#26: Change the Locks
When it comes to your home, you want to ensure you are safe. The main concern when renting a property these days is that when you move into a new place, who’s to know if the previous tenants have given up all of their keys to the house? You might assume that they have, but you want to be sure…
It obviously shouldn’t be the responsibility of the tenant to do this, but if your new landlord refuses to change the locks, then you’re going to have to call a locksmith in. Even if the previous tenants claim to have returned all of the keys, there is no way of knowing if they copied their keys and kept them…