Leaking Apartment Roof? Here’s When Your Landlord Should Call a Roofer

June 21, 2022 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

One great thing about renting an apartment as opposed to buying a home is that you don’t have to pay for repairs like a leaky roof. But what if you have a leaky roof in your apartment and don’t know what to do? Read on below to learn about your legal protections when your apartment…

Sustainable Living: How To Use Less Water to Wash Dishes

October 8, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

In our Sustainable Living series, we look at how tenants and homeowners are changing their apartments to be more sustainable. It can be easy to use more water than you need when you have unlimited water access, but you can always minimize unnecessary water usage in your apartment – and that’s the eco-friendly thing to…

Pros and Cons: Water Filtration Systems vs. Water Delivery Services

August 25, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

In our Pros and Cons series, we weigh the advantages and disadvantages of important decisions that apartment dwellers are making every day. If water is not properly purified, it can contain undesirable tastes and metals or, worse yet, illness-causing microorganisms that can pose a risk to your health. Filtered tap water may be more pleasing…

How to Get COVID-19 Utility Relief: Three Examples

May 14, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive levels of unemployment, in turn dramatically shrinking the budgets of many apartment dwellers. To save money, some people may change their heating or air conditioning use habits, but if your financial situation requires you to scale back on utility spending more urgently, you may have other options. Many…

The Best Birthday Present Ever – Can You Help?

September 1, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Happy 5th Birthday to. . . us! It’s true – we launched in September of ’05 and we’re still alive and kicking! We’re going to be hosting rad giveaways later in the month as a small way of saying thanks for being awesome – before then we have a small ask for you. If…