A Conversation With Student Legal Services Part 1

A few weeks ago, one of our community members reached out to us about recurring problems and issues he was having with his roommate that were making his living situation unbearable. We advised him to reach out to student legal services at his campus, but we decided to have a question and answer session with Student Legal Services of Edmonton just in case there are any other students who could use their services but aren't aware of it.

Note: Due to Covid-19 Student Legal Services is no longer taking walk-ins until future notice, and will be closed until May 4th, 2020; however, we still wanted to share the details of the QnA session in case it could help a student or tenant immediately. A special thanks to Student Legal Services for taking the time to do this interview.

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How Do You Keep Your Landlord Happy?

Depending on where you live, the property you are living in costs anywhere between $100,000 to $250,000. When you think about it, that’s quite a lot of money. Think about the most expensive item you own and imagine letting someone use it or live with it for an extended period. This is what most landlords deal with on a regular basis, so this week we wanted to list a few items that will help your landlord sleep comfortably at night knowing their property is in safe hands.

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How to Spot Scams and Fake or Fraudulent Postings

At RentWhiz we take safety and security very seriously, so we do everything we can to make sure our community is a safe space and a safe place. In this week's blog we wanted to discuss various ways to identify postings that may be scams, fake or fraudulent. If you ever needed to read one of our blogs to the very end, this is probably the one. If you ever notice a posting that meets any of the criteria below, please flag it and report it as soon as possible so we can protect other people in the community. We will then block these individuals from all our groups and report them to Facebook, so they cannot cause any more harm. We also recommend reporting it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).

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Recommended Roommate Interview Questions

Getting to know a roommate or interviewing a roommate to figure out whether or not they are a good fit is never really an easy process. In this week's blog, we share some ideas on questions you can ask and why you should ask them. This is just a short guide, so we recommend you make the necessary adjustments based on your needs and circumstances.

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Advice for Landlords

In this week’s blog, we decided to give landlords some advice because without them, there wouldn’t be as many off-campus housing options for students. We get to speak to landlords and tenants on a regular basis, so we are in a unique position where we get to see things from both perspectives, and we would like to share our thoughts with you.