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Renters can save significantly on housing cost by getting a roommate

Dennis Norman

According to a report just released by MyNewPlace.com , renters can see significant savings on their monthly housing costs by opting for a larger apartment and getting a roommate, rather than going it alone in a smaller apartment.
According to the survey, the top ten cities offering the best potential savings for roomates are:

Washington, DC: Not surprisingly, [...]

Tenants-Be on the look out for rental scams

Dennis Norman

Yesterday, on a post I did earlier on rental scams, I received a comment from Dan with RentalScams.org.  I visited RentalScams.org  and saw their site is a wealth of information to help tenants avoid falling victim to a rental scam.  I am going to post one of their helpful posts here today but invite you to visit their [...]

Online Tool To Help Tenants Avoid Rental Scams

Dennis Norman

Previously I have written giving advice on how to avoid the many rental scams that exist today.  I received a comment from Dave Dugdale on one of these posts in which he mentioned a “rental scam detection quiz” he created.

I checked out the rental scam detection quiz and was impressed.  It takes just a [...]

FBI Issues Consumer Alert warning of phony online rental ads

By: Dennis Norman

The FBI has issued a consumer alert warning of phony online rental ads.  According to the alert, the scam goes like this:

You can’t believe your good fortune-you find a rental home in a nice area through a Craigslist classified ad at an unbelievably low rate.  The landlord-who had to leave the country and travel [...]

Protection for tenants in homes that are foreclosed on

Dennis Norman

Over the past few months many people renting or leasing a home have had a rude awakening when they suddenly are told to vacate their home as a result of the property owner losing the home in foreclosure.  Many times tenants are unaware of the owners plight prior to this so it leaves [...]

U.S. Court of Appeals upholds tenant and condo owners right to select cable company

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

First off, my usual disclaimer…I am not an attorney and this is not intended to be legal advice or a legal opinion.  I’m simply reporting on “news” that I think is interesting and relevant to apartment and condominium dwellers.

Some time ago, it seems around the early 90’s, I remember hearing from [...]