Lose the keys, not your money - What to know before leaving your NYC apartment (with checklist)

We had previously covered what to keep in mind before moving into a NYC apartment. One of the things to know is that you are required to make a "security deposit"  before you move. This is to be used by your landlord at the end of your tenancy, when you leave, to cover any repairs or extraordinary cleaning they have to do to the apartment because of the condition the tenant left it in. When you leave, the landlord does not automatically gets to keep that money. In fact, there are specific things they are supposed to do and prove to you if they are going to keep any of it. And, there are things you can do to ensure you will get the whole deposit, or most of it, back.

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