In the United States, housing leasing is generally divided into long-term and monthly leasing. Long-term leases generally require tenants to live for at least one year, and a few leases require at least three or six months.

For the case that the tenant moves out before the lease expires, the long-term lease requires the current tenant to inform the landlord about 30 days in advance, and usually requires the tenant to find someone who is willing to take over the lease until the lease expires. The monthly rent is flexible, usually the tenant only needs to inform the leasing company or landlord in advance according to the contract requirements.

The rental company or landlord will ask to fill in the application form, provide basic personal information including social security number and date of birth, and show valid photo identification documents issued by the government, such as passport or driver's license, to check the applicant's criminal record and credit score.

After you decide to rent a house, you usually need to pay part or all of the deposit in advance. The amount of the deposit is generally one month's rent, but some owners require the tenant to pay the deposit and pay the last month's rent in advance. Usually, credit cards are not accepted to pay the deposit and rent, so new immigrants should bring one or two blank checks when renting a house, and make sure there are enough funds in their accounts.

The California Department of Consumer Affairs also reminds tenants that if a lease agreement is reached between the tenant and the landlord in Chinese without translation, and the lease period exceeds 30 days, the landlord must provide the tenant with a Chinese translation of the lease before signing the contract, regardless of whether the tenant requests it or not.

For domestic tenants, it is especially necessary to pay attention to the maximum period of stay for visitors, so as to avoid being fined or deducted from the deposit by the landlord because family members come to visit relatives. In addition, they should also ask whether they can hang clothes in outdoor areas such as yards and balconies, because many cities in the United States think it is forbidden to hang clothes outdoors because it is unsightly for the community.

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A professional real estate agent said that in the United States, when the landlord rents the house to the second landlord, the lease contract should specify whether the second landlord needs to report to the landlord if he wants to sublet the house, and according to the rules, the second landlord must sign a legally binding contract with the tenant, otherwise there will be disputes. The safest and most convenient way is to find a landlord to rent a house, which does not involve subletting.

Generally renting a house, if two people sign a rental contract together, both of them need to bear the responsibility. However, if only one party signs a contract with the landlord and the husband and wife sign the contract privately, it depends on whether the contract signed by both parties has legal effect.

If the landlord and tenant communicate about renting in Chinese, but the contract is in English, the landlord must provide a translation of the English lease. If it is only in English, it has no legal effect.

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