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Property Managers! How You Can Deal with Crime on Your Property
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of…well, the point is, you should be trying to prevent crime on your property before it begins. Criminal activity on site can result in...
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Tools You Gotta Have in Your Home
What should you have, wherever you go? Want corroboration that we’re not the only ones thinking along these lines? Check this out. 1. A flashlight Or, as a certain boyfriend says, if you’re going to...
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Keep Kids Safe at Your Apartment Playground This Summer
By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Ron Leshnower – About.com’s Apartment Living Expert If you’ve got children or you expect kids to visit you at your apartment this summer, you might decide to take them to...
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When To Call Your Landlord
When should you actually call your landlord? 1. In an emergency Obviously. But a real emergency, like a fire or flood or something else that threatens life or the structure of the building. So, a...
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Weekend DIY Home Improvements
Fix everything that’s loose Walking around the house with a hammer and a screwdriver might not seem the sexiest of home improvements, but it’s probably one of the most practical. Hammer down...
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Better Apartments 101: How To Get Your Landlord To Fix Things In Your Apartment
1. Be awesome …not in a Barney Stinson way, in a paying your rent on time EVERY month kind of way, in a never peeving your neighbors with loud music kind of way, in a being super agreeable and easy to...
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Weathering the Storm
If you, like I, am on the east coast, then the storm’s hit you. It’s a bit late for storm preparation, but there are still things you can do to stay safe in the next couple of days: Turn off propane...
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Friendly Reminder — Get Your Fireplace Inspected!
If you’re lucky enough to live in a house or apartment with its own fireplace, we hope you’re not taking its safety for granted. Just moving in? You should get both an inspection and a chimney sweep....
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Conserving Energy This Winter PART 2
And now, dear people whose heating bills are so high they can’t afford to order takeout, we continue our ideas for ways to cut down on your energy consumption this winter: Clean furnace filters Sexy,...
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If You Don’t Have a Carbon Monoxide Detector, Listen Up!
If you are one of many people living in America living without a carbon monoxide detector, read on! Why…why…why…why…why… Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, tasteless, invisible gas that can,...
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