Closing your storm windows is the most helpful way to make sure your apartment stays warm during extreme cold weather. After many storm window related stories over the years from previous tenants, we realized that many people have little experience with closing storm windows so Oak Park Apartments figured a little DIY training might come in handy as we […]
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Holiday Fire Safety Tips
Oak Park Apartments would like to remind tenants of some practical fire prevention tips to follow to ensure your safety during the holiday season: […]
WINTER IS COMING.
At Oak Park Apartments we believe that a well informed tenant is a happy tenant and now that weather has officially turned cold we wanted to provide our tenants with the Village of Oak Park’s heating rules and regulations along with additional tips for staying toasty. […]
Studio Apartment Pros
Bigger is not always better. Oak Park Apartments is seeing the “less is more” trend in the apartment market. Studio apartments have become the most sought after units for some very common sense reasons. The # 1 reason to rent a studio apartment is less space = less cost. The rent is less, the utilities […]
Apartment Fire Prevention Tips – 2017
October 8th, 2017 began Fire Prevention Week here in Illinois. Increasing awareness surrounding how to prevent fires and how to survive a fire happens in October because of the tragedy of the Great Chicago Fire that began on October 8, 1871. Legend has it that a fire broke out after a cow – belonging to […]
Tenant Responsibilities
When you own your own home it is a given that you are responsible for the mortgage, taxes, repairs, maintenance, etc… but when you are a tenant what your responsibilities are can be less clear cut. When you rent an apartment you become responsible for that space because it becomes your home. Of course everyone […]
Top Car Theft Prevention Tips
Oak Park Apartments believes that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when dealing with crime and by following these few helpful tips you can decrease your chances of being victimized by a car thief. Always lock your door, roll up your windows and employ the alarm system, if you have one. You […]
Are You A Good Roommate?
It’s easy to point the finger at the other guy when troubles arise in any relationship but truly the most effective way to help any situation is to analyze what you can do to better get along. Set Expectations From The Start. Go into a roommate relationship with some established rules on cleaning, expenses, food, […]
Oak Park Parking Guidelines & Restrictions
Living in historic Oak Park in a vintage apartment has many advantages – cool community, historic vibe, stunning architecture, vibrant city feel without some of the big city frustrations like parking. Yes, many complain about the parking rules and regulations in Oak Park but in reality the parking here is so much easier and less […]
Keep Your Apartment Secure While You Are On Vacation
That long planned for, highly anticipated vacation is just around the corner. You’ve made all your arrangements, researched your destination and packed your bags. You’re ready to go, right? Almost In order to ensure that you have no surprises post – getaway, there are a few vacation security suggestions to add to your checklist before you […]