Your landlord keeps the entire deposit at move-out, and nothing in the contract gives you a way to push back.
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What should you watch for in leases, deposits, insurance, and paperwork?
Why this matters
Every clause you sign without understanding can come back as a deposit you never recover, a penalty that keeps growing, or a deadline that cannot be reopened. Reading contracts and paperwork properly is the cheapest protection you will ever buy.
Situations you will actually meet
An official-looking notice arrives and you cannot tell whether it is genuine or a scam.
You need a doctor and only then realise you have no idea what your insurance actually covers.
Core course areas
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- Visas & entry
- Leases & housing contracts
- Deposits & moving out
- Health insurance
- Academic integrity
- Consumer rights
- Police & campus reporting
- Paperwork & key deadlines
Common mistakes & risks
Signing before the deposit terms, repair responsibilities and early-termination penalties are written into the contract.
Photographing key documents once, never backing them up, then needing the original.
Keeping deadlines in your head, and learning too late that some cannot be reopened.
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