Family: 8 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR LEASE IS UP

8 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR LEASE IS UP

Written by dan the roommate man

When planning to move out of your apartment there are certain obligations that you have to your landlord.

1. GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE - Generally a 30 day notice is required but check your lease as some counties allow for a 60 day notice.

2. GIVE NOTICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH - This can be tricky so be careful. In some cases if you give your notice even a day late you can end up paying for an extra month's rent. Find out what your landlord's policy is.

3. YOU MUST GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE EVEN IF YOUR LEASE IS EXPIRING. Your landlord will generally assume that you will stay on month to month unless he hears otherwise from you.

4. IF YOU LIVE IN A HIGH RISE RESERVE THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR EARLY.

5. SPEND THE TIME NECESSARY TO CLEAN YOUR APARTMENT THROUGHLY. If your lease states that you must have repparttar carpets professionally cleaned then do so. Also if a de- flea and/or de-tick treatment is called for because of your pet make sure that repparttar 110563 work is done.

HOW TO LIVE WITH A FEMALE ROOMMATE

Written by Dan the roommate man

Steps:

1. Communicate openly with your roommate. Agree to talk about issues before they get out of control.

2. Accept that sometimes people will be in a bad mood. If she says she doesn't want to go do something with you, don't take it personally.

3. Decide early how repparttar rent and utilities will be split, and what to do if one person can't make repparttar 110562 month's payments.

4. Establish rules about food, company, chores, noise, tobacco and alcohol use, and parking. Make sure each person's expectations and responsibilities are clear.

5. Respect your roommate's right to privacy and her possessions. Always ask before you borrow anything, no matter how small.

6. Knock before entering her room.

7. Don't tie up repparttar 110563 only phone line ' consider getting separate lines for each of you.

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