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Apartments Pre-Fitted with Solar Panels?

When scoping out potential apartments, we expect to see some standard appliances in most every unit: Refrigerator, Oven and a Dishwasher, if we're lucky. But the best apartments—the ones that ge...

Background Check Tenants Online for Free

It's tough out there for everyone. Plenty of you are diving into the role of amateur landlord and renting out extra rooms and basements on Craigslist. Stay safe and make sure that before you hand over...

Lifehacker's Five Best Apartment Search Sites

Finding the right apartment can be a daunting task. But thankfully it's one of those tasks that can be made a little bit easier with the good old internet at your disposal......

Sophomore Sophistication: The Coolest Dorm Ever

Heading back to school? Check out these photos of student Aaron Francis' college room in a rent house. The whole room is 10 feet by 11 feet, but Aaron manages to pack it with high-tech function and mi...

Renters: When Do You Blast the Stereo?

Apartment Therapy has already helped you deal with noisy neighbors before. But what about when you are the noisy neighbor? What's a big-city musician supposed to do when he's not yet hit it big and jo...

Splitting Rent and Groceries Made Easy for Roommates

I don't have roommates anymore—my housemate moved out last month—and I'm beginning to miss some of the benefits of sharing your space. Splitting the cost of cleaning supplies and groceries...

Get the Most NetFlix for Your Money With This Web App

We don't have to remind you that times are tough. We're all cutting corners where we deem fit to do so. If you're one of many that has canceled your cable service in favor of using web-based TV stream...

News: iTunes Store Creates a Movie Bargain Bin

I have an addictive habit that has decreased the change in my pockets by a little, but increased my DVD collection by leaps and bounds. On Fridays or Saturdays—or any days, really—when a f...

Weird Wiring: Apartment Tales of WTF?!

After two "burned out" light bulbs and almost three weeks in a new apartment, I finally figured out that the reason my overhead hallway lights wouldn't work was not a problem with the bulbs. I kept fl...