| Term | Definition |
| landlord | company or individual that owns an apartment. |
| lease | legal document signed by both the tenant and the landlord that contains the terms of the agreement, such as the names of the tenants, the rent amount, and the responsibilites of the landlord and the tenant. |
| location | location of your apaorment is an important safety consideration and aslo determines your ease of gettingg to work buying groceries |
| notice | an amount of time in advance if either the landlord or the tenant wishes to discontiue the rental agreement. |
| rent | payment, usually monthly,, that the tenant pays to the landlord. |
| security deposit | asum of money usually equal to one month's rent, held by the landlord to cover any damage to the apaartment caucsed by a tenant. |
| tenant | person renting the apartment. |
| term | linght of rental agreement, usually |
| unit | one individual apartment. a large apartment buklding may contain 20 or more units. |
| utilities | items and services needed to make house or apartment functional suh as hot water, electricity,natural gas, phone service,and cable service. |