Whenever I go look at a house for rent, I draw a blank on what questions to ask the landlord. I've started a list from this site. What's missing? What do you wish you'd asked or looked at more closely before signing a lease? (Specifically for a house, if you can...) Particulars: Three girls and a dog looking to rent a house with yard somewhere in the 562 or 714 area of So Cal. I expect to be there at the very least a year. We have no appliances of our own, but furniture galore.
posted by Joannalaine on Sep 12, 2008 - 12 answers

Looking for information about how get to get recompense from a landlord for three weeks spent without a working shower or washing machine. (UK) [more inside]
posted by Urtylug on Aug 25, 2008 - 6 answers

What sort of agreements should I make or information should I consider before moving into an apartment that would be used as a daycare during the day when my roommate and I aren't around? [more inside]
posted by andoatnp on Aug 20, 2008 - 34 answers

About to move into a huge (and expensive) house with a couple of friends when we broke up and she started going out with another housemate. I moved out even before I moved in. Can I recover any rent that I've spent on this place? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 11, 2008 - 14 answers

Is $1350/mo reasonable rent for an apartment on W 107th St. & Broadway (Upper West Side of Manhattan)? One bedroom, ground level, furnished, clean, utilities and cable included. Can you tell me anything about the W 107th & Broadway area? Nice? Stuff to do? Safe? [more inside]
posted by oldlies on Jun 2, 2008 - 25 answers

Need advice from people in Melbourne, or familiar with it about where to live. [more inside]
posted by Silentgoldfish on Apr 3, 2008 - 21 answers

In the mornings, there’s no hot water in my apartment – same thing happened lest year and the year before. Management doesn’t react. Help! [more inside]
posted by barrakuda on Dec 5, 2007 - 10 answers

How much is it worth to you to have a washer/dryer in your building? [more inside]
posted by hattifattener on Oct 19, 2007 - 34 answers

How can a freelancer with a decent but sporadic income convince someone in NYC to rent to him and not just point and laugh? [more inside]
posted by jake on Sep 16, 2007 - 11 answers

Renting - It's been a while and I'm afraid we're gonna look bad on paper. Mid/late twenty year olds (one a musician) without a huge amount of $$ or history - are we screwed? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 22, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm being kicked out of my apartment, but I've done nothing wrong! Can I do anything? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2007 - 20 answers

How do I/how hard is it to take someone off a lease? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Jul 9, 2007 - 10 answers

Where do the poor folk live in NYC? [more inside]
posted by iamck on May 27, 2007 - 25 answers

I'm looking for a place to live in Redwood City in 3 weeks. Can anyone give me some information about good/bad neighborhoods, or any other advice?
posted by Maia on May 3, 2007 - 9 answers

Do I have the common courtesy obligation (ie, this is NOT a legal question) to find a replacement roommate on a month to month lease? What if my current roommates are being picky in terms of who they are willing to live with? At what point am I free of courteous obligations to find someone? [more inside]
posted by |n$eCur3 on Nov 27, 2006 - 18 answers

[SantaBarbaraFilter]I can't find rental housing in Santa Barbara. What's the trick? [more inside]
posted by k8t on Aug 7, 2006 - 11 answers

Our landlord has decided to sell his house. As renters, is it reasonable to ask for some form of compensation for the constant "open houses" that we must partake in? [more inside]
posted by FearTormento on May 8, 2006 - 21 answers

How to negotiate a good deal on rent with an owner inexperienced with the rental market? [more inside]
posted by saffron on May 5, 2006 - 4 answers

MovingToNYCFilter: I'm soon to be a college grad, and I'm in the running for a 6-week internship in NYC that may become long-term employment. Please help me figure out what I need to know to live in the big city. [more inside]
posted by Alterscape on Apr 26, 2006 - 19 answers

Help me get my recently-evicted friend off my couch and back on his feet. [more inside]
posted by hamster on Mar 8, 2006 - 13 answers

Affordable, but cool places to live as a career/lifestyle choice: If your work/career/next life project is portable, could you find a place where a two-bedroom apartment is $300 a month? Houses for under $50 grand? Cultural opportunities a resonable drive away? Would you do it this way? Why or why not? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by weston on Dec 8, 2004 - 45 answers

HousingFilter: I'm desperately seeking to sublet/rent a room in the D.C. area, where I'll be interning from June 14th through August 6th. I've hit up Craig's List, Roll Call, The Hill, Roomates.com, Sabbaticalhomes.com, and the Weekly Paper. I've tried the various universities, but I don't relish the idea of sharing a bunk bed. Anyone got any other bright ideas about where I might look on such short notice without actually having to be in D.C.? Barring that, anyone got a room for rent that's even slightly accessible to Dupont Circle? [more inside]
posted by schoolgirl report on Jun 7, 2004 - 9 answers