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Odd Landlord?
Prot3us
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So a couple of friends are supposed to be moving into a house the lot of us will share the 20th. But now our landlord is saying we can only move in our stuff and then we can move in later on suck as the 22nd or 23rd. This strikes me as odd because his parents were supposedly living there throughout the summer. We paid our first and last months deposits already and specifically wrote down the 20th as our move in date, yet he didn't give us copys.
Should I be concerned?
Should I be concerned?
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Second, if you've paid for that time, there's no reason why you can't be there. If he's painting or spraying or some shit, he needs to tell you before he ruins your stuff.
Get the paperwork and a reason why he doesn't want you moved in, then go from there.
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Say your apartment is only allowed to house 4 people. The landlord is fine with 5 people living there, but if the inspector comes by and sees 5 people living there then there would be trouble.
For example, my last apartment asked us, once a year, to completely empty the kitchen area so they could spray for bugs. We never saw any problems, but each year we'd get a notice and would have to spend a whole evening moving pots, pans, glasses, plates, and more, into the living room, covering them with a sheet so they don't get "bug" spray on them.
We never saw any evidence that they even entered our place, for the 4 times we had to do it. SUCKED so bad each time, though, because that's a lot of work moving stuff out of cabinets into non-cabinet spaces. It's like moving a kitchen yet you still live there!
So no, I don't think this is that odd. Yes, it's kind of crappy, but if some of your guys have no place to live, talk to the landlord about it.
It does suck, but sometimes stuff just has to be rolled with. Figure out the reason and go from there
Precisely. Thank you for the clarification.
If you're paid up and signed for a certain date, the landlord can't tell you not to move in before then, unless the lease stipulates certain dates, times or circumstances in which you're not allowed to. Within that, a few things are possible:
1) you are in the right, and could compel him to let you move in.
2) you are in the wrong (probably because you didn't read the fine print.)
3) you are in the right, and the landlord's a bit of a sketchball/behind on things and is trying to finesse you and the inspector.
Read your contract. Answers are probably there.
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Example: Your rent is $300 a month. If you have to wait until the 3rd to move into a house the entire months rent should be $280.
Once again you need to check your lease, and local laws.
Unless you're tight on cash or really need somewhere to live for those three days I wouldn't bother making an issue of it. If your landlord is a decent guy its way better to have him on your side long term. I Always try to give people the benefit of the doubt.
Phone him up, ask him if he'll be painting or something in the apartment maybe suggest he bring the paperwork with him and you could meet him there to get your copy. Be cool casual and confident, don't go on the attack.
Edit: thought of one other thing.
He could be getting the carpets steam cleaned (if there is carpeting) and the guy doing it can only come on a certain day.
I'm just getting impatient as home is getting quite boring.
P.S Its a house with a number of rooms not an apartment.
Interesting indeed.
So what happens if the building fails inspection?
If this landlord hasn't gotten a permit or electrical inspection yet, he's either really well connected with the city, or a real dumbass. You'll have to decide, but either way I wouldn't put my stuff in a building that I may be locked out of -- if the inspection fails.
Then again, it never happened to me so I'm not 100% sure that would fly.
This increasingly sounds like the landlord is just trying to finesse the inspection process, and get away with repairing as little as possible. It doesn't concern you too much, except that when you move in, you should be extra careful about documenting any pre-existing damage or weirdness.
Edit: my fraternity failed electrial and fire inspections on an annual basis, so I learned a lot about this stuff :P
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And get that paperwork. :!!: