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While I may be repeating what has been said already, do not underestimate the power of the following two things: walk-through documentation and renter's insurance. When you do the initial walk-through with the landlord at the start of your lease, sign and date your walk-through information and put it with your birth certificate or car title or tax papers, wherever you keep papers you don't want to lose. If the management doesn't do a walk with you, gently insist. If they still don't, do it yourself before you move your belongings in, take pictures, document any concerns, wear&tear, etc. Date it. When your lease is done and you want to move out, you will do another walk-through. Save both documents; they may save your rear end (and your deposit). Doing this helped me win a lawsuit against a big management company, including sweet damages and fines. Very satisfying. Get renter's insurance. $100 might seem like a mountain of cash when you are scrounging up every last dollar just to get in to your new place. However, if you can eat ramen out of paper cups for a couple weeks longer, you can afford to get a good policy to cover yourself in case of a fire, theft, etc. It's really important. Way more important than you can ever imagine, until you come home to a broken window and firemen carrying out smoldering mattresses and soggy books because your neighbor decided to throw their ashtray into their Christmas tree.
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