(Objective 2: Learn ways to protect their property and security deposit.)
- Handout 3: Check-In/Check-Out Rental Condition Checklist (second blank copy)
- Gallon resealable bags 1 per participant (Optional)
- Handout 4: Rental Records
- Handout 5: Family Records: What to Keep Where and for How long, NDSU Extension, 2/2015
Suggested Introduction: Keeping important family records, which include rental agreement, Check-In/Check-Out Forms, and related documents, in an organized manner is a lifesaver when a tenant needs them. It saves time, trouble, money, and frustration of searching for materials. Recordkeeping systems, like spending plans, need to fit your lifestyle. Record keeping systems can be a file cabinet or a simple drawer in a bedroom or a paper box with a cover. You could use file folders, recycled large mailing envelopes or gallon resealable bags to organize documents. Getting started on a record keeping system may be time-consuming at first, but once it is set up, it will be easy to maintain and most important—important papers will be right at one’s fingertips!
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Distribute all of the above handouts and the gallon resealable bags (optional) and review each handout and methods participants have used for record keeping.
