When u rent an apart. you give 1 mo. rent and 1 mo. sec. So that means that the 1st month is paid 4. right?

Answer 1

Yes. Rent is normally paid in advance.

Answer 2

some landlords make the "1st months rent" the rent for the month the apartment was empty and being looked at by potential buyers like yourself while the 1 month security is for any damages that you cause and don't fix before you move out.

so in theory if the person who lived in the apartment moved out and had nothing to fix and you move in a day or 2 later the landlord made 2 months rent for the 1-2 days the apartment was empty

Answer 3

When I was a landlord (last year,) I was legally allowed to ask for the 1st month's rent, last month's rent, and a security deposit equal to a month's rent as necessary requirements before move-in occured. Don't think I didn't ask for it, either.

A landlord who wants 1 month's rent and 1 month's rent as a security deposit trusts that their tenant won't trash the place, and that they'll give sufficient notice upon moving out. Sufficient means "ample time for the tenant to vacate and tidy the premises in time for the next tenant." Frankly, this is a naive landlord.

Rent of this sort is traditionally paid in advance.

Also (in CA,) a landord is responsible for returning 5% annually on all monies held for rent/security, so if you are a renter you may be entitled to interest that your landlord is earning on your money.

Answer 4

You should really ask your land lord but generally speaking, you pay each month at the start of the month (or end of the month to cover the next month). So the one month rent you pay with the security deposit is the fee for the first month you live in the apartment. All of the apartments I have lived in worked this way. At the end, damages are taken from your security deposit and any left over money is returned to you. So the first payment of rent with deposit is for the first month you live there and at the end of that month you send your next months payment. I hope that wasn't confusing.

Answer 5

If you received a lease for this rental, it will show you when your first rental payment is due. (and the date when subsequent payments are due) If you did not get one, call your landlord. Sometimes people rent with 1st month and last month being paid up front. That would mean that you have paid the 1st month's rent. Due dates vary sometimes, too. You want to make sure you pay before it is considered late.

Answer 6

Yes. It means first and last months rent are paid for. The last months rent is in case you skip out on them then their not short on rent. It also could be for damage deposit.

Answer 7

yes, that is correct. you generally pay first month's rent and an additional month that is used for your security deposit. if you haven't found anything yet, to be fully prepared, i'd have 3 months worth saved upfront. you can use 2/3 of it for the initial deposit, a portion of it to have the electricity cut on (you might need a deposit for that, too), groceries, and other odds and ends you may need when getting your first place. good luck!

Answer 8

Usually it will take 90 days for a landlord to evict a tenant who refuses to pay rent, hence expect your upfront costs to equal roughly three months worth of rent. Security deposit can take it beyond that, sometimes.

Answer 9

Not always. Sometimes the first month's rent is used as the last months rent. You have to ask the landlord.

Answer 10

yes ,some people ask for the fisrt ,last , and security