, and communicate openly and often, you can avoid unpleasant surprises downrepparttar 110514 road.

Be respectful. Successful roommate relationships are based on mutual respect. If your roommate doesn't like anyone borrowing her clothes, respect her wishes. If you don't like music on while you're studying, she should respect your needs, too.

Be willing to compromise. You and your roommate may not agree on everything, but you both have to be willing to compromise a little bit. If you're a slob and she's a neat freak, you should start cleaning up, at least inrepparttar 110515 parts ofrepparttar 110516 room you share. And she should try to be flexible and realize your unmade bed doesn't affect her.

Be courteous. Courtesy is contagious. If you behave politely to your roommate, she will likely follow your lead. Take messages when people call for her. Wish her luck on an exam. Ask if you can pick up something for her while you're running errands. And, don't borrow anything without asking.

Good friendships often begin by sharing space with strangers. So, who knows... maybe that loud, partying roommate you thought you'd never last with will become your good friend.

dan the roommate man

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HOW MUCH CAN YOUR LANDLORD CHARGE YOU FOR YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT

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Montana No statutory limit

Nebraska One month's rent (no pets); one and one-quarter months' rent (pets)

Nevada Three months' rent

New Hampshire One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater; no limit when landlord and tenant share facilities

New Jersey One and one-half month's rent

New Mexico One month's rent (for rental agreement less than one year); no limit for leases of one year or more

New York No statutory limit (for non-regulated units)

North Carolina One and one-half months' rent for month-to-month rental agreements; two months' rent if term is longer than two months

North Dakota One month's rent (or $1,500 if tenant has a pet)

Ohio No statutory limit

Oklahoma No statutory limit

Oregon No statutory limit

Pennsylvania Two months' rent for first year of renting; one month's rent duringrepparttar second and subsequent years of renting

Rhode Island One month's rent

South Carolina No statutory limit

South Dakota One month's rent (higher deposit may be charged if special conditions pose a danger to maintenance ofrepparttar 110509 premises)

Tennessee No statutory limit

Texas No statutory limit

Utah No statutory limit

Vermont No statutory limit

Virginia Two months' rent

Washington No statutory limit

West Virginia No statutory limit

Wisconsin No statutory limit

Wyoming No statutory limit

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