What questions need to be asked before signing a lease agreement for an apartment?
Thanks for the A2ASome suggestions:Why vacant?How quickly can I expect a response for something broken? 24 hours a day? Contact number?Policy on pets? Not just for you, but neighbors, too.Late fees on rent?Policy on smoking?Policy on long and short-term guests/visitors?Insurance on unit and contents? (some properties have content insurance, but most will not)If you note issues with carpeting, paint, anything during the walkthrough, ask if and when they will be corrected or updated.Extra keys?Will maintenance enter when I’m not here - what is policy?Move-in days?Parking? Bike and or motorcycle parking?If needed, handicap parking?Many communities have drug-free rental agreements. You may be asked to sign one. Many will have credit checks too and some may ask for references. You can expect to pay at least one month rent in advance. Some units charge more.
Bah do I need a lease?
I'm assuming she is your wife? If so, yes you will get BAH. Girlfriends/fiance's, etc do not qualify for the housing allowance. You do NOT need a copy of your lease... you need your marriage certificate in order to prove you have a dependant. What you get will depend on what city you live in, not how much you are paying for rent. Make sure your wife has access to your checking account if she doesn't already, because your BAH will be deposited in there along with your paycheck. I'm not sure if the recruiter told you this, but it could take up to six weeks apparently to get a paycheck when you're in basic training. My husband left for basic training on May 28th and has YET to get a paycheck (or BAH and separation pay), so make sure your wife either has a job that can pay both of your bills, or have enough money saved up to get you through the next two months. Don't count on seeing your money for a LONG time. The recruiter told my husband he would be paid on the 1st, or the 15th at the latest, but when I called to ask him about his pay he later told me it could take six weeks or more. He's not going to tell you this since it's his job to tell you whatever you want to hear to get you to sign up. Just wanted to let you know as a heads up... seriously don't count on your money being there when she needs it...
I need a really fast way to make 10 grand...?
Girl, do not use your body to pay for anything no matter how much you owe. When you moved in did he say you needed to pay rent? Or did he just say you could stay. If he did not ask you for rent when you moved in there is no way on earth he could make you pay. Im sure you thought he was just letting you stay because he cared and he wasn't in it for the money. If he wants you to pay him 10,000 for past rent now...then tough luck for him...if you didn't sign a lease or anything don't worry about it. But what you do have to do now is move out ASAP before anything happens. Stay with a relative or a friend. Get a full time job ASAP pay the person rent that you will be staying with (a reasonable price). Besides $10,000 is way to much to pay for a room. You could have gotten your own place with that amount. Rent a room with a roomate and split the rent. (i.e rent costs $500 for 1room, split rent with a roomate and pay $250 each) you'll be okay in no time. If he insists you pay him for past rent tell him you will once you get situated however you do NOT need to pay him NOW or the full $10,000 amount. Remember if its not in writing it doesn't count. You could pay him in small payments (i.e $200 a month for a year) and thats it. Right now focus getting yourself on track. Move out get a full time job and save.
How long after you sign a lease can you move into an apartment?
The start date on your lease is the day you can move in, and they day you start being charged rent. So, if you have a lease that begins 12/10/11, then you can move in any time that day forward. You will most likely owe prorated rent for that month (12/10-12/31), then start paying full rent on 1/1/12. The start date on your lease and your move-in date can be two completely different things. As far as rent is concerned, the day you physically move in is irrelevant.
My apartment complex won't give me a signed copy of my lease, what can I do?
You were saying two things. You're saying that you need a copy of the lease, to see what it will take to break it early. And you're also saying that you don't have a signed copy of the lease.These are different problems. If you need a copy of the lease how much is asking for a copy of the lease, they should have the copy with your signature on it and they can send that to you. If you want their signed copy of the lease, why? The lease needs to be signed by both parties for it to be valid, if it is not signed by both parties, it's not valid. So you should be able to leave your apartment with a 30 day notice.It sounds like you have a crappy landlord. If you really want to leave, you can play your cards like this. Send them a certified, return receipt required letter stating that you want a copy of your lease by March 25th. Mentioned in that letter that you have not receive a copy of your signed lease since whenever you moved in. And since they have not signed it when you moved in you think that you do not have a valid lease.One of two things will happen, they will send you your lease, and then you will have the information you need. Or they will not send you a lease, and then you can assume you do not have a lease. Check your state rules but Most states allow for a 30-day notification. If you tell them on March 31st you're going to move out on April 30th, that is fine.You then get the move out on April 30th, hold on to the certified letter, and the delivery receipt showing they received it, and then when they try to bring you to court for the remainder of the lease, you show the judge this letter which says you did not have a legally binding lease on March 25th, or they would have sent it to you.
Signing an apartment lease for someone else?
My girlfriend is having trouble signing a lease at an apartment because they need a person with credits and ssn. My gf is an international student and does not have credits. I currently live at a place with my sister, with my information. My question: Can I sign the lease for her, saying that I will live with her? (and not live with her in reality) Would it affect my credit score?
Has anyone had major anxiety after signing a lease or before a big move?
I deal with this daily. It is quite normal when making large dollar decisions to "freak out" after the fact. this happens quite a bit with first time home buyers, but a large lease like those in NYC, would resemble a similar financial undertaking, at least in the mind of the Lessee. Calm down, remember why it is you decided in the first place to rent this place. Is it really such a bad thing for your pets? or are you making it as such to rectify your post-lease jitters. I would be worried if you didn't want to second-guess yourself (unless this is something you do constantly). It is very normal to re-hash all of the negatives, but you know, there isn't such a thing as a 100% perfect situation in real estate. You made the decision because it was the best one to make based on everything you had seen compared to it. So obviously, this was a close to 80% perfect situation for you. Don't worry, and focus yourself on the benefits of your new abode.
Is it unusual to not sign a lease until the move-in date?
Yes.Until you sign the lease, the property is not committed to your occupation.If you wait until move in day, then you may show up to find someone else has moved in, and you are sitting there with a U-Hail and a car full of your stuff, with nowhere to put it, and nowhere to sleep that night.I understand that you want to keep your options open until the last minute.But you need to realize that if you are going to wait until the last second, and then potentially bail out on signing a lease with me because you’ve “found a better deal” somewhere else, then I’m going to, similarly, take a sure thing over your “maybe”.I want to keep my rental unit occupied… and that’s in direct conflict with you wanting to wait until the last minute.I may in fact actually take a period of no occupancy, over you (maybe) occupying the place earlier.For example, if you wanted to move in on the 1st of the month — paying me an entire months rent — but were not sure you were going to do it until it was actually the 1st, and someone else was willing to move in on the 15th — but I’d have to prorate them on the rent, meaning I only get half a month’s rent — I’m going to rent to them instead of you.The absolutely worst thing for any landlord is a vacant unit: that unit is not earning them money. And sure money is better than maybe money.I can do factor financing on sure money: I can borrow against a guaranteed income stream to pay debts I have now, in exchange for a percentage of the actual amount of the rent.I can’t do that with your maybe-I-will-maybe-I-won’t.It’s not entirely clear from your question whether you are asking this as a landlord or as a tenant.If you are asking as a landlord: go ahead and say “sure, if I haven’t rented it by the day you want to sign and move in, you can sign and move in the same day”.If you are asking as a tenant: if there is any market demand for the place at all, expect that it’s probably going to be rented out from under you.The only way this works out in the tenant’s favor is if there are a large number of similar vacant units available in a large complex, and they have no preferences on the unit you get.Expect, in that case, that you will get put in the hardest-to-rent unit out of the available vacant units …even if there are other empty units they could have put you into: you’re going to be paying for your lack of commitment, one way or another.