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If you're looking for an apartment, it's a good idea to walk or drive through the neighborhoods in which you would consider renting. As you check out an area, you may fall in love with a particular building, in which case you'll want to find out whether any rentals are currently available.
Just because you don't know anyone who currently lives in a building doesn't mean you can't get more information about possible vacancies there. Here's what you can do if you find yourself in this situation.
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When a Particular Building Grabs You originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 08:30:33.
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Across the United States, the Fair Housing Act bans housing discrimination based on disability. But people who have disabilities aren't the only ones protected by this ban.
The ban on disability-based discrimination also protects apartment dwellers who used to have a disability and even some who never had a disability. Find out about the three main types of situations where you or a roommate may be protected against disability discrimination if you're not disabled.
Disability-Based Discrimination Protections Extend to Some Who Don't Have Disabilities originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 11:42:37.
If you use an elevator to get to and from your apartment each day, you no doubt consider it to be a great convenience. But elevators don't always work the way they should, and a malfunctioning elevator poses a significant safety risk to passengers, particularly children.
If you have children living with you in your apartment or if young ones visit, take a moment to remind them about elevator safety. A short talk could prevent serious problems.
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Enlighten Children About Elevator Safety originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 05:55:47.
Since the magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck just off the Chilean coast early Saturday morning, news outlets have presented stories on every angle of this tragedy, which has claimed the lives of at least 700 people and has displaced some 2 million more, according to the latest estimates.
Among the stories is a miraculous one that started on the 13th floor (ironically) of a 15-story apartment building in Concepción, roughly 70 miles from the quake's epicenter.
According to a report from the Associated Press, as the building began to collapse around them, a father held his daughter tight through a frightful descent all the way to the ground.
Not only did the pair survive the drop, but both apartment residents managed to leave the scene with nothing more than minor cuts and bruises.
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Miracle Amidst Tragedy in Chile originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 14:47:09.
If you've been following the Vancouver Olympics, you may remember seeing Zhou Yang win two gold medals for China in speed skating events.
Reuters is reporting that the achievement has inspired the teen's home city of Changchun to award her parents a two-bedroom apartment, solving their housing difficulties. The Olympic champion looks forward to occupying one of those bedrooms when she returns from Vancouver with her gold.
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Teen's Olympic Victory Wins Apartment for Her Parents originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 12:35:33.
Do you know what "linguistic profiling" is? Do the terms "guest card" or "railroad apartment" ring a bell?
For quick, easy definitions of these and other apartment-related terms, check out the growing glossary section of this site.
Is there a key term related to apartment living that you don't see listed but think should be included? Drop me a line, and I'll be happy to consider adding it!
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Learn the Meanings to Common Apartment Terms originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 06:46:04.
Some apartment dwellers must leave their building to take out the trash while others need only walk down the hall. Either way, once you've disposed of your garbage, you may feel glad that it's gone from your apartment, but that's probably about it.
One tenant in Garland, Texas, however, must feel very fortunate that she chose to leave her building to take out the trash yesterday morning. When she returned, she discovered her apartment had caught fire. According to a report from WFAA, the freak fire destroyed her apartment and spread throughout the building, causing extensive damage.
As tragic as this incident was, the tenant's decision to leave the building at that moment simply to take out the trash appears to have saved her from serious harm.
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Saved by the Trash originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 10:09:47.
As more landlords are cracking down on apartment application fraud, don't be surprised if you're asked to give a landlord a letter from your employer verifying what you do and how much you earn.
Not all employers are used to complying with a request for a letter of employment. If you offer your employer sample language to use, you'll not just help your employer but you'll speed along the process and get yourself closer to securing your new apartment.
Here's a sample letter of employment you can use.
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Make It Easy With a Sample Letter of Employment originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 14:59:25.
What would you do if you learned that the water company shut off service to your building because your landlord stopped paying the bills? If you've been paying your rent in full and on time, you deserve better than to have your landlord's financial woes make your apartment living unbearable.
When a tenant at a property in Syracuse, New York found himself in this situation, he came up with an idea: use some of his rent money to pay the landlord's water bill and get the water flowing again. But the water company refused to accept the payment, according to The Post-Standard, telling the frustrated tenant that only the property owner may satisfy the bill.
This incident has reportedly prompted the city to consider passing a law that would, among other things, let tenants use some of their rent to pay a deadbeat landlord's water bill.
Does this proposed legislation sound like a good idea, or might it open the floodgates to more problems?
Does Syracuse's Proposed Legislation Hold Water? originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 14:33:17.
For many apartment dwellers without roommates, having a neighbor collect the mail while out of town is the most convenient option.
Rather than have your local post office hold your mail, you can take advantage of the fact that neighbors can access your building and check your mail, and you can keep in touch with a neighbor to learn about important items that arrive in your absence.
Here's how to get a reliable neighbor to collect your mail, so you can feel confident you'll get all your mail and avoid problems when you need to go away.
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Trusting a Neighbor With Your Mail originally appeared on About.com Apartment Living / Rental on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 08:44:12.