Question 1

What is a house lease agreement (hereinafter referred to as a rental contract or contract)?

Accepted Answer

The rental contract is the most important document in the rental relationship. It explains many important issues in detail, such as: the length of the rental period, monthly rent, deposit, the number of people that can be accommodated in each apartment, and who will pay for water/electricity/gas /Internet/garbage/TV signal fees, whether you can keep pets, parking and other information.

Question 2

Where is the address (LEASED PREMISE) of the apartment I rent?

Accepted Answer

In the upper right corner of the homepage of the rental contract, below LEASED PREMISE is the address information of your apartment, including street name, apartment unit room number, etc.

Question 3

How long is the lease of my apartment?

Accepted Answer

In the first clause of the rental contract, there are instructions for moving in (Beginning) and moving out (Ending). The setting of the move-in date and the move-out date is basically the same as the MSU semester. The start time and end time of the contract are both at 12 noon on the same day. If you go to another school, please confirm whether the move-in date and the move-out date are appropriate.

Question 4

How much rent should I pay? When?

Accepted Answer

A rental contract is a long-term lease agreement. The rent is paid in monthly installments throughout the lease term. No matter when you move into the apartment, you must complete the first payment before the Beginning date specified in the contract (for example, if the Beginning date is 8/1, the first due day is 7/1, and the first rent is the last of the following year. Rent for one month and July). Even if you move into the apartment after the move-in date stipulated in the contract, the date of the first payment and other payment will remain the same (in short, the date of the first payment is subject to the Beginning date on the lease, not the actual check-in date). The first clause of the contract states the first payment and deadline, the monthly rent and the deadline, the last amount to be paid and the deadline, and a detailed description of how to pay. These are the costs that you and your roommate will pay together.

Question 5

Can my roommate and I pay the rent separately?

Accepted Answer

For the convenience of the majority of residents, we accept payment of rent separately from you and your roommate. However, Article 10 of the contract stipulates that the responsibilities of the contract are common. In addition to paying your own part of the rent, if your roommate fails to pay their part of the rent on time, in addition to the late fee, all other tenants under the same contract are responsible for paying the remaining arrears.

Question 6

Are there any consequences for paying the rent late?

Accepted Answer

The rent must be paid on or before the 4th of each month (for example, the rent for September needs to be paid before September 4). If the apartment office does not receive your rent before the end of office hours on the 4th of each month (including the previous balance owed, if any), you will need to pay a late fee of $50. If you have not paid all the balance in your account on the 15th of the month, an additional late fee of $75 will be incurred. Article 3 of the rental contract has a detailed description of the late fees and other expenses incurred, including the bank returned check fees and other expenses incurred due to insufficient balance in the tenant’s bank account. As mentioned before, because the contractual responsibilities are common, all tenants are responsible for paying all debts in their apartment accounts. In addition, if the arrears remain unpaid after 8 days, the apartment office will take legal measures, including court subpoenas, removal of personal belongings, etc. All related legal expenses arising from the arrears will be borne by the tenant.

Question 7

Do I need to pay for utilities such as water, electricity, gas, garbage disposal, internet, and cabl

Accepted Answer

Article 4 of the rental contract specifies the utility (water, electricity, gas, etc.) fees that the tenant needs to pay. Please open various utility accounts before moving into the apartment, such as BWL, Consumers Energy, etc. There are detailed instructions in the Utilities section of the Appendix to the Rules and Regulations of the contract, including the phone numbers of the utilities that serve your apartment. If you are renting a single-family house or row house, you are also responsible for snow removal and leaf cleaning.

Question 8

What are the application fee and reservation fee?

Accepted Answer

Application Fee (Application Fee) refers to the cost of applying for renting for the first time, S40/person, which is non-refundable. Reservation fee (Reservation is the cost of keeping the house before the first payment. After the first payment, the reservation money will be automatically transferred to your apartment account for settlement of other expenses. Please refer to the description of the payment deadline in Article 5 of the contract .

Question 9

Will the Security Deposit be refunded?

Accepted Answer

Article 6 of the rental contract specifies the amount of the deposit. After all the tenants have cleaned up the rooms and moved out of the apartment, and the apartment has not been damaged beyond the normal use range, and there is no arrears, the deposit will be refunded within 30 days after the move-out date and mailed to the tenant in the form of a check New address (please leave the mailing address within four days after the tenant moves out). On the day of check-in, the tenant will receive an Inventory checklist. Please fill in this form truthfully and return it to the apartment office within 7 days. When moving in, please check the condition of all the facilities in the room and write down the damaged ones on the form: When you move out, if the facilities in the room are damaged and are not listed on the form, a certain amount of fine will be incurred. If the loss is stated on the form when moving in, the tenant will not be responsible for the loss before moving out after moving out

Question 10

What is a Security Deposit Representative?

Accepted Answer

There is a description of the form of deposit refund in Article 6 of the rental contract. The deposit will be returned to the deposit representative in the form of a check. The deposit representative is also the primary contact (or the only contact) of the contract. The name of the deposit representative/primary contact will be stated in Article 6 of the contract. The primary contact will receive check-in information before the first payment date (please check the email) and is also the preferred contact at the apartment office. Notifying the primary contact is deemed to have notified all tenants on the contract, so the primary contact is extremely responsible!

Question 11

Is the apartment furnished?

Accepted Answer

Article 7 of the rental contract specifies whether the apartment is furnished. If the apartment is furnished, the furniture addendum in the contract will explain which furniture the apartment provides.

Question 12

How many roommates can I have?

Accepted Answer

Many cities in the United States, including East Lansing and many apartment companies, have strict regulations on the number of people a house can live in. For details, please read Article 8 of the Rental Contract.

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