Section 3 - Renting a Home

Brent and Yuri, two college students, are looking through the classified ads for rental accommodations. Listen in on their conversation:

"Here's a good one."

"Not bad. What's the rent? How big a damage deposit are they asking?"

"It doesn't say. I'll phone and ask. Besides, I'd like to find out what the landlord's like and what the deal is on the lease."

Does this sort of conversation sound familiar? If not, it may in a year or two. In this section, you'll look at a few of the laws on common issues that arise between landlords and tenants. When you've finished the section, you should be able to identify some of the legalities in basic landlord/tenant law.