When you are finishing up your time in the close-to-campus-rental you have been occupying for the previous term there is one wise practice to employ with your final move.
That practice is get pictures, photographs of the interior of your rental. The purpose of these photos is to establish the condition of the dwelling you are exiting. You may need these photos to prove the condition of your soon-to-be-former residence in order to obtain a full refund of your deposit. Some rental companies, owners or managers are fairly perfunctory about the exiting process for their tenants, drop the key off and the deposit is mailed. Others, in fact, many require a 'walk-through'. That is, a representative of the owner comes to your unit and they walk through for a final inspection often with a list against which to check the condition of the property.
Which ever way it is done, it is always wise to have taken your own set of photos of the rental you are vacating. You may choose to do this during the final 'walk through' or any time, near when you vacate, that is convinent. Digital cameras usually provide a date and time stamp on each photo. These photos can be invaluable if there is some 'contention' about the actual condition of the property upon the tenants vacating. The kind of 'contention' which can be particularly aggravating is the kind that affects the amount of the actual deposit refunded to the former tenants.
Should your former landlord choose to with hold some or even all of your deposit money due to alleged 'damages' your photographs can materially help your claim to a full refund.
So, Planet College tip: Before you move, get pictures.
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