An eviction is a legal way to remove tenants from an apartment for failure to pay rent at that apartment. You cannot simply change the locks on an apartment or force your tenants out, that is called an illegal eviction and the law will actually protect a tenant rather than the landlord if the eviction is not done properly. More...

A yearly lease is an agreement between landlord and tenant where the tenant agrees to live in the apartment or space provided for one year from signing of the lease. More...

A month to month lease is a standard term of agreement between a landlord and a tenant. Most landlords these days offer a month to month rather than a year long lease. More...

Most apartment are found in the classifieds ads in the newspaper. If you like an ad then contact the person in the ad, it may be a home owner or a real estate agent. Then you would take a look at the apartment and depending on how the landlord decides to rent either on first come first serve or a background check, they will notify you and if all works out you talk about the rent and sign either a year lease or a month to month lease. More...