The whole category in one page.
CALCULATE THE TOTAL COST OF LIVING SOMEWHERE, NOT THE RENT
Utilities, service charges, generator fuel and transport from that location all count, and a cheaper place further away frequently costs more overall.
VERIFY THAT THE PERSON LETTING THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY OWNS IT OR IS AUTHORISED, BEFORE PAYING ANYTHING
Urgency exists to prevent verification. Ask neighbours who owns it — they know, and they have no interest in the transaction.
CHECK FOR OUTSTANDING UTILITY DEBT BEFORE MOVING IN, BECAUSE SUPPLIERS PURSUE THE CONNECTION RATHER THAN THE PERSON
RECORD THE CONDITION IN PHOTOGRAPHS AT MOVE-IN AND HAVE IT AGREED IN WRITING
Without that first record, your evidence at move-out proves nothing, and deposit disputes are the commonest dispute there is.
OBTAIN A RECEIPT FOR EVERY PAYMENT STATING WHAT IT IS FOR, SINCE PAYMENTS THAT CANNOT BE PROVED WERE NOT MADE
LOOK FOR DAMP BEHIND FRESHLY PAINTED PATCHES, AND ASK NEIGHBOURS WHETHER THE AREA FLOODS — IT RECURS AND IT IS INVISIBLE IN DRY CONDITIONS
CHECK THAT ANY GENERATOR IS SITED OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS, BECAUSE EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING LIVING SPACE KILL PEOPLE
REPORT PROBLEMS IN WRITING AND KEEP THE COPY, BECAUSE DAMAGE THAT WORSENED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPORTED MAY BECOME YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
CHANGING LOCKS, REMOVING BELONGINGS AND DISCONNECTING SERVICES TO FORCE DEPARTURE IS UNLAWFUL IN MANY PLACES — ESTABLISH WHAT PROTECTION YOU HAVE
AND SET ASIDE TOWARD THE NEXT RENEWAL FROM THE START, BECAUSE RENEWAL ARRIVING WITHOUT THE MONEY IS THE COMMONEST HOUSING CRISIS THERE IS
