After you move out of your apartment, you may encounter a situation where your landlord did not refund your full security deposit. If you feel the action was unjustified, the most effective way to resolve the issue to write a…
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You’ve just moved into your new Madison Apartment – congrats. You likely did some budgeting for an apartment before you moved in, but did you remember those other expenses that creep up on renters? Here are 12 that are commonly…
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You’ve got your new roommate assignment, and you’re thinking it would be nice to meet your new Madison roommate before move-in day. But what’s the best way to make contact, and what’s worked best for new roommates in the past?…
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Move-in day is an exciting day for UW students, but it can be a depressing, difficult day for parents. While you’re excited to have your child open a new chapter is his or her life, you’re going to be going…
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You’re going to have plenty of stuff to do when moving into your first apartment, but do you have the right stuff? Do you need to bring anything to the apartment rental office? What’s the first thing to do when…
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It’s move-in day, and you’re excited to move into a new apartment. You’ve got your new key, and you arrive at the apartment at 8:00 a.m., as that’s when your new lease begins. you arrive at your landlords office at…
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If you have a Madison Apartment, you’ve probably heard the term “Normal Wear and Tear” in the context of your apartment lease. It’s an attempt by lawmakers to define who is responsible for damages or deterioration of a property –…
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Anyone who has walked through the streets of downtown Madison during the second week of August would swear a mass evacuation is underway. The streets are piled high with old couches, desks, clothes and other sorts of garbage. …
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As August draws near, we’re rapidly approaching a period known not-too-affectionately as “Move-Out Hell.” Pardon our language, but Move-Out Hell is the week-long period in August when seemingly all of the downtown Madison renters are either moving out, moving in,…
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When you’re living in downtown Madison during the summertime, you can expect to hear a fair amount of noise in your apartment. There’s not much you can do about morning traffic or the occasional laughter of late-night revelers walking past…
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If you’re a first-time renter and living in Madison, you’re probably going to resist our suggestions to get organized with a first-apartment checklist. Checklist? You don’t need no stinkin’ checklist. You’ve got too many places to go, people to see,…
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Madison-area companies are always searching for corporate apartments for their employees. But if your the company representative renting corporate apartments in Madison, WI, what are the most common amenities your employees will be looking for? The majority of corporate apartments…
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At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, there is a huge push for sustainability. We think it’s important that their efforts extend to our apartment residents, which is why we’ve created a list of sustainability ideas for renters. 1. Forego the bottled…
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Your child is renting his or her first apartment. This is both a proud moment, and a somewhat scary-one for parents. It’s a tough time to think pragmatically, but that’s just what your child needs. They’re so excited about renting,…
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A common trend among UW-Madison students is to live in student housing for the first one to two years of school, and then seek out a Madison apartment. For parents, having their children move on to an apartment can be…
Read MoreNothing sends chills up a renter’s spine like cleaning your apartment refrigerator. From the toxic green stuff you’ve been ignoring in the far recesses of the first shelf, to the curdled remains in the carton of milk, the refrigerator can…
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If you’ve picked out an apartment with some balcony space, you’re lucky. It’s nice during the summertime in Madison to sit outside, providing the mosquitoes are away and the humidity is manageable. We’ve put together 5 tips to enhance the…
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The curse of Wisconsin is that our hot, humid summers can be just as unbearable as our frigid Wisconsin winters. If you want to save money on utility costs and not run your air conditioner 24×7 during this kind of…
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Summer is just arriving in Madison, and already the temperatures are pushing into the 90s. Beastly midwestern humidity can’t be far behind, which is why we put together some ways you can keep your apartment cool without spending a ton…
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For many Madison apartment renters, the end of your lease is quickly drawing near. Just like moving in, there are some important things to keep in mind if your lease ends in August. Here’s a quick moving out checklist of…
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