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Overview. Landlords are allowed to collect the first and last month's rent, a security deposit equal to one month's rent and money for the purchase and installation costs for a lock and key.

In a lease agreement, the lessor is the person or party that issues the lease (allows the property to be rented), and the lessee is the person that the lease is granted to (the person paying rent to use the property).

What Is a Security Deposit? A security deposit is money that is given to a landlord, lender, or seller of a home or apartment as proof of intent to move in and care for the domicile. Security deposits can be either be refundable or nonrefundable, depending on the terms of the transaction.

The landlord has the freedom ? to a certain degree ? to charge what they'd like for the deposit. Most landlords stick with the traditional one month's rent, but some deviate from that.

The average is one month's rent, but some will charge up to three month's rent. Most states have a limit to what can be charged, but there are some states that have no maximum. If everyone else in the area is charging one month's rent for security deposit, the landlord may want to do the same, to lease the unit.

The amount of a security deposit for rent regulated apartments can be no more than one month's rent. The security deposit must be kept by the owner in an interest bearing account in a NYS bank. For further details, see HCR Fact Sheet #9: Renting an Apartment ? Security Deposits and Other Charges.

You can send a lease agreement via email to your renters for them to electronically sign. Once they have signed, you will receive notification and an electronic copy of the signed lease agreement. When you use a tool like eSignature, the agreement will be stored in your account online for easy access.