answer:It depends on the state, and the city, and the landlord, but in my area (Hillsborough County, Florida), move in costs can be: 2 months’ rent (first and last month) Security deposit (usually equal to another month’s rent) Pet Deposit (which is usually non-refundable and thus should be called a fee) – can be a couple hundred bucks, usually. Some places tack on a monthly pet fee to the rent as well. There are usually also per-adult application fees… that’s a good way for an apartment complex to keep bringing in bunches of money when they don’t even have an open apartment to rent! Here, the landlord is required to give you at least 24 hours’ notice before arriving to enter the home for repairs or whatever. My personal rental agreement says we’re not allowed to make any modifications to the home. No repairs, no painting, etc. I’ve recently gotten tired of my landlord’s half-assed bandaid “repairs” and started fixing things anyway. Not like we’re getting a deposit back from that shyster.