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mine did, but, they got bought out by another company that now does everything in this video; oh, and the year long lease? you're still getting rent increases every month regardless, so, idk wtf is going on there
I didn't hear the part where it would be an extra $50 a month in pet rent. Okay it's usually more like $20-30 in my area but still. Also all of it is non-refundable and we will charge you to change everything because pet rent and fees are not the same as a deposit. So we won't use any of that money to cover any of the stuff we just want to change and leave you with the $1000+ dollar bill when you leave... BUT IT IS "PRORATED" /sarcastic voice.
My feeling when I got hit with a $10,000 bil after I moved out of my apartment because it was "to the point where we had to redo the entire apartment" I lived there for a year and barely lived in it bc of overseas work and maybe stayed for a total of 3 months. Ended up sueing and won :)
Glad you won the lawsuit, can't imagine how stressful that would have been though. Apartment managers are liars and leeches but the maintenance people are always the nicest.
Student apartments - "We know you spent 3 hours filling out a roommate matching form that says that you go to bed at around midnight every night and also like to keep your apartment really clean, so here's a roommate that goes to bed at 6am and also doesn't understand the word 'cleaning'. Have fun! We take pride in our roommate matching system :)"
Oh god, that's awful! I didn't attend college but I remember doing a summer camp that took place at a college campus and they too had us fill out the forms. I don't know who was in charge of the matching but somehow, they rightfully matched me with my then best friend. Maybe I was able to write down who I wanted as my roomie and that's why, and a summer camp is a much smaller pool of people. But I would've been scared if I'd been paired with anyone else, lol.
When I was in college I said I went to bed early and was clean on the form because I was 17 and that's how I was in high school. I was defo the roommate who was up till sunrise and left a mess everywhere ._.
You forgot the "our office hours are 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday we don't work holidays or actually any hour of the day so if you need something, don't need something!"
YESS and when you get a package delivered the office keeps it in their closet. You either have to take time off of work to pick it up on their terms, and you BETTER bring ID even though they watched you walk out of your apartment.
Sounds like my situation been forced to live with fleas after my upstairs neighbors dog got fleas for the last few months. Then about a year ago it was a pipe burst due to my neighbors fucking with their shower and caused the ceiling in my bathroom to leak and drip. Waited 7+ months on that and by the time they did anything there was black and white mold everywhere on the ceiling.....
Relatable... I signed a lease at a complex which had awesome amenities. The bulldozed the "Clubhouse" facility shortly after move in day, and completely without warning. They refused to discount rent because "We are paying for the rooms, not the amenities." The new Clubhouse was almost constructed after my lease was up. :/
@@pierogidestroyer Yup, because they didn't have to pay to build it for people that may not stay. But, now they can charge more to the new tenants for it.
You can technically lease an apartment at any age. You can not be discriminated against for your age when it comes to renting an apartment.The only problem is landlords will probably prefer having older tenants so if they too are trying to get an apartment and see they are much more mature than you or have a track record of being a good tenant they will choose them over you, that is what happens normally anyways even if you are like 30 and balding just like Zach. Although, if you are the only person/living thing wanting that apartment and you have the money and can pay for it right then and there as well as also have the proper information needed then there will be no problem, they can’t just outright discriminate you for your age. So it’s more of a : “Me, not showing I am able to use basic social skills to have proper restraint of myself nor having a decently paying job to support myself or others and is technically just a freeloader: Haha yes yes very funny and relatable.” Edit: For those of you saying I am insulting a child and all that stuff, I am literally 14 and fall under not having a job to financially support myself, or any living thing for that matter, and are also technically a free loader. Also, I am aware of my clear grammatically incorrect sentences, I simply don’t want to correct them.
There's actually a piece of paper the size of a dime taped on the door that that says "By entering the leasing office you agree to all leasing agreements and terms, regardless of written signature." So in actuality he already agreed to the lease.
He signed at gun point. Pretty sure that the whole thing would be thrown out and the apartment manager arrested for brandishing a firearm and assault (since pointing a gun at someone is such serious business, it's automatically assault even if you don't pull the trigger).
