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How to Vet Your Landlord—and Why You Should

When you’re a renter, it can seem as though there is an infinite number of hoops to jump through just to get a foot in the door of an apartment you actually want to live in. You have to provide your prospective landlord with lots of personal information about your income and employment history. Sometimes they ask for references. And in most cases, they run a background check on anyone whose name i