r/renting is a subreddit with 28k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses landlord, lease, renting, rent, and apartment.
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 Themes in r/renting
#1
Advice Requests
: "My roommates ripped the carpet out of their rooms without permission from our landlord all without telling me. How do I ensure that I get my security deposit back?"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help!! Just moved in-Mice in rental"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Landlord hasn’t returned deposit"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Paying for solar lease as renter?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/renting
#1
Landlord
: "Landlord wants to do a “payment plan” for my deposit"
95 posts
#2
Lease
: "Paying for solar Lease as renter?"
61 posts
#3
Renting
: "Renting site unseen."
54 posts
#4
Rent
: "need Rent guarantor, unsure what to do"
44 posts
#5
Apartment
: "Is renting an Apartment sight unseen a terrible Idea?"
32 posts
#6
Rental
: "Is a $7500 admin fee not excessive?"
22 posts
#7
Looking For A Place
13 posts
#8
Eviction
10 posts
#9
Roommate
9 posts
#10
Deposit
: "Landlord wants to do a “payment plan” for my Deposit"
9 posts
Flair Used in r/renting
#1
General Question
: "What do I do about the bed?"
66 posts
#2
Lease/Legal
: "Landlord wants to move in"
28 posts
#3
Application/Screening
: "4 year eviction"
22 posts
#4
Vent/Rant
: "Is it unreasonable to shove my rent in 20's in an envelope and pay it that way?"
14 posts
#5
Move-In/Out
: "Would this need to be stated in the lease?"
14 posts
#6
Deposits
: "Landlord wants to do a “payment plan” for my deposit"
12 posts
#7
Repairs/Maintenance
: "repairs keep getting delayed for weeks, not sure what i can actually do"
6 posts
#8
Roommates
: "(Los Angeles, CA) Roommate of Many Years Declining Mentally (Schizophrenia?); now refusing to pay rent"
5 posts
#9
Utilities/Internet
: "I think my water bill is being split 50/50 with the upstairs unit. What can i do?"
3 posts
#10
Safety/Inspections
: "Landlord caught on ring camera"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/renting
Yearly
+9k members(44.3%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026