@@anxiousearth680 considering the severity and outrageous demands and also the fact that there is payment history for the aquarium alongside that this probably isn't the first time they've done this so other witnesses could come forward. i'd say yes
I'm not fond of Alabama but at least rent here is anywhere from $450 to $1500 in the nicer areas and that's just in my small city of Montgomery. You can find a decent, two or three bedroom apartment for about $700-$800 a month. The cheaper, the more unsavory your neighborhood is likely to be, though, but before I lucked into my current job, I had a nice place saved on my Apartmens list that would've cost about $650 a month. I'm very fortunate to say that I now exceed their income limit (it's not a low income apartment from the government, but it does try to set aside the location for those who might make $25K or less if they're single. It has tiers depending on how many adults would be living there). The south in general can be cheaper than far east or far west. My older brother says apartments where he lives in Houston are also very varied. So if you want a cheaper apartment and your career choice allows for moving, maybe live at home until you can move out of the city or state entirely.
They really do be raising the rent to insane heights if you go month to month. My last apartment said rent would go from $1000/month to $3500 per month if I wanted to go month to month for the last month before I moved for work. I said no thanks and lived in a hotel for the last month with my stuff in storage... it was much cheaper.
It costs a fair amount of money for the property to find new residents as well as making the unit ready. They push longer leases so there is less chance of open units sitting unrented. Theres also a lot of complexes that are managed by a separate company that does not set the rent or increase it. Most people will bitch out the people in the office like they had any hand on making the rent price.
@@admiralmester3732 If you think the landlords and shit are even mildly decent human beings you are dead wrong. Most of them are creeps, slum lords, and shitheads who do bare minimum of anything just to make sure the value is high but the actual apartment is shit.
WOW, thats insane. i've only ever seen a 100-200 price hike when going month to month. to the point where i actually did it for a while when my lease ran out, so i could be available to move if i found a good job somewhere else.
My brother ended his lease when he joined the navy. Thanks to a convenient little law, this exempted him from having to provide more than a week's advanced notice, and garuntee him his security deposited back. Did they hassle him about the advanced notice and try to keep his security deposit anyway? Yes, and I wasn't the least bit surprised.
I mean a weeks notice isn’t that bad, anything less than a month is reasonable imo. There really are apartments that expect you to know if you’ll be renewing when you’re just signing, or several months in advance, and even if you alert them they’ll not only keep your deposit but also bill you like 2.5x monthly rent. They want to make it as hard as possible to move out so they can keep you in as long as possible
Fun fact: If you read your apartment lease, you will find a paragraph which reads something like this... "If any section of this lease is found to be not legal in the state in which it is signed, only that section of the lease will be nullified. The rest of the lease agreement will not be effected." Translation: they can put things in the lease which are _illegal_ without worrying about that nullifying the rest of the lease. And they do.
As a highly impressionable young adult who was entertaining the thought of moving out, this has reinforced my decision to continue staying with my parents indefinitely. Thanks mom and dad, luv u
@@Tb0n3 Most young adults don’t have 40k to drop on a down payment + closing costs, and even if they did, a low wage 20 old would never get approved for a loan after 2008
@@alexsloan4976 rural homes can be bought with 0 down and are much easier to get. And often you can get a house that's in the city but still marked rural because city employees are overworked and years behind on paperwork. Not saying a single 20 year old should do it but it's an decent option that no one realizes exists.
When it's the neighbors packing a 1 bedroom apartment with 20 people at 2 am on a Wednesday night, it's "I'll talk to them about that as soon as possible", but when it's me having 4 friends over at 10pm on a Friday it's "shut your mouths or you lose your security deposit"
"lose your security deposit" Who has EVER given that money back? I have rented almost my entire life and have not once ever got the whole thing back. Security deposit is just a fee for living somewhere.
Not to mention you have to make 3 times the amount of rent. So if the rent is $1200 you have to be making $3600. It's crazy. Bruh, I make like 2k and am a student lmao how am I supposed to have a career to make said money when I can't even take the first step lmao
@Lackadaisical I found my ways though, ain't no one going to tell me no lmao the system is rigged so you gotta find ways. Do I make $3600 a month? No, still found a way, still go to school, still pay bills, ain't never quitting.
