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Renters Beware: Navigating Apartment and Home Rentals
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Are you new to the world of renting apartments or homes? Whether you're facing your first rental experience or seeking to avoid common pitfalls, we've got you covered.
Learn about your rights as a tenant that no landlord can make you sign away, discover what to scrutinize in your lease agreement, and what to do if you need to break your lease.
Don't miss this vital guide to renting smart and securing the home or apartment you deserve.
This episode features two attorneys from the Consumer Rights Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.
Ryan McConnell, a staff attorney currently focusing on Landlord-Tenant issues.
Taylor Altman, staff attorney who represents low-income and vulnerable individuals
on consumer protection issues.
Episode Timestamps
[00:00] Intro
[01:50] Red Flags When Renting
[03:20] Walkthrough, Photos Before Move-In
[05:50] Read Your Lease
[09:30] Habitability (We have an entire episode on this topic)
[11:30] Tenant Rights Without a Lease
[15:45] The Truth Game Show
[18:20] Security Deposit
[22:30] Breaking your Lease Early
[26:00] Closing Remarks
Links
- Free Tenants' Rights Class 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fridays
- Self-Help Center Habitability Instructions, pre-fillable forms, essential vs. nonessential guide.
- NRS: CHAPTER 118A - LANDLORD AND TENANT Nevada
- Self-Help Center Link to both the Civil Law and Family Law Self-Help Center
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