Red Flags for Renters to Watch Out For

24. Renters should always identity the source of heat immediately.

Landlords are required to provide a heat source as part of renting a habitable and safe unit for anyone in a vast majority of rental situations. The extent of this responsibility for landlords, however, varies by city and by state. Knowing you have a heater of some sort in your home is comforting because you never know when you will need it. So if the rental unit you are looking at doesn’t have one, you may want to reconsider, especially if you live somewhere where it is a requirement by law.