I remember living in Vancouver BC and chatting up a coworker about wages. "Man I wish I made more doing this job, would be nice to be able to afford a downpayment on a home one day" "Just work more hours man" "I can't, they won't pay overtime, so I have a second and third job" "Just get another one man, it's all about the hustle" I moved out of that area not long afterwards, 63hours per week where I'm NOT working was physically killing me. Make nearly double the wage with 1/3rd expenses in a different part of the country now.
We thought our upstairs neighbors were sculpting marble but turns out they were professional jump ropers (x2 a day and for an hour which is impressive).
Sorry, haven't you heard? It's only legal to live in your car if you own the land the car is parked on... unless you wan't to drive 24/7... which is also illegal because drowsy driving will land you in jail
Did it for 2 years. Was actually better than slaving away for rent so I can be well rested enough to slave away. Not my best night’s sleeps but I think my quality of life was higher.
The manager of my apartments calls us, and emails us and has the package ready to pick up as I approach the office. She is really nice. Never had an issue with maintenance either, there are almost zero drop in dates and if there are any they warn a week in advance. They never inspect the apartments unless there is an emergency or a report of criminal activity.
I lived in a 22 story building for years, and part-way through the leasing office's package room overflowed (it was a walk-in closet, they needed a much bigger space than that). Instead of being adults about it, they told us "no more package acceptance by the office." Every delivery service except Fedex promptly threw a fit, and it wasn't the tenants' faults at all. It eventually got sorted, but it took me taking UPS to the BBB to get them to deliver packages to doors like they should in the first place.
That joke reminded me of the funniest joke I ever heard in high school. My friends were in a group chat trying to make fun of every one at home because they were out with 2 girls on a double date. My other friend responded "yeah some double date. To the casual onlooker, it just looks like 2 dorks out walking their dogs" Literally still makes me laugh to this day! Jokes about girlfriends being mistaken for dogs - classic.
Yeah, I moved into a "furnished" apartment that...hadn't been furnished yet aside from the bed, they moved every item of furniture in one at a time at 6am every day for a week, then tried to install the TV onto a wall bracket and broke the TV, which they took a month to replace
A couple months back I woke up to maintenance knocking on my bedroom door. BEDROOM DOOR. I was in my underwear and had to hide all my weed shit as fast as I could. Mfs gave no warning bc it was an “emergency.” They literally just checked my sink to make sure the hot/cold water wasn’t switched.
I was in the shower and they came in my room (bathroom connected to bedroom). No notice they were coming. It was such a violation. I marched to the office and told them I worked at a law office (I hadn't for a year lol) and that I'd be calling them to see what legal action I could take for having 2 men enter my closed bedroom door while I was in the shower. Never happened again.
My husband, kids and I all moved into a new apartment which is expensive and had mice the first month we were there. It was clear they had been there since the last tenant. We found out the foundation had shifted and there were literally gaps underneath the baseboard trim. We called maintenance because our kids were 1 yr and newborn and they literally acted like it was our fault. WE WERE THERE ONE MONTH. THEN, said it's inevitable since the complex is near a wooded area. BITCH. So we threatened all this shit and they finally came out, I called off work to follow the maintenance guy around like a fucking Karen to make sure they didn't do a piss poor job. So basically it was our deposit + rent + mouse trapping supplies (they wanted to give us those tape traps, y'know the kind that kids can get to and the mouse just starves to death) + a day off work. It was AWESOME! And we found other shit needing repaired. They took weeks to fix. Our faucet shot water very obviously so they literally didn't test the faucet at all. And I turned in our walk-through paper and they said they couldn't accept it because we had lived there a week. Last but not fucking least, when our lease was up we were going to move and they said even if the lease was ending we still have to give a 30 days notice to vacate. Needless to say when we're ready to buy a house (delayed because of covid) we are planning to just move whenever and they can just evict us because we'll never rent again.
Don't let them put a eviction on your record that shit will follow you the rest of your life, it will stop you from getting certain jobs, credit and never being able to rent a decent place if you have to rent again.
Actually, that last part about the notice to vacate is true. Without written notice from either party, it's generally accepted that the tenant is going to stay.
Yep. I first watched this video when moving into my first apartment at an apartment complex and where I would be living alone (no longer rooming with a sibling). Two years later...rent has gone up to a point where I now am moving next month. I didn't know that my prior landlord keeping the same rent cost for five years was unusual, but I just couldn't stand the very loud neighborhood anymore, or that rundown townhouse. Ideally, I'd love to find another private landlord again, but they all want someone to move in immediately and aren't willing to wait one more damn month for my lease to end (and it's expensive to break it). Found a close second, I hope. Found some small apartment blocks that hopefully won't be subject to the same rent hikes I've experienced and am seeing all over my city.
As a law student, if someone forces you or coerces you to sign a contract, know that it is not legally binding so long as you were not forced to do it under duress. This means if someone is threatening you or holding any leverage over you, that is duress. This means even if he signed the lease at gunpoint, it is not legally binding and he can break the contract whenever he wishes because he never actually agreed to the terms
Also, "Tenants Rights" is a thing. My new landlord tried to make me sign a lease that was literally like this: "Landlord may enter at any time without notice.". Turns out, that is illegal in Kansas, due to Tenants Rights in Kansas. Check your local laws if you see something that seems unreasonable, like: "Landlord may raise rent at any time with any frequency.", etc..
"We'll send maintenance around to fix things when you aren't in, giving them keys to enter as they please, and no accountability is on us if any of your stuff goes missing" "...that is... when the cheapest unqualified laborer becomes next available. Should be around 2 to 3 months and you'll probably learn to live without whatever it is anyway" "Oh yeah, did we mention you still have to pay for any and all services, even if we aren't providing them?" "The lifts are broken every second week and the stairs are a fire exit only so I hope you don't mind if we chock the door open with something that will likely fall out, locking you outside" "There is no proof that any conversation or transaction took place since we asked for bond in cash, so good luck trying to get it back" "Yeah, you have your own room, which needs to be spotless every three months on inspection day, and if even a single thing is out of place we'll issue you an infringement notice" "...did we say three months? We meant 'whenever we feel like checking in on you', which we will do during the day without any written notice" "We're kicking you out, even though you paid rent on time and complied with our every demand, because we don't think you're a good fit as a tenant" "Common areas are your responsibility too, even if you have never used them, so if they are damaged we'll deduct the repairs directly from your account without first issuing you a bill"
Dude this hits me hard. I just got out of a share house where I paid rent along with 4 other people to live in a house together. The fucking landlords come around whenever they fucking liked to inspect the house. Someone didn't mow the lawn and they came in from the back door to yell at us at 6am on a Sunday morning. And for inspection day? They would climb up to wipe their fingers on fan blades, the roof everything for traces of dust. When I moved out they weren't happy with my steam cleaning of the carpet (which I went over with a 60 doller hire machine twice!) And demanded 70 bucks to pay for the cleaning of the carpet. Oh and that mow the lawn situation! Yeah they increased our rent by a combined 70 bucks (a week) to hire a gardener. Which they came back around every week to inspect then redo the garden themselves so that they can take photos to send the professionals because it's not exactly how they wanted it. This is only the beginning of everything, when I moved out I had my housemates I was the one wishing them good luck and they were the ones jealous of me moving out... or escaping.
Except when your an upstairs tenant and your toilet leak is damaging the downstairs unit they'll fix that real fast (But they ignored my repair ticket for months until they realized that 😂)
60 days notice is actually standard industry practice, it's so that they can secure a new tenant to move in right away, or schedule any needed repairs/maintenance before the next tenant
@@rabitwarior2 They say that but wow, in looking for a place to stay, I keep reading so many reviews about dirty and dysfunctional apartments. I don't know why they can't just let you tour the damn apartment you're about to live in for the next 12 months before making that commitment. That's like buying a car without a test drive. You get to see the model apartment but lots of places you have to pull teeth to see the actual apartment before move-in.
@@xXdethklokpwnsXx Some people might be in a rush and not check, I suppose, but I k ow especially during the pandemic, lots of places are saying to only look at the model photos online and might only let you see the actual unit you're moving into right before the move in date. Might. By then, you've already paid everything for the place. That's the situation I'm in now. I've paid nearly everything but they won't let me see the actual apartment I'm getting until shortly before move-in. This said, while a renter cannot withhold rent in my state just because they don't like something about the place or something is not functional, legally a landlord has two weeks to resolve service calls before a tenant can begin to take action to break the lease, so there's some power given to the tenant as well here. Just read the lease carefully (I've not officially signed my lease yet but due to bad credit, I've paid a lot already to get the place and I'm tired of being denied because of it. I found a place willing to work with me, and it's also one of the few places in my price range that doesn't have just a purely horrible review rating in my area). My apartment is supposed to be partially renovated (the kitchen), but I know that even with a walkthrough, I likely won't see the real issues until I have water and electricity services turned on there, such as leaks or wiring problems. I'll ensure I document everything though from the moment I move in and bring every tiny thing not caused by me on day one to their attention. I want my deposit back, lol. My state has 60 days to return a deposit at the end of a lease so also always check that (not so much YOU, but anyone else reading this, lol). Just because you moved out doesn't mean they instsntly will give the deposit back, so be prepared to move without counting that money. Also try to get someone from the leasing office to do a walkthrough of the apartment with you before you leave so they don't hit you with surprise charges. You'll know before you leave what might be deducted from your deposit.
I used to live at Waters edge apartments in Memphis TN… they let an exterminator into my apartment when I wasn’t there and he stole a bunch of shit and they did nothing.
When doing my medical internship, I stayed in the apartment just outside the city (Boston), the landlady was such an angel, she offered to do my laundry, occasionally invited the tenants for dinner with her family and in general, was super cool. Couples months back, I had to rent out an apartment in NY for work reasons, the apartment was trash and the landlord was an even trashier human being. I was so fed up that when I moved, I didn't even bother asking for my deposit cause i know he'd make some bs reason to not pay me back.e
I had a great landlord and we went month to month, no lease. Rented for 5 years then bought a home. Whether renting or owning, it's the neighbors that have caused me the greatest grief.
Yep, I went month to month for 4 years at my previous place. Current place is month to month too. Both under $600 and in nice neighborhoods, in a city.
Should closed with the following: "Can I see that" *points at gun. Gets handed the gun.* "Thanks. I'm giving you my official notice of vacancy" *shoots himself*
As someone that's had to move every couple years at the most, this hurts. A whole new video series could be made on move-out inspections too. Oh you paid for professional carpet cleaning (with receipt) even though the carpets were already clean? Yeah we're going to do it again and charge you for it.
This reminds me of my bro. They kept charging him damn near 1500 a month cause he signed a "premium" lease. We lived in the same complex, and my rent was only 600. Plus his apartment was smaller than mine.
I was expecting the guy at some point to just go "the medical debt I'll be in for getting a bullet removed is less than this" and then he starts running
My mom manages multiple apartment buildings and GOD this is so accurate. The buildings suck and the conditions are terrible, and she can't do anything about it because her bosses barely pay her enough to live there, much less actually do anything to fix the place. This is why I'm going to end up living at home until I'm 30(assuming I live that long).
All these complexes are owned by realtor companies that own hundreds of apartment complexes and they dont care about them. They spend as little money as possible having it be managed by people not making shit. Then jack up the price every year to profit more while investing nothing to actually improve the quality
@@ColonelSmilesMy city had to take some of the apartment complex owners to court for being absentee and having failing conditions and dangerous environments. Several of the owners STILL didn't show up for court.
I remember when I moved out of my last apartment and my wife definitely thought if she cleaned everything real hard we'd get our deposit back. I laughed.
@@sillyking1991 I got charged $500 for carpet that was only used for a year. I had a pet but they have no proof there was even any accidents. I kept that place spotless. Was told that I had a chance of winning in court but the cost to go to court over $500 wasnt worth it.
My apartment building organization is the opposite as this. They're scared to go in apartment without me, I'm like "dude copy the key and fix the shit, I got shit to do what's so hard about that?" "We dont want to infringe on your rights" "I already cant grow mushrooms here, i have nothing to hide at this point, get on with this shit"
I legitimately was able to avoid apartment leases my whole life by finding private people to rent from and finding others willing to discretely sub rent from lol. Met some amazing people and friends by doing this.
I found mostly those... but current ones are garbage property management company screwing both the owner and myself. Owners deserve to get screwed using these shits because it's known this group is corrupt. But they still use these turds.
While that's amazing and I also have done the same thing. This means neither of us have rental history. All I own to show my financial integrity is a long credit history.
@@carpelunam that’s all you need to buy a house or get a loