Ditto. My new apartment currently has old furniture in pieces, new furniture in its Ikea boxes, and just random other shit. Not sure when I'll get to all of it.
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Just renewed the lease on my apartment for another year! P. excited about not having to move again.
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I've recently moved into an apartment and need to put up some shelving, but would like to avoid leaving giant gaping holes in the walls from EZ-Anchors or molly/toggle bolts if we ever move out; anyone know of a happy medium?
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You can get a stud finder and screw your shelving into studs, which would absolve you from having to use anchors; you'd be using just screws, which would leave smaller holes.
The caveat, of course, is your shelving locations would be dictated by where and how the studs are laid out.
Agree with studs. Anecdotal, but every landlord I've rented from has been cool with holes in the drywall. And, again anecdotally, when I assisted with my father's rental property business we always assumed there would be some holes to fill after a tenant moved out. Cost of doing business, etc.
Also check the lease. I've turned down apartments because the landlords were idiots and put a no screwing/nailing anything to the studs policy into the lease, and I've also seen one or two that state no holes in the wall of any kind.
So, my roommate hasn't had a job for a while because he was in school, right
And then he failed a class and didn't finish his degree, right
So now he has no job and doesn't really have many qualifications and no further student loans to lean on for money
I sent a message earlier asking him how much longer he'd be able to pay rent for if he can't get a job, to which I got silence. And I am not likely to see him tonight when I get home to ask him straight-up because he has a game night he goes to.
We are both on the lease and both of us have cosigners, yep. And he's a good friend who probably wouldn't screw me on this. But at the same time, I know he doesn't have a source of income lined up and none of my contacts can really do much for a guy who doesn't really have qualifications...
Is there anything else going on that would make him decide to not finish his degree? Failing one class isn't the end of the world.
The problem is that he hated the degree so much that despite only having a few credits left, he took a year and a half off. After 8 years, you have to begin your degree over apparently because the credits no longer count. So it's basically like he never took any courses at all, despite what the huge amount of student debt would spell out. He might be able to tell an interviewer he has experience, but he can't use the paper to say it, unfortunately. I feel pretty terrible for the guy - he's really smart and a fantastic person, but finishing something you hate with the power of a thousand suns is not very easy to do. It at least gives him the chance to figure out where to go from here, but I want to make sure that we both don't get put on the street if he can't find a paying gig. Always good to have a plan B, etc etc.
Edit: Crisis sorta averted, sounds like he has enough money to pay rent until the end of the summer, at least. I'd be a bit more comfortable if he had a source of income but yeah
At least he has the summer to figure out what he wants to do.
Our lease renewal is coming up soon and we got an email that rent is going up $117 a month. Ugh. We have no plans on moving but we'd like to not have that increase. We're meeting with the building manager to talk about it.
Oof, that's rough. At least the building manager is willing to talk?
Yeah, but I suspect it's more of a formality. And we have no leverage as we have absolutely no desire to move. I just miss the days of the older apartments I lived in where the rent never increased.
Pretend that you do have that desire. Make him think it's a favor to him that the apartment wont sit empty for a month. Show him that the apartment sitting empty for one, two, or even 3 months will cost more than you're yearly total of the increase, which is $1404. This works a lot better when there's another apartment that has been vacant for a while, so ask your neighbors if you're not sure if there is an empty apartment or not.
However, if there is a waiting list to get into the building you have no chance at winning this argument at all.
I managed to negotiate my annual rent increase down to 4% from 5% by talking to the manager of the company that handles a ton of properties around here. Not much of a discount, only $4.75 a month actually, but I didn't have the leverage to push for more. They could outright ignore me when I asked if it would be possible for month-to-month.
Some good news though. I asked them to send me a copy of the original renter's agreement and found that they promised me a rent concession in the 12th month of my previous annual lease. I checked my statements and there was no such concession. Wondering if I can hold onto that and use it to break lease early when it's time without paying the penalty.
