Tenants are seeing charges for trash pickup, move-ins, move-outs and more.
Kiersten Essenpreis for The Wall Street JournalThe cost to rent a home or apartment has soared, and it isn’t just because ofLandlords are hitting tenants with an abundance of fees every month. Many are no more than five or 10 bucks each, but when stacked up they can amount to hundreds of dollars more each year. Some fees, such as those for parking and pets, have been around for years, but many renters now pay up for things they were rarely charged for in the past.
That includes fees for trash pickup, pest control, the use of a mailbox, and for making routine maintenance requests. Then there are fees for move-ins and move-outs and for “lease administration.” One Minnesota landlord collected a $100 so-called January fee the first month of each year, though it isn’t clear what tenants got in return for that charge.Continue reading your article with
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