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How to rent an apartment correctly and safely. Video
Having rented an apartment, tenants, as a rule, hope that in the near future their ordeals in finding housing are over, and they can live in their new house for their own pleasure. For this to happen, find out in advance how to properly and safely rent an apartment.
How to rent an apartment safely: video tips
How to safely rent an apartment for a long time
It does not matter whether you are looking for an apartment on your own or through an intermediary, make sure that the person in whose rented housing you plan to move in really is its owner. Check out his documents, rewrite the passport data.
Situations when a dishonest tenant rented out apartments to several people, and then, having taken an advance payment, disappeared, are not uncommon
The most reliable and correct way to protect yourself is to draw up a contract. If you find an apartment through an agency, you can be provided with this assistance free of charge (or rather, the cost of this service will be included in the fee that you have already paid). If you are renting yourself, contact a lawyer who will help you take into account all the nuances.
Many standard contracts contain only the terms and information about the parties to the transaction, the monthly cost of renting housing and possible options for its increase, the procedure for settling with the owner. However, this is not enough. Your contract may also contain any information that is important to you: how many people are allowed to stay in the apartment and which persons have the right to live there, is it possible to smoke in the apartment, keep pets, and if so, which ones, is it allowed to bring your own furniture. Taking into account all the nuances, you will protect yourself, loved ones, pets and personal property.
It would also be nice to make an inventory of the existing furniture, indicating its shortcomings (peeling paint, scratches), so that you do not have to repair what you did not spoil
Many agencies promise to help the client find a new home in the event of a conflict with the owner of the apartment, but such promises are not always kept. Make sure that this clause is spelled out in the intermediary agreement. Otherwise, if a mischievous owner makes your life unbearable, you will have to cope with the problem yourself.
Daily rent of apartments is also in demand. Having arrived for a couple of days on a business trip, many people prefer to rent cheaper accommodation than go to a hotel. As a rule, the choice of future temporary housing takes place remotely via the Internet. After looking at the photos of the offered daily apartment, do not be too lazy to call the owner or the agency and clarify whether the offered apartment is really free and whether the price corresponds to the one indicated on the website. Arriving at your destination, it will be right to first of all check the health of the plumbing and switches, the presence of bed linen and other things that you need for a comfortable life.