"Kinda sucks" is putting it lightly. It hugely sucks because things like fridges and stoves often need to fit the dedicated space in a kitchen exactly. The cha

"Kinda sucks" is putting it lightly. It hugely sucks because things like fridges and stoves often need to fit the dedicated space in a kitchen exactly. The chances that your previous apartment and new apartment fit the same size appliances is virtually nil. This is why it makes sense for them to just be part of the apartment. I don't know what you mean by "mistreatment" -- anything in an apartment can be mistreated I suppose, it's not specific to appliances. If you damage anything, that comes out of your deposit. But I'm not really sure what there is specifically to damage about fridges and stoves? They get dirty and you can clean them. They don't generally require any super-special treatment.