Newbie question on apartment rental.
Roxana's friend Veronica has found what looks like a great apartment for a week. She's asking for the full amount of the rental now, and a $200 U. S. deposit on moving in (that I'm supposed to get back at the end of the week). Is this standard operating procedure? Can I count on getting my deposit back? Veronica's company does not take credit cards, so I don't have the fraud protection that comes automatically with credit card use. I remember one landlord here in the states who kept my deposit because the walls of the shower were not clean enough. But with Veronica everything appears on the up and up, and I just want an expert opinion.
Thanks much. I will file reports on ladies whom I encounter. Roxana seems to provide a great service there.