Category: Security Deposits and Move-In Costs

What Happens to a Security Deposit If You Break Your Lease?: If you break a lease, your security deposit can…

For many renters, the first-day cash requirement can be more than one month of rent, and a common move-in total…

Move-In Fees vs. Security Deposits: What’s the Difference?: Move-in charges are not all the same, and that difference decides whether…

How to Get Your Security Deposit Back After Moving Out: In many cases, the fastest path to getting your security…

A move-in condition report is often the fastest way to protect your deposit when you move into a rental. This…

Yes. In Can a Landlord Charge an Application Fee and a Holding Deposit? a landlord can often charge both an…

Yes—many landlords can ask for the first month’s rent and last month’s rent up front, and that payment is usually…