Some good news though. I asked them to send me a copy of the original renter's agreement and found that they promised me a rent concession in the 12th month of my previous annual lease. I checked my statements and there was no such concession. Wondering if I can hold onto that and use it to break lease early when it's time without paying the penalty.
A lease isn't null and void because a single part of it was broken. You can sue to get damages for the part that was broken, so you can sue to get the money they owe you if they refuse to give it to you, but it doesn't let you off the hook for an early move-out. You could negotiate with them to let you out without anyone paying any money to each other, but there's nothing that says they have to do anything but give you the money you're owed and then continue to hold you to the terms of your lease.
For them it'll be simple math. If the money they owe you is more than what you'll owe them they should have no problem letting you out of the lease early, but if it's not then I doubt they'd let you out without the penalty kicking in.
Some good news though. I asked them to send me a copy of the original renter's agreement and found that they promised me a rent concession in the 12th month of my previous annual lease. I checked my statements and there was no such concession. Wondering if I can hold onto that and use it to break lease early when it's time without paying the penalty.
A lease isn't null and void because a single part of it was broken. You can sue to get damages for the part that was broken, so you can sue to get the money they owe you if they refuse to give it to you, but it doesn't let you off the hook for an early move-out. You could negotiate with them to let you out without anyone paying any money to each other, but there's nothing that says they have to do anything but give you the money you're owed and then continue to hold you to the terms of your lease.
For them it'll be simple math. If the money they owe you is more than what you'll owe them they should have no problem letting you out of the lease early, but if it's not then I doubt they'd let you out without the penalty kicking in.
Damn. I really hate how they only do annual leases and there's a $500 early termination fee + however long until they get another tenant in that I'm on the hook for rent. I also know for a fact that as people are moving out here their places are being renovated. So I'd still be paying rent while they did work on my apartment since no one can live there until it's done, unless there's some clause in renter's rights that says if they do renovations to the point where it's uninhabitable until they're done then I do not have to pay for that period.
Just signed the lease on my new place! Wooooooooooo!
It's only a block from Alamo Square Park (the famous painted ladies park in San Francisco) and has everything I want. Really lucked out on nabbing this one so quickly.
Wow, the apartment office here really fucked up this week. They're paving the parking lot, with a 'move your car to the right side by X time or get towed' system, and they've pretty much done everything terribly.
- Done it on a holiday week with about 2 days of notice, so anybody who went on vacation over the long weekend had a pretty good chance of coming back to no car.
- Initially said 'move your car by 9 AM', then changed it to 6:30 AM the evening of the first day, so that anybody who didn't happen to know there was a paper on their door that evening had a chance of waking up to no car this morning. (fortunately mine was already on the good half)
- Tomorrow morning is the switchover to the other half...and that half has been blocked off all day and still is. It's the bigger half, too. Every time I went outside this evening I saw people circling around and having to drive off, and I don't even know where the fuck they could go. Park at the elementary school nearby, maybe, and hope the school doesn't tow. And I guess the theory is that tomorrow morning the entire complex will wake up and move their cars all at once at 6:30?
I really don't want to have to wake up and leave for work that early, even if I stop for breakfast on the way I'd probably be the first in by an hour and sleepy to boot. But I'm still paranoid they're actually going to try towing the entire lot at 6:30. Cause hey, why not, it's $100 a car.
Just signed the lease on my new place! Wooooooooooo!
It's only a block from Alamo Square Park (the famous painted ladies park in San Francisco) and has everything I want. Really lucked out on nabbing this one so quickly.
One of these days I'll figure out a scheme to have my own place in SF.
My lease is ending soon and I'm kind of sort of having a house built. Wonder how gracious my current landlords will be as regarding four or five months of additional occupancy...
Just signed the lease on my new place! Wooooooooooo!
It's only a block from Alamo Square Park (the famous painted ladies park in San Francisco) and has everything I want. Really lucked out on nabbing this one so quickly.
One of these days I'll figure out a scheme to have my own place in SF.
