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PAY DAMAGE DEPOSIT ON LINE
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Then click on the "Pay Deposit" button.
Follow instructions by entering your name and address.
You will then be redirected to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can pay by credit or Visa debit card.
NOTE: I agree to pay the PayPal electronic payment fee of 3.49% + $0.49 of the total net amount transferred as a deduction from my damage deposit when returned to me after my lease has expired.
Penalty for Filthy Living Conditions
PENALTY FOR FILTHY LIVING CONDITIONS
Our experience is that many residents are very neat and clean and organized, while a few are absolutely filthy. Filthy living conditions also affect other residents because ants, cockroaches, mice and other vermin are attracted.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are becoming much stricter about this, and we have no choice but to penalize residents who do not clean their apartments regularly.
Consequently, if, at any time we find your apartment in unsanitary condition, we will include a notation in the rental history records of said tenants for rental references on future apartments the tenants may desire. This entry will adversely affect one’s ability to find another decent apartment.
In addition, our leases have been modified to include monetary penalties for residents who do not maintain their apartments in a satisfactorily clean condition.
Also, if we find any apartment where the residents are living in unsanitary conditions, or in violation of Minneapolis or St. Paul housing codes, we can evict the residents.
Please remember: You must clean your kitchen and bathroom at least once a week. Accumulated grease and decaying food on your stove, on your counters, in your refrigerator, or anywhere, are a violation of the Minneapolis Housing Code. Similarly, your bathroom sinks; tub, toilet and floor must be cleaned at least once a week.
Refrigerator Guide
REFRIGERATORS
Most of the refrigerators are frost free and do not need defrosting. However, it your refrigerator forms ice, this is what to do:
NEVER use anything metal to chip ice from the freezer compartment. This will likely puncture the coils, rendering the refrigerator totally worthless, and you will have to buy a new refrigerator.
To defrost freezer compartment:
Defrost freezer compartment when frost becomes l/4-inch to l/2-inch thick in any area of the freezer. It may be necessary to defrost the freezer compartment frequently if the freezer is used often and/or there is high humidity. Remove contents from freezer compartment and turn temperature control to "O' position. Temperature control must remain at "O" position and freezer compartment door must stay open. To reduce the amount of thawing of frozen food while defrosting the Freezer compartment, store the food in a picnic cooler or other insulated container. Sponge up defrosted water as it collects in bottom of freezer compartment. Place a large folded bath towel at the front of the freezer compartment to soak up water and prevent it from running down the front of the refrigerator.
In addition to the visible frost in the freezer compartment, frost also forms on the hidden side of the freezer compartment surfaces. This frost will melt during defrosting and the defrost water will drain through the opening in the top of the fresh food compartment. To catch this water, place a quart-size container in the center of the top shelf under the opening. Leave the freezer compartment door open for at least two hours to defrost an average accumulation of frost.
After defrosting is completed, turn temperature control to desired setting and return food to freezer compartment. To reduce the moisture forming in your refrigerator, look for the energy saver switch on the back wall of the lower compartment inside your refrigerator. Move it to the right.
If you have any questions about your refrigerator, please call us at (612) 623-4488 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ELECTRONIC RENT PAYMENT
To pay rent, contact your bank and set up BILL PAY. Your bank will automatically prepare your rent payment check and mail it for free. If you have any questions about it, the banks all have online or telephone assistance. It is easy, free, and guarantees your rent payment will be delivered on time.
Payment of the check must be delivered and recieved on or by the 1st of each month. We recommend you tell your banks to mail out the check on the 25th or earlier to ensure there is time between processing, delivery, and, in case the 25th happens to fall on a weekend. Bill Pay checks recived will not be cashed until the 1st of each month.
Make Bill Pay payable to:
Elmwood Properties
1420 Rollins Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414.
Be sure to include each resident's Elmwood ID number to the memo blank. Your Elmwood ID is in the folder you received when you checked in.
Remember, one check for the total rent payment each month. We strongly recommend you set up one joint checking account for all residents living together for the duration of the lease for payment of rent, electricity, gas, any other shared apartment living expenses.
