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Home/Living/United States/Housing/Rent a Home

Rent a Home

How to rent safely in the US — including the hard part: renting before you have any US credit history.

How to find rental listings in the US

Where Americans actually search (Zillow, Apartments.com, Trulia, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace), when a broker is involved, and how to spot a rental scam before you send a cent.

Leases, security deposits and your rights as a tenant

US leases are usually 12 months and legally binding. Deposit limits, notice periods and eviction rules are set by your STATE, not by Washington — so the answer depends on where you live.

Renting when you have no US credit history

The single biggest wall newcomers hit: landlords run a credit check, and a brand-new arrival has no US credit file at all. Here's what actually gets you the keys anyway.