• Read thoroughly and understand your lease.
• Learn the law about security deposits to protect your own security deposit.
• Purchase renters insurance.
• Listen to your inner voice when considering a rental unit; your gut will tell you that something isn’t right
• Be sure the rental unit meets your needs–or at lease understand the tradeoffs.
• Check out the neighborhood before you sign the lease–check at different times of the day and night.
• Understand the terms for breaking a lease–know your responsibilities.
• Know which utilities are included in the rent and which are not.
• Understand under what conditions and timing your landlord may enter your rental unit.
• Maintain ongoing communication with your landlord.

“Lets cross the bridge together.”