ELECTRONIC DAMAGE DEPOSIT PAYMENT
RESIDENTS PAYING BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
Complete rent coupon form for the corresponding month with each current resident's name. Make one check per apartment for the full amount of rent payable to: Elmwood Properties. Deliver rent coupon and check no later than the 1st of each month to the mailbox at:
1420 Rollins Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Deposit is $500 per person, payable to Elmwood Properties - Deposits. Write building and apt number in the memo blank.
1420 Rollins Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414.
WHERE TO PAY:
CASH PAYMENTS MUST BE IN PERSON
Contact us for an appointment to meet you: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 612 623 4488.
Resident Guide Welcome
It will be a pleasure to have you here! Before you become overwhelmed with your new responsibilities in your studies or work here, please save yourself a lot of misunderstanding by using this moment to read and understand the lease agreement and accompanying building rules. Find your street-mailing address on your lease. Please also read the resident guide!
Communication: Best way is email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 612 623 4488. You can also find more information in residents area of our website www.ElmwoodProperties.com
Utilities:
- Electricity: Phone Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-4999 or http://www.xcelenergy.com. Tell them the effective date is THE STARTING DATE OF YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT.
- Gas (for 918 and 1410 residents) : CenterPoint Energy 612-321-4939 http://mn.centerpointenergy.com/
- Internet and Cable Television: Call Comcast at 651-222-3333 or 1-866-447-7333
- Telephone: Qwest at 1-800-244-1111 http://www.qwest.com
Please do not hesitate to call us if you have questions about connections.
Moving: Please do all the moving through the back doors by the alley sides of the buildings; however, residents of 918 17th must use front door.
Move-In package: The first person to pick up their keys will receive the move-in package for the entire apartment, THIS INCLUDES THE RENT PAYMENT COUPONS, one due with each rent payment. Each resident will receive an individual folder with all the information you must know about living here. Please read your lease and building rules. Please read your Resident Guide, also available on our website at www.ElmwoodProperties.com.
Security doors: These are the front and back exterior doors to buildings. Please keep them closed except for your moving time. Visitors can call you on the security phone, assuming we have your phone number to program into the entry phone. Your phone rings, you talk to visitor, YOU push “5” on YOUR phone to unlock building door. YOU MUST GIVE US YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE SECURITY PHONE TO BE CONNECTED TO THE DOOR AND YOUR APARTMENT.
Apartment Condition Acceptance Form: Please complete this form now and return to our business office at 1420 Rollins Ave SE. We want to do all the remaining repairs ASAP and disturb you as little as possible. While we do our very best to have your apartment absolutely perfect on your arrival, we hope you will understand that we may not accomplish every detail. On the Apartment Condition Acceptance Form, please include anything you think we should fix.
Parking: Any vehicle without a parking permit in the paved lots will be towed away. Any vehicle parked in the middle of the lots or any signed no parking area will be towed. Handicapped spaces for vehicles with approved permits only, and state law is firm: $200 fine if police see you. We have no control over this.Elmwood
Grills: For safety reasons, grills are not permitted on balconies. You can use them any where on the ground outside.
Windows: We provide mini blinds for every window. If you want any additional window decoration, please call us first. Please do not attempt to remove the screens. They are not designed for easy removal, and you will have to pay for a new replacement.
Repairs: For any repairs, please email or call us right away. We want your place to be in perfect shape. Especially, we want to know about leaking toilets or faucets.
Keys: Your keys are provided on a single ring. Please DO NOT separates the keys. The large square shaped ring operates your building lobby door. The triangular key is for your apartment door. The smallest key is for the mail box. Lost keys cost as follows: building key $30, apartment key $2, mailbox key $2.
Complaints about other people: If you have any complaint about your neighbors, please do not call the police or 911. Please call our office at 612 623 4488 or any of the other numbers listed on the answering machine. We will handle the problem.
Happy residents: We want you to be satisfied and happy living here, and we promise to do everything possible to make your stay enjoyable and comfortable.
