PartnerTalk:Renting anApartment orHouse

(LowIntermediate andAbove)

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Word / ExampleSentence / PartnerTalkSentence
adverseactionnotice / Theadverseactionnotice says thatSilvia
mustpaymorerent.
agency / Sometimes a government agency can helpyoufindhousing.
apartment / Wehaveatwo-bedroomapartment.
apply / Go tothe managementofficetoapplyfor anapartmentlease.
backgroundcheck / Abackgroundcheckfindsout information
about you.
backgroundreport / Yourbackgroundreportsayswhereyouhavelived.
bills / The landlordwantstoknow if youpayyourbillsontime.
break / If youbreakyour lease, youmighthaveto
paysome money.
check / Check the lease carefullybeforeyou sign it.
contract / A lease is a kind of contract.
copy / Alwayskeep a copy of your lease.
creditcheck / A credit check findsout how youpay your
bills.
creditreport / Hiscreditreportsays hehasthreecreditcards.
deal / The monthly rent is a good deal.
disability / Sometimes a person with adisability canget
help with housing.
discrimination / If a landlordcharges higher rentto peoplefrom some countries, that is discrimination.
driver’slicense / Youcan use yourdriver’s license foridentification.
due / Doyoupayyour billswhenthey are due?
employer / The landlordasked Silvia about her employer.
identification / Youneed to show identification to rentan
apartmentorhouse.
inadvance / Thelandlordmay ask you topay the rent inadvance.
include / Doesthe rent includeutilities?
income / The landlordasked Silvia about her income.
information / The landlord wants information about your
credithistory.
landlord / The owner of the apartment is the landlord.
last / Your lease mightlastfor a year.
law / Thisstatehas lawsaboutsecuritydeposits.
lease / Aleasesayshowmuchrentyou willpay.
management / I wentto the managementofficeto askaboutrenting an apartment.
obey / Thelandlordmust obey thelaw.
pay stub / Ishowedthelandlordmy pay stubto prove Icanpaythe rent.
period / The lease period formyapartment is 12
months.
publichousing / Older people whodonot have muchmoneymay live in public housing.
refuse / The landlordmayrefusetorenttoyou if you
donot have good credit.
rent / Rent is the money youpay to live in a place.
rent-to-own / Rent-to-ownplanscanbeveryexpensive.
repair / Thelandlordmustrepairthebroken window.
rights / Make sureyou know your rightsasa tenant.
rules / Your lease tellsyou the rules youmustfollow.
securitydeposit / The security deposit formyapartment is
$500.
short-term / A short-term leaselastsless thanayear.
sign / Read the lease beforeyou sign it.
subsidized / Older people whodonot have muchmoneymay livein subsidizedhousing.
tenant / Therearethreetenantsinthisapartmentbuilding.
trick / Dishonest people may try totrick you intosendingthem money.
utilities / Doesthe rentincludetheutilities?
include / Doesthe rent includeutilities?
income / The landlordasked Silvia about her income.
information / The landlord wants information about your
credithistory.
landlord / The owner of the apartment is the landlord.
last / Your lease mightlastfor a year.
law / Thisstatehas lawsaboutsecuritydeposits.
lease / Aleasesayshowmuchrentyou willpay.
management / I wentto the managementofficeto askaboutrenting an apartment.
obey / Thelandlordmust obey thelaw.
pay stub / Ishowedthelandlordmy pay stubto prove Icanpaythe rent.
period / The lease period formyapartment is 12
months.
publichousing / Older people whodonot have muchmoneymay live in public housing.
refuse / The landlordmayrefusetorenttoyou if you
donot have good credit.
rent / Rent is the money youpay to live in a place.
rent-to-own / Rent-to-ownplanscanbeveryexpensive.
repair / Thelandlordmustrepairthebroken window.
rights / Make sureyou know your rightsasa tenant.
rules / Your lease tellsyou the rules youmustfollow.
securitydeposit / The security deposit formyapartment is
$500.
short-term / A short-term leaselastsless thanayear.
sign / Read the lease beforeyou sign it.
subsidized / Older people whodonot have muchmoneymay livein subsidizedhousing.
tenant / Therearethreetenantsinthisapartmentbuilding.
trick / Dishonest people may try totrick you intosendingthem money.
utilities / Doesthe rentincludetheutilities?
voucher / A family without a lot of moneycansometimes getahousingchoicevoucher.
waitinglist / There isa waiting list forapartments in this
building.
wire(money) / Thelandlordaskedmetowirethesecuritydeposit.

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