The best thing to do when you move into a rental place is to make a video while walking through the property, making sure to capture every room, roof, gutter, etc. Even a cell phone has good enough recording capabilities for that today. Burn it on 2 cds, and then both the owner and the tenant should sign and date the cd. That way there is no ambiguity.

Besides, there are problems with apartments anyway: where are you going to put the anvil?