Question

its common to have all of the following expenses before signing a lease except...
application fee
apartment hunting expenses
renters insurance
application deposit

Explanation:

To determine the expense not common before signing a lease, we analyze each option:

• Application fee: Paid to apply for a lease, common before signing.
• Apartment hunting expenses: Costs incurred while searching for an apartment, occur before signing.
• Renter’s Insurance: Typically starts after signing the lease (or can be arranged before, but it's not a universal pre - signing expense like the others; the other three are directly related to the lease application/process before signing).
• Application deposit: Paid to secure the application, common before signing.

So, Renter’s Insurance is the expense not commonly part of pre - lease signing costs.

Answer:

Renter's Insurance