When You Should Use a Lease Guarantor Company (and When You Shouldn’t)
It’s getting hard out there for a tenant. Rents are high—even in North Dakota, where the nation’s lowest average rent sits at about $835. Rents are so high most people…
10 Unexpected Benefits to Negotiate When You Sign a New Lease (Besides Rent)
Buying a home has consistently trended toward unaffordable in the last few years, but so has renting: The median rent across the U.S. in January 2020 sat at $1,585 and…
Repairs That Aren’t Actually Your Landlord’s Responsibility
Photo: Mark Herreid (Shutterstock) There are a lot of laws that govern the rights you have when you’re renting your home, but landlords are also pretty well-protected. You might think…
Here’s When You Need to Form a Tenant Association
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Renting a place to live has become increasingly fraught in this country. Long-term renting is often paradoxically more expensive on a monthly basis than paying down a…
Listing Your Apartment on Airbnb Is a Little More Legal Now
Photo: AlesiaKan (Shutterstock) Rent prices are crazy high, and they don’t seem to be decreasing any time soon. According to Vox, the typical U.S. monthly rent in August went up…
How to Stay Safe When Renting a Room From a Stranger
Photo: Madhourse (Shutterstock) Given a large swath Americans have been dubbed “Generation Rent” due to the dwindling chances they’ll ever own a home, the recent economic turmoil—with interest rates, inflation,…
How to Legally Ensure You Get Your Security Deposit Back
Photo: Vitpho (Shutterstock) Security deposits are one of the many annoying things about renting a home or apartment. You have to fork over a lot of extra money upfront before…
How to Rent an Apartment When Your Credit Is in the Toilet
Photo: Ryan DeBerardinis (Shutterstock) There was a time when renting an apartment involved walking around the place for a few minutes, deciding you wanted it, then signing a lease and…
Why Everyone Hates Landlords Now
Photo: dc_slim (Shutterstock) Leeches. Parasites. Maybe even bed bugs? Landlords get called a lot of things—none of them favorable. This couple running a “15-Airbnb empire” went viral on Twitter last…
How to Find a Good Apartment in a Bad Housing Market, According to Reddit
Photo: Anatoli Igolkin (Shutterstock) The rental market is out of control. Viral tweets are making their rounds, showing hopeful renters lining up outside of vacant apartments in New York City,…