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===Changing agreements=== | ===Changing agreements=== | ||
If your landlord gives you a new agreement when you are already living in a place, you don’t have to sign it if you have a month-to-month tenancy or a lease that goes month-tomonth at the end of the term of the lease. However, you would have to sign a new agreement if you have a fixed term lease that ends on a certain date with the stipulation that you have to move out at the end of the term. It’s best to avoid fixed term agreements with a move out date because the landlord may change the terms or raise the rent if you want to sign a new agreement and stay. | If your landlord gives you a new agreement when you are already living in a place, you don’t have to sign it if you have a month-to-month tenancy or a lease that goes month-tomonth at the end of the term of the lease. However, you would have to sign a new agreement if you have a fixed term lease that ends on a certain date with the stipulation that you have to move out at the end of the term. It’s best to avoid fixed term agreements with a move out date because the landlord may change the terms or raise the rent if you want to sign a new agreement and stay. | ||
== Deposits a nd paying rent == | |||
===Security deposit and pet damage deposit=== | |||
A landlord can ask you for a security deposit (also called a damage deposit) of a half month’s rent to cover the cost of damage you do or rent you do not pay. A landlord can also ask you for a pet damage deposit of a half month’s rent to cover any damage done by your pet. See the section on [[Deposits and Other Fees]]. | |||
===Changing your mind=== | |||
Don’t pay any money unless you are sure that you want the place. Don't sign anything and don’t give any money to the landlord until all of your questions are answered. If you pay a deposit and then change your mind, you might not be able to get your money back. If the landlord can’t rent the place to someone else, they might try to make you pay the month’s rent. | |||
