When looking at the top reasons a resident chooses not to renew their lease, there are no real surprises: rent increase, parking, neighbors, or apartment features such as appliances, carpeting or cabinets are all some usual suspects. But after evaluating the top five reasons, the top ten, and even the top twenty reasons in the just released 2014 SatisFacts Index, a pattern emerges. When a resident chooses to start looking elsewhere for a place to call home, the reasons fall into four main categories:
