{"id":4622,"date":"2017-01-05T15:07:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T20:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=4622"},"modified":"2023-07-24T13:51:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:51:18","slug":"7-warning-signs-of-a-bad-place-to-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/7-warning-signs-of-a-bad-place-to-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Warning Signs of a Bad Place to Rent"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City<\/a> renters! Please be careful<\/a> when you’re signing away a year of your life and thousands of dollars on a new apartment. Leases signed without thinking and in a hurry tend to be way worse decisions than they appear at the time. Admirable human traits like youth and wide-eyed trust in the world make inexperienced renters not ask really important questions before losing money, time, and sanity. Because we care, we’re going to give you a checklist of 7 warning signs you shouldn’t dismiss.<\/p>\n

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1. They won’t let you see the actual unit you’re renting<\/h2>\n

Landlords with undesirable units and scam artists pull this stunt. They’ll tell you “Oh, this is our model apartment, the one you’re renting will look just like this!” Even if that were true, which it often isn’t, they have definitely not been identically <\/span>damaged<\/span><\/i> over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. It’s impossible to get maintenance on the phone<\/h2>\n

Before renting an apartment, call their maintenance or landlord number and see if it’s possible to get connected to an actual human. Some landlords are sweet to your face\u00a0but are <\/span>literally<\/span><\/i> impossible to reach by phone. Some\u00a0people might be unfortunate enough to land in a situation without once getting through to the landlord over the phone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. The utilities don’t work<\/h2>\n

It’s always important to spend a few minutes checking out the utilities<\/a> yourself on any apartment or house as landlords can and will grossly exaggerate the quality of their facilities. At the very minimum, you need to get an assessment of the air conditioner, turn all of the lights on\/off, run all water taps for a few minutes, and check how badly the house echoes when you shut doors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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