Buy a fridge, it will come in a large and relatively sturdy cardboard box.
Rent the box to others for $texas and live just outside of San Francisco.
Damn. I really hate how they only do annual leases and there's a $500 early termination fee + however long until they get another tenant in that I'm on the hook for rent. I also know for a fact that as people are moving out here their places are being renovated. So I'd still be paying rent while they did work on my apartment since no one can live there until it's done, unless there's some clause in renter's rights that says if they do renovations to the point where it's uninhabitable until they're done then I do not have to pay for that period.
I'm almost positive that it's a law where if the apartment you're renting is uninhabitable (especially if caused by the landlord), they have to either provide you with somewhere to live. At the very least, renter's insurance might also cover that cost. Either way, you shouldn't be on the hook to pay for rent while not being able to live there.
No, what I mean is that if I break lease early, because I get a job elsewhere, then I'm positive the landlord is going to renovate the apartment as soon as I'm gone. Since I have to continue paying rent regardless of the termination, until they find a new tenant, that means at least a month they're not getting a tenant during renovation.
My question was if I'm on the hook for that month when the renovations clearly mean the apartment is uninhabitable. As in do the terms about habilitability supersede the terms about continuing to pay rent until a new tenant is found.
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Just signed the lease on my new place! Wooooooooooo!
It's only a block from Alamo Square Park (the famous painted ladies park in San Francisco) and has everything I want. Really lucked out on nabbing this one so quickly.
Your rent has gotta be astronomical... Let me guess, seven small goats and your firstborn child?
Ah gotcha. Sounds like you should have a talk with the landlord and maybe you can come up with an agreement. Does your lease say anything about prohibiting sublets?
Our building manager is currently "seeing what she can do" in regards to lowering our rent increase for next year. We'll see what she comes back with!
I can sublet I think, though I'd need to find the person myself and they have to meet Utopia's requirements. Still the prime option on the table though. The place I'm in doesn't really have a singular landlord, it's a huge company that owns a large number of apartment complexes. So talks with them tend to be a bit weighted in their favor and they know it.
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the last two basement apartments I had were fine
this one seems to have plumbing cloggage problems
small favor that it is with the kitchen sink and not the bathroom
When turning a unit, they paint over everything, including door hinges.
Thankfully I have a tool box and some breaking fluid. All of my door hinges are perfectly silent now.
I thought for sure that GIF was going to end in Dickbutt.
I will rent any apartment at this point.
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Command strips are awesome but I think I need something rated a bit higher than 5 pounds :P
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The caveat, of course, is your shelving locations would be dictated by where and how the studs are laid out.
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Studfinders are expensive, especially if you don't know what kind of studs you have or how thick your drywall is
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This thread could be anything you want it to be, sailor :winky:
I've purchased several studfinders for ~$15-20. They're a good investment. I've had them work with metal and wooden studs, but ymmv, I guess.
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Hmm, I've never seen one for less than $50 that work with all kinds of walls, but I'll go looking again!
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Some are better than others. But if you have plaster and lathe walls none of them will work.
And then he failed a class and didn't finish his degree, right
So now he has no job and doesn't really have many qualifications and no further student loans to lean on for money
I sent a message earlier asking him how much longer he'd be able to pay rent for if he can't get a job, to which I got silence. And I am not likely to see him tonight when I get home to ask him straight-up because he has a game night he goes to.
I'm uh, getting nervous
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The problem is that he hated the degree so much that despite only having a few credits left, he took a year and a half off. After 8 years, you have to begin your degree over apparently because the credits no longer count. So it's basically like he never took any courses at all, despite what the huge amount of student debt would spell out. He might be able to tell an interviewer he has experience, but he can't use the paper to say it, unfortunately. I feel pretty terrible for the guy - he's really smart and a fantastic person, but finishing something you hate with the power of a thousand suns is not very easy to do. It at least gives him the chance to figure out where to go from here, but I want to make sure that we both don't get put on the street if he can't find a paying gig. Always good to have a plan B, etc etc.
Edit: Crisis sorta averted, sounds like he has enough money to pay rent until the end of the summer, at least. I'd be a bit more comfortable if he had a source of income but yeah
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Oof, that's rough. At least the building manager is willing to talk?
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Pretend that you do have that desire. Make him think it's a favor to him that the apartment wont sit empty for a month. Show him that the apartment sitting empty for one, two, or even 3 months will cost more than you're yearly total of the increase, which is $1404. This works a lot better when there's another apartment that has been vacant for a while, so ask your neighbors if you're not sure if there is an empty apartment or not.
However, if there is a waiting list to get into the building you have no chance at winning this argument at all.
Some good news though. I asked them to send me a copy of the original renter's agreement and found that they promised me a rent concession in the 12th month of my previous annual lease. I checked my statements and there was no such concession. Wondering if I can hold onto that and use it to break lease early when it's time without paying the penalty.
A lease isn't null and void because a single part of it was broken. You can sue to get damages for the part that was broken, so you can sue to get the money they owe you if they refuse to give it to you, but it doesn't let you off the hook for an early move-out. You could negotiate with them to let you out without anyone paying any money to each other, but there's nothing that says they have to do anything but give you the money you're owed and then continue to hold you to the terms of your lease.
For them it'll be simple math. If the money they owe you is more than what you'll owe them they should have no problem letting you out of the lease early, but if it's not then I doubt they'd let you out without the penalty kicking in.
Damn. I really hate how they only do annual leases and there's a $500 early termination fee + however long until they get another tenant in that I'm on the hook for rent. I also know for a fact that as people are moving out here their places are being renovated. So I'd still be paying rent while they did work on my apartment since no one can live there until it's done, unless there's some clause in renter's rights that says if they do renovations to the point where it's uninhabitable until they're done then I do not have to pay for that period.
It's only a block from Alamo Square Park (the famous painted ladies park in San Francisco) and has everything I want. Really lucked out on nabbing this one so quickly.
- Done it on a holiday week with about 2 days of notice, so anybody who went on vacation over the long weekend had a pretty good chance of coming back to no car.
- Initially said 'move your car by 9 AM', then changed it to 6:30 AM the evening of the first day, so that anybody who didn't happen to know there was a paper on their door that evening had a chance of waking up to no car this morning. (fortunately mine was already on the good half)
- Tomorrow morning is the switchover to the other half...and that half has been blocked off all day and still is. It's the bigger half, too. Every time I went outside this evening I saw people circling around and having to drive off, and I don't even know where the fuck they could go. Park at the elementary school nearby, maybe, and hope the school doesn't tow. And I guess the theory is that tomorrow morning the entire complex will wake up and move their cars all at once at 6:30?
I really don't want to have to wake up and leave for work that early, even if I stop for breakfast on the way I'd probably be the first in by an hour and sleepy to boot. But I'm still paranoid they're actually going to try towing the entire lot at 6:30. Cause hey, why not, it's $100 a car.
One of these days I'll figure out a scheme to have my own place in SF.
Buy a fridge, it will come in a large and relatively sturdy cardboard box.
Rent the box to others for $texas and live just outside of San Francisco.
No, what I mean is that if I break lease early, because I get a job elsewhere, then I'm positive the landlord is going to renovate the apartment as soon as I'm gone. Since I have to continue paying rent regardless of the termination, until they find a new tenant, that means at least a month they're not getting a tenant during renovation.
My question was if I'm on the hook for that month when the renovations clearly mean the apartment is uninhabitable. As in do the terms about habilitability supersede the terms about continuing to pay rent until a new tenant is found.
Your rent has gotta be astronomical... Let me guess, seven small goats and your firstborn child?
I can sublet I think, though I'd need to find the person myself and they have to meet Utopia's requirements. Still the prime option on the table though. The place I'm in doesn't really have a singular landlord, it's a huge company that owns a large number of apartment complexes. So talks with them tend to be a bit weighted in their favor and they know it.