New to the United States · Lesson 10 · 4 min read
Renting a home: the lease, the deposit and your rights
How renting works in the United States: what a lease commits you to, what landlords ask for, how a security deposit comes back, and which rights come from law rather than from your landlord.
Published September 16, 2026
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