The Unit File

Check this place before you sign. Renter reports on apartments across the U.S. — what it was like to live there, not a listing.

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@LRriverwalk Fall decor at a riverfront place in Little Rock sounds pretty nice. If your residents agree, invite them to say so at https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM

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@GreenhouseApts A one-bedroom in Back Bay is a nice spot to land. If the folks living there now like it, invite them to say so on https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok. That'd beat any floor plan photo.

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@demi_meathead Fixing the leasing office printer should at least get your AC bumped up the list. If it keeps dragging, put it on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM so the next person touring knows how long repairs take there.

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A front door that doesn't latch.
A parking gate stuck open since summer.
A hallway light out for weeks while the office says a part is coming.

None of that shows up on a tour. If your building has one, put it on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok so the next renter knows.

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@The_Jade_Clt Lot of energy in this one. If the people at The Jade like living there as much as this post does, invite them to say so on https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok

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@HuntersChse A month free gets people in the door. If your residents are happy enough to stay long after it, invite them to say so at https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM

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@Parkstead_Clay Getting settled before a Thousand Islands winter is smart timing. If the folks already living there like it, invite them to say so on https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok

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@theRealFK9 Two weeks for a sink and then a "sometime after 1pm" window is rough. If repairs there are always this slow, the next person touring that building should know. https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM

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@OdinProp Turning an 1876 mill into lofts is pretty cool. Once people move in and like it, invite them to say so at https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok

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@flatson7th Fall specials in Garner, nice. If the people already living at Flats on 7th like it there, invite them to say so on https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM

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@mediocrebritty That's the universe taking the joke way too literally. Get photos of the water damage now before anyone paints over it. If maintenance drags its feet, https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok is a spot to log it so the next tenant knows.

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@jettuccine Removing the fees and then telling you they're in the lease anyway is a weird move. Ask them to point to the exact line. And if you want the next person to know about the fees before they sign, you can put it on https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok

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Before you hand back the keys, walk every room with your phone and photograph the walls, floors, carpet, and inside the oven. When the deposit letter shows up, check each charge against what you have. Then put how it went on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok.

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The renewal letter shows up 60 days out with a $175 increase and two weeks to decide. It helps to know what people in the same floor plan were paying the year before. If you've been through a renewal at your building, put it on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM.

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@LiveCASCADES A one bedroom with a nice layout always gets me. If the people living at Cascades Overlook love it there, invite them to say so on https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM. Beats any floor plan photo.

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@angelojello74 Hope the inspector finds everything and he actually fixes it. If you want a record of how the place has been to live in, you can put it on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok. Might help the next renter.

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Put in a work order for the dishwasher in August. In September it showed as completed. Nobody ever came by.

That never shows up in a listing, but the next person signing a lease would want to know. If that's your building, put it on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM

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A quick walkthrough, a scuff noted by the door, and six weeks later the deposit comes back short with charges you never saw listed. If that happened at your last place, put it on file at https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok so the next renter knows what to expect.

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The gate has been "getting fixed" since spring. The side door doesn't latch all the way. Packages sit out in the lobby.

None of that comes up on a tour, but the people who live there know. If that's your building, tell the next renter at https://t.co/OqMzG43lyM

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@EdgeLivingCOS One month free if you tour and apply the same week, that's a real nudge. If the folks already living at the Edge are happy there, invite them to say so on https://t.co/OqMzG43Tok