Student Life 2013/14 January 2014 | Page 200

Don’t be a party house Check the contract Yes, it’s tempting to install a massive sound system and be the popular kids on the block. However, the more parties you have, the more likely you are to end up getting precisely none of your deposit back thanks to damage like cigarette burns on the carpet, smashed furniture and those broken banisters when everyone decided to sledge down the stairs in their sleeping bags at 4am. Were you supposed to keep the windows clean? Was there a requirement to mow the lawn? Before you leave, make sure that you have covered any ‘tenant obl