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Rental agreement

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A quick definition of Rental agreement:

A rental agreement is a contract between a landlord and a tenant. The landlord allows the tenant to use their property for a short period of time, usually one month, in exchange for the tenant paying rent. The agreement should include information about the landlord, tenant, property, rent payment, duration of the tenancy, rules for using the property, and how the contract can be ended or renewed. A rental agreement is different from a lease agreement, which is a longer-term contract.

A more thorough explanation:

A rental agreement is a contract between a landlord and a tenant. The agreement allows the tenant to use and occupy the landlord's property for a short period of time, usually one month. In exchange for the tenancy, the tenant pays rent to the landlord.

A written rental agreement should include:

  • Identification of the landlord and tenant
  • Identification of the property
  • Terms and conditions for the rental payment
  • Duration of the tenancy
  • Terms and conditions for the tenancy
  • Liability rules for damages and repairs of the property
  • Rules for the termination and renewal of the contract

For example, if you rent an apartment from a landlord, you will sign a rental agreement. The agreement will state how much rent you need to pay each month, how long you can stay in the apartment, and what you can and cannot do while living there. If you damage the apartment, the agreement will also state who is responsible for paying for the repairs.

It is important to note that a rental agreement is different from a lease agreement. A lease agreement is a long-term contract, while a rental agreement is short-term.

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i have a question about my personal statement. in my activism for the hospitality workers' union, i organized and spoke up in favor of stronger regulations on airbnb because the unregulated spread of airbnb throughout LA was inflating housing costs for workers and threatening their job security. do you think it's too divisive to mention regulating airbnb? idk
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I wrote mine about how all activists should be consolidated into a large smelting pot and refined down to a viscous goo
Nostradumbass
10:45
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11:07
I'm sure you'll get a full ride to a few schools :P
11:11
The impression I get is most schools try not to judge based on the political implications of what you write about. They probably care more that you saw a problem and tried to fix it. That seems like a great thing to write a PS about @chowie
11:18
Besides, if a school didn’t let you in for trying to fix a problem you saw in your community, that doesn’t say great things about your school’s culture (assuming the thing you did showed good common sense judgment ofc)
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That school’s* culture
11:23
Thanks Howl you're right :D I def talked about solving problems in my PS
12:03
@HowlEngineer: what's your dream school
MildChiller
12:08
"Have you applied for admission to [school] in a prior year" I applied in Oct. of the 23-24 cycle, should I put 23 or 24 as the year I applied?
MildChiller
12:09
Bcuz 2023 is when I technically applied but I applied for admissions in 2024
12:14
2024 cuz that's when you would've been admitted
I agree with Howl
12:19
Gecko what's ur dream school
Hard to say. I'm pretty firmly committed to the philly area so probably temple or villanova
Also relatively debt averse so I'd have to get a good scholarship from BC or Fordham to want to go but that's not very likely for me
Any advice? lol
[] baddestbunny
12:25
what’s a good scholarship for you? what would make BC or Fordham worth it?
12:25
Hmmmm let me think
[] baddestbunny
12:25
fordham’s max aid they give is 45k per year
Bunny I can possibly get a 75%+ scholarship from villanova or temple, and I'd be moving back in with my parents if I went there so I'd have near-zero COL. It'd be really hard to beat that
I would prefer BC over Fordham just because I like boston more, but I'm expecting a WL there tbh
I would maybe consider BC with $ but I don't know how to decide if a better biglaw chance is worth the COL + higher tuition
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@ChowieBean: right now, Michigan, but there are several that come close. How about you?
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but I think "Last Checked" would change from "Never" to something else
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@HowlEngineer: I'll get more specific once I get my LSAT score, but NYU, Berk, GTown, UCLA
13:30
Anywhere that's top for PI
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