Resident Guide Security
SECURITY
Bad things happen to good people, and bad things can happen anywhere. The only way to reduce the number of times you have this kind of problem is to be prepared --- and to be alert!
Except for periods when more people are moving in and out, during a few days in May and August, the building doors should always be closed and locked. There are times during the day when the maintenance manager may prop open or unlock a door so that our employees can get in and out, because we do not give them keys.
All apartment entry doors and balcony doors have Minneapolis-code approved deadbolts AND non-key barrel-bolts. No one is going to enter your apartment IF YOU LOCK AND BOLT YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS.
At 1701 and 1725 Elm St SE, the building hallways, the front and rear entries, the parking lots and laundries have video cameras recording continuously, whether someone in the camera view or not. At 1701 and 1725 Elm St SE, 1100 Como and 1313 Como, uniformed policemen walk the halls and property every Friday and Saturday night and at random times during the week.
Living in the city, around the U of M, you MUST pay attention to security. You must coordinate with your roommates to close and lock the windows and doors when the last person leaves the apartment. CLOSE AND LOCK ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS, PLEASE AND KEEP THEM CLOSED.
We do everything we can to help you reduce the probability of a security problem while living here. However, ONLY YOU can do the most important things to be secure. KEEP YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS LOCKED.
CARS
Please do not leave valuables clearly visible on the seats, and always lock your doors and close your windows. It is amazing how many people leave wallets or purses or electronic equipment in plain sight, for anyone to take. If you leave it there, you are just asking for someone to steal it.
BIKES
The bike racks are not guaranteed security, no matter what kind of lock you have. If you have a valuable bike, please bring it inside your apartment. If the winter, we provide you with a floor protector.
We value our residents, and we believe in a two-way, respectful relationship. The following links serve as a guide through the lifecycle of an Elmwood Apartments resident.
Parking Space-Garage Lease
ResidentGuide.pdf
Security Webcams
Consult the grid below for people seeking roommates. If you are interested in making contact with anyone listed here, please let us know by filling out out Info Request Form. If you would like to be listed on the Roommate Finder, please fill out the Roommate Finder Submission Form.
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Bldg Number |
Lease Avail Date |
Lease End Date |
# of Bedrooms |
# of People Sharing Appt |
Total Rent To Be Divided |
Prefer Male or Female |
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Welcome! Your signed lease should be available in approx. 1-2 business days. We look forward to serving you.
If you have any questions, please contact the Elmwood Properties Office at 612-623-4488.
Transfer Balance of Lease Term Guide
TRANSFER THE BALANCE OF LEASE TERM
Ultimately, as it is your decision to move before the end of your lease term, it is your responsibility to locate someone new to take over your apartment. Once we have received your signed notice of intent to transfer your lease, we can offer your apartment to people who call our office. In practice, when residents want to do this, about 50% of the new substitute residents result from calls to our office, and 50% result from the present residents finding them.
Please consider that people looking for an apartment are customers. They have to be shown the apartment when THEY want to see it. Also, almost every person, even a messy one, wants to move into a really clean place. If your place looks great, they will like it better and take it sooner.
Some suggestions:
- Make up a notice or brochure and distribute it throughout the dormitories. This is your best source. Some dorms close for the summer, and these are a definite group of people wanting a place for the summer. Dorms have bulletin boards, but most effective is to distribute the brochure yourself to the rooms inside the dorm.
- List an ad in the U of M housing office behind Comstock. You can also place an ad on the bulletin board there.
- Pass the word around to anyone you meet during the day.
- You can place an ad in the Minnesota Daily, though this is not free.
- Be flexible. Once someone comes to look at your place, be flexible about their move-in date and creative to negotiate the terms. Try to make a deal.
- Don't wait. Most people are looking at least a month in advance. Now is the time to get started.
Until someone signs for your apartment, it is normal to feel anxiety. After all, there are only two possibilities: Either someone takes it, or they don't. Just work on it, and start now. Remember that about half of the applicants call our office, and half come from contacts made by the residents, and that, in the past, all residents wanting to transfer have done it, and at the time they wanted.
If you have any questions, please call 612-623-4488 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.