Renting an apartment

[Music] [Music] do hello hi my name is sophia i'm a student at brandy's university and i want to rent an apartment i saw your listing for an apartment on oak street hi sophia i'm cynthia the landlord did you want to schedule a viewing yes that's right the earliest appointment to view the apartment is 1pm tomorrow great i'll take that appointment thank you okay i'll see you then [Music] hi sophia nice to meet you come in hi nice to meet you too thank you wow this is very nice and clean yes i always have it cleaned

when a tenant moves out besides the apartment was recently renovated let me show you around that would be great thank you like the listing said it's a one-bedroom one-bathroom apartment this is the bedroom it is fully furnished with a bed wardrobe and two bedside tables there is also a desk for study in a bookshelf an lcd tv and wi-fi connection i love this room it looks really cozy and stylish is there air conditioning no there isn't but this building stays pretty cool when it's hot outside is it okay if i hang some things on the

walls yes but please don't leave any holes in the walls i don't want you to make any major changes to the apartment what if something in the apartment stops working or breaks you can call me immediately and i will come over to look at it i live right down the street i will pay for any ongoing repairs well all of that sounds perfect the bathroom is attached to the bedroom it's over here the toilet and shower are a little older but they are in excellent condition yes they look almost new is there a washer and

dryer there's no washing machine or dryer in the apartment but there's a laundromat in the basement you will have to get a laundry card from a machine down there you can load some money onto it to do your laundry i see it's perfectly fine let me show you now the kitchen it is a fully equipped kitchen it has a stove top and oven microwave and refrigerator the oven and stovetop use gas will i be responsible for paying the gas bill yes but it won't be very much if you cook one meal a day it should

be about 30 dollars a month what about the heat is that gas too no the heat runs on electricity will i need to pay that bill no the heat is included in the rent so is the water and the trash and snow removal that sounds like a good deal [Music] is there a dishwasher in the kitchen too there is it's right here awesome could i have guests stay overnight you can have one guest stay overnight but they cannot stay multiple nights what about parties [Music] can i have small parties once in a while yes you

can but please do not drink alcohol at the party [Music] a student who stayed here caused damage to the apartment after drinking with some friends i'm only 18 so i don't drink yet that shouldn't be a problem i'm glad to hear that how much is the rent for this place eight hundred dollars a month and how can i pay the rent you can write me a check at the beginning of each month i'll ask you to pay a deposit for the first and last month's rent which would be sixteen hundred dollars any damages to the

apartment will come out of the deposit if there aren't any damages then you won't be charged and the deposit will go towards paying your last month's rent how long is the lease one year after that you can sign a lease for another year is the apartment close to public transportation yes the bus stop is just 150 feet away it's a five minute walk from this building you can also get easily to the grocery store from here perfect what are the neighbors like i hope they're not noisy because i need to study a lot no they're

not so you shouldn't worry about that they are very friendly and sociable and this street is pretty quiet there's not much noise would you like to rent the apartment i have the lease right here if you don't sign now there are other students who might take this apartment by tomorrow places in this area get snapped up fast yes i will sign right now when can i move in if you want you could move in tomorrow perfect thank you who should i make the checkout to cynthia bowers welcome to the building i'm sure you'll love it

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