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Below is a list of websites from local hospitals and residency programs that have specific listings for residents, medical students, or anyone wanting to live closer to campus. These listings traditionally are marketed privately on these websites first before they go to zillow, rentler, ect. to give landlords a chance to pass down their rental from medical professional to medical professional.

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3. What can I do to have more security in my rental contract so I can avoid some common qualms with my landlord?

There are a few things to think about when renting and signing a rental contract with a landlord or property management company. After having some poor experiences renting, and also having some landlord experience ourselves, here are some questions we would ask and get answers to before we would ever sign a rental contract

1. What will happen if you decide to sell the property? Are we required to allow access to the property? Will you agree in writing to take upon you any personal property damage or theft incurred as a result of these showings? If we have to give access to the property we are only OK with one of two options.

1. All showing requests need 24 hours notice and we have the right to deny any,

2. We allow for two, two hour open houses, and no more showings are allowed after that

One of the main concerns I see come up with a landlord-tenant relationship is if the landlord decide they want to sell a home. Now all the sudden you have to allow strangers into your home with hardly any notice, be out at inconvenient times, your landlord has no liability for your possessions. Consult a lawyer for specific rental laws in your area.

2. In the case of a maintenance emergency and you are not available, what is the procedure? Am I allowed to call someone to come fix something and have you cover the cost? In the event I am displaced for a few days because the home is not livable, will you cover the cost of my hotel stay? What are conditions you consider "Unlivable"

After having thousand of ants crawling over our personal belongings, having a fridge and freezer go out and lose over $200 worth of food because the landlord took a week to replace it, living in a home without a furnace in the winter for 5 days, and air conditioning in 100 degree weather for three days, if there is a way to get it in writing that certain failures in the home are deemed "unlivable" I would negotiate either decreased rent or separate accommodations will be provided within a 20 minute commute. I put in a 20 minute commute because although we had a landlord agree to this term, when the furnace went out in the dead of winter their idea of accommodations was staying in their spare bedroom at their home over an hour away. So we just bundled up and got a generator for a few days.

What are our remedies to leave in the case of disrespectful neighbors?

If you are living in a place where you will share walls with another person (Apartment, Condo, Townhome, Duplex ect) we recommend getting in writing that in the case a police report is filed on one of your neighbors for disturbing noise ordinances, disrespectful behavior, or assault, you will have the right to terminate the rental contract at any time and receive all deposits back and prorated rent from the day you leave. Trust us from some friends who lived next to a neighbor whose dog would bark every night and could not get out of their lease.

What are the conditions of us receiving our deposit back?

This is probably the most common annoyance with rental contracts. Nothing is more frustrating than cleaning for two days straight and puttying all the nail holes in the walls that you did not even create in hopes of getting the full deposit back to not get any of it back because the landlord could say "it was not to my standards" Get together with the landlord just like you would for a used car beforehand and make a list of things that already have wear and tear on them before you enter so the landlord does not charge you for carpet stains you did not make. Take pictures of the rental before you move in to have proof. Write down and agree to what the deduction amount from your deposit will be if certain items are not satisfied.

If you are proactive and do these things, the most common issues with your landlord will be avoided or have an expectations set as to what will happen. Consult a lawyer to get these terms in writing, but even if all you can do is have a verbal conversation with them about these things and you write it down for personal reference, it will save a lot of headache.