So You’re Moving Into a New
Apartment?
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For Renters
• This one has been around forever: fill holes in the wall with toothpaste.
If the person doing the walkthrough misses the minty fresh smell in the
air, they cannot charge for the holes in the wall.
• Defrost the fridge a day in advance to help you and your old landlord.
Get everything out and put it in a cooler or your friend’s fridge and make
sure it does not smell like the leftovers you never ate.
• To avoid any additional fees for damage, put towels under heavy items
to slide them. This keeps the floor safe and gives you something to pull
on.
• Use toilet paper rolls to keep your cords from tangling.
• Use sandwich bags for important things like screws and -this is so
important- label the bags! Whenever possible have one container to
hold the bags, but at least you can avoid trying to figure out what goes
to what when setting up.