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'''Get your landlord’s name, address and phone number.''' You need to know with whom you are dealing. Get the name and phone number of the manager or agent you talk with, too. If a landlord or property manager does notwant to provide this information, you should reconsider renting from them. | '''Get your landlord’s name, address and phone number.''' You need to know with whom you are dealing. Get the name and phone number of the manager or agent you talk with, too. If a landlord or property manager does notwant to provide this information, you should reconsider renting from them. | ||
===Utlilities=== | |||
'''Make sure you know what your rent includes.''' Does it include parking, cablevision, heat, and light? Or do you have to pay for these things separately? Is this written down in the agreement? | |||
Do not agree to put utilities for units other than yours in your own name. You should not be made responsible for collecting money from tenants in other units. Insist that the bills for shared utilities, like gas and hydro, are put in the landlord’s name. | |||
If you live in a house with more than one unit where the utilities for the whole house are shared between the units, make sure your agreement specifies how many other people are living in the house and what your portion of the utilities are. For example, if additional tenants move into a suite with which you share utilities, your portion of the bill could also increase if you only agreed to pay a percentage of the total cost. | |||
