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APARTMENT GUIDE 3
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007
Think about bills before moving in
BY LINDSAY IGNATOWSKI
It's move-in day. You've chosen your roommates,paid your deposit and scoured garage sales for furniture you can afford.
You pick up your shiny new key, unlock the door, step into your own place for the very first time, hit the light switch and realize: you have no electricity. Or water. Or cable.
With all the excitement and stress of finding and moving into a new place, it can be difficult to keep straight all
that must happen before move-in day, but setting up utilities beforehand is of utmost importance. In fact, some apartment complexes, such as Orchard Corners,
1405 Apple Lane, require tenants to provide confirmation numbers showing they have switched all utilities into their own names before the complex will allow them to move in. Others complexes, such as
It is important not to wait until the day or two before moving to call utility companies. Additionally, some companies may require a security deposit up front.
Parkway Commons, 3601 Clinton Parkway require future residents to sign a utilities sheet indicating that they will take responsibility for the utilities when they sign the lease and then to simply furnish the confirmation numbers when they are ready.
First, tenants must determine which utilities they will be responsible for. Some landlords, such as Cedarwood Apartments,
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