r/renting is a subreddit with 30k members. The community frequently discusses landlord, lease, renting, rent, and apartment, and the most common flair used is general question , lease/legal, application/screening, move-in/out, and repairs/maintenance.
A practical community for renters and prospective renters to ask questions, share experiences, and swap advice about finding, signing, living in, and leaving rentals with topics including leases, applications, tenant rights, repairs, roommates, deposits, moving, and budgeting.
Popular Topics in r/renting
#1
Landlord
95 posts
#2
Lease
61 posts
#3
Renting
54 posts
#4
Rent
44 posts
#5
Apartment
32 posts
#6
Rental
22 posts
#7
Looking For A Place
13 posts
#8
Eviction
10 posts
#9
Roommate
9 posts
#10
Deposit
9 posts
Flair Used in r/renting
#1
General Question
: "Master tenant disabled my door code and added extra lock while I was away after disagreement over my boyfriend using it to feed my cats. is this normal?"
23 posts
#2
Lease/Legal
: "Landlord Claims Pet Odor, No One Else Can Detect"
22 posts
#3
Application/Screening
: "How on earth do people afford to live in apartments that charge 2k a month when the landlords want you making 6k?"
15 posts
#4
Move-In/Out
: "Moved out - haven't heard anything for 23 days?"
6 posts
#5
Repairs/Maintenance
: "can i ask my landlord to change a light fixture in order to utilize a light socket ceiling fan? (washington state)"
6 posts
#6
Roommates
: "Unsure how to approach potential roommate/boyfriend situation"
4 posts
#7
Safety/Inspections
: "Smoke detector/carbon monoxide detectors dated March 2017, are landlords responsible for replacing or are we? Vermont."
2 posts
#8
Vent/Rant
: "Frustrating Landlords"
1 post
#9
Deposits
: "New condo security deposit question"
1 post
#10
Regional/Market
: "How much is fair to be paying rent to my mother?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/renting
Yearly
+9k members(44.9%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026