Renting an Apartment

Fun, interactive and educational workshops about how to be the best tenant in your apartment.

Held at Independence First
540 S. 1st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53024

Workshops are held Mondays from 4:00PM to 5:30PM

June 2, 2025 – Introduction and Intakes

June 9, 2025 – Understanding your lease agreement

June 16, 2025 – Knowing your rights and responsibilities

June 23, 2025 – Talking with your landlords

July 7, 2025 – Paying rent on time and budgeting

July 14, 2025 – Moving in and moving out best practices & wrap up

To RSVP and to request accommodations, contact Leah Simmons at 414-937-5913 V/Relay or lsimmons@independencefirst.org

Reasonable Accommodations
Independence First is committed to providing the highest degree of accessibility when offering agency-sponsored events. Please notify Leah Simmons at 414-937-5913 V/Relay or lsimmons@independencefirst.org with your disability-related accommodation requests by 2 weeks before the group meeting. We will do our best to honor accommodation requests made after this date.

Environmental Chemical Sensitivities
For the safety and comfort of those with chemical and environmental sensitivities, Independence First requests that when attending agency-sponsored events, please refrain from using any perfumed products such as scented soaps, deodorants, perfumes, colognes and heavily scented fabric softeners. To maintain a smoke-free environment, please also refrain from smoking in paths of travel and doorways.