Move In Information / Utilities Information / Move Out Information
Move In Information
Welcome to your Taylor Street Living apartment!
Contact: The best way to contact us in a non-emergency situation is to send an email to info@taylorstreetliving.com. This way we have a record of your problem or request. When we contact you, it will be via email unless it is an emergency.
Maintenance: We ask that you report ANY problems. We would rather know about it now, when it is a little problem, than find out about it later, when it becomes a much bigger problem, like the time a small leak turned into a ceiling falling down. Sometimes, the remedy may be simple, other times there may not be a quick solution.
Drains: NEVER our any drain openers into drains; they never work and they eat away the pipes.
Toilets: Do not flush tampons or anything large, it will clog the pipes and you will have to pay to fix them.
Fuses: Your apartment is fully rehabbed, so if a circuit break blows please notify us, as this should never happen.
Filters: All furnaces have filters, to keep your air fresh, you should change your filter each month.
Smoke & CO detectors: Every unit should have these, but it is your responsibility to keep the batteries in them.
Rent: All checks are due in rent box the 1st of the month. There must be only one check per apartment. Rent is considered late if it is not there by the 1st. There is a late fee that is governed by Chicago that is equal to $10 for the first $500 in rent and 5% of the remaining rent.
Moving: We know this can be a tough situation for both the people moving in and the people moving out. We ask both groups to be considerate of the other. If you need extra time to get in or out, this may be negotiable. However, you lease starts at 12:01 am on the day of the start of your lease and ends at 11:59 pm on the day of the end of your lease.
Apartment Condition: Please examine your apartment when you move in. If you feel there is something wrong, please notify us immediately. The Move Our information is included in this document and these things will be asked of you when you move out. When you are moving out, it is too late to complain about a problem you had a year ago moving in. If you apartment has a screen door, be careful because if left open the wind may rip it off and you will be responsible. If you cause water damage, you will be responsible.
Insurance: We highly recommend that you purchase renter's insurance. If there is a busted pipe, flood, fire, etc., we do not have insurance for your belongings.
Painting: If you plan on painting any part of the apartment you must notify us. Additionally, before you leave you must pain the unit back to Benjamin Moore Bone White paint. Please contact us for the exact details. If the apartment is not painted back to that color, you will be charged to have it painted.
Animals and Carpets: If we have agreed to allow you to have an animal in your apartment and you have carpet, the carpet must be steam cleaned before you move out, or we will do it for you and charge you for it.
Alarm System: For those units that have alarm systems, these are NOT monitored by the alarm companies. If you want that, it is a separate $30 or more fee from the alarm company.
Laundry: Many units have laundry machines in them, in other buildings it is in the common space. Do no overload the machine as it will not work, it won't spin your clothes dry and ultimately it will just break the machines
Utilities: You must have the utilities turned on and put in your name effective the date of your move in.
For electric, contact: Com Ed (800)334-7661
For heat and gas, contact: People's Gas (866)556-6001
For local land line phone service, contact: SBC (800)244-4444
TV service is available from Comcast Cable, DirecTV, or DISH Network.
If you have any questions, please email us.
Move Out Information
Procedures for vacating your apartment:
Please be advised that you are contractually obligated to vacate the premises by 11:59 pm on the last day of your lease should you choose not to renew, or if we choose not to renew your lease. If you have not vacated the premises and returned the keys to us by this time, we will enforce the HOLDOVER item in your Lease which states that you will be liable for double the monthly rent in the event that you (the Lesses) retain possession of all or any part of the apartment after the ending date of your Lease.
A. At Lease Expiration
Your Lease is a contract that obligates you to pay your apartmens rent for the entire term of the Lease. However, you can choose not to renew your Lease and vacate your apartment at the expiration of the Lease, but you are required to give us notice of your intent to vacate your apartment no later than 60 days before your Lease expires. In such instance, you are required to do the following:
- Give 60 days notice to vacate in writing
- Pay your rent in full, each month through the end of your lease, including any late charges or charges for damages
- Not damage your apartment beyond normal wear and tear.
- Clean your entire apartment and return it to us as if no one has lived there.
- Turn in your keys before your lease expires. If keys are not returned to us you will be charged $250 for lock replacement.
B. Prior to your Lease Expiration
If circumstances are such that you need to move before the expiration of your Lease, you have two options: You can Buy-Out your lease or you can try to sublease and break your initial lease. Please see the breaking the lease document. If you are permitted to break your lease, you will still be required to comply with Items A1-4 above.
When you move out, these are the things that are required and what we will be inspecting and looking for:
Your place needs to be cleaned and returned to us as though no one had lived there.
If you clean the place yourself, please do a very good job. If you spend an hour just doing a cursory cleaning, the apartment may not be acceptable and you will be upset when we have to charge you for a cleaning even after you spent some time cleaning the place. Be sure that you clean all cabinets, shelves, appliances (refridgerator, oven, stove, microwave, dishwasher, etc), sinks, tubs, showers, floors, carpets, and anything else that is required.
If you choose to have us do this, we will hire a service and make a deduction from your security deposit. The charge ranges anywhere from $80 to $300 depending on the size of your unit and how dirty it is. This is the charge that comes directly from the cleaning company and we pass it along to you.
If there is an odor in your apartment after cleaning, we will consider the apartment not cleaned. Residual smells are usually caused by animals or smoking in the apartment. If this is the case you will be charged for painting to remove the smell.
ALL light bulbs must be working. If even 1 bulb needs to be replaced there is a $60 charge.
ALL batteries must be working in devises such as thermostats (for heating and A/C), smoke and CO detectors. If we have to replace any of these there is a $60 charge.
If any painting occurred, the apartment must be painted back to Benjamin Moore Bone White.
After move out and expiration of your lease:
We will inspect the apartment. Typically, we will also wait about a week while the new tenant is in the apartment to see if there are any other problems that they find that we didn't see.
Around 2 - 3 weeks later, we will send you both a final calculation of your security deposit minus any deductions, if there are any, as well as your deposit check.
According to Chicago Law, we are required to invoice you for any charges by 30 days after your move out/expiration of your lease and then send you your deposit within 45 days after move out/expiration of your lease. However, we will try to follow the schedule listed above.
You will need to email us your forwarding address as to where to send the security deposit. Obviously, we can only refund your deposit if we have this address.
Thanks for renting from us, and please feel free to check our website in the future if you or your friends are looking for an apartment. |
