Health & Safety

It’s one of the worst things you can come home to: meat left in your refrigerator has gone bad. Maybe it’s the result of a power outage while you were on vacation. Maybe something went wrong with your building’s electrical while you were out of town. Either way, you’ve got one of the worst possible […]

Having a workout room in your apartment building can greatly enhance your quality of life. Aside from improving your health and reducing stress, it can provide an opportunity to meet your neighbors. Unlike members of a fitness club, the people using your apartment workout room are also your neighbors, who you live with and see […]

Although apartment cleaning can be a challenge, keeping an apartment dust-free can be easier than you think.  Dust comes from a variety of places like skin cells, human and animal hair, and environmental pollutants. With dust invading your home everyday, it’s important to develop regular cleaning habits. Frequent dusting will keep the air clean and […]

Worried about someone breaking into your apartment and looking for ways to protect the apartment? Before you rush out and purchase an expensive security system, remember that apartment burglary usually occurs when inhabitants fail to take simple precautions and use common sense. You can protect your apartment from burglary by taking some simple and free […]

Carbon monoxide detectors can cost as little as $20 — a low price when you consider that it’s very difficult to tell if you have a leak without a detector. Because carbon monoxide remains the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the U.S, it’s worth the time and effort to make sure that your […]

You may be passionate about separating your recyclables, but that doesn’t guarantee that your apartment manager feels the same way. But starting a recycling program in your apartment complex is very doable. Most cities even offer resources to help apartment complexes start recycling. Philip Weiss, a Seattle resident, points out that city’s policy on recycling […]

If you’ve found that your drinking water isn’t actually safe to drink, there are a few steps you can take to ensure that you have clean water. While bottled water may be the simplest short-term solution, there are hundreds of different filtration systems that can help provide you with clean drinking water without purchasing bottled water on a regular basis.

Water is absolutely necessary to stay healthy, but it can also make you sick: if your drinking water isn’t clean, it can cause all sorts of problems. It can be hard to tell just how safe your water is, though.

Learn about landlord responsibilities for clean drinking water, tenants’ rights, and steps to resolve water issues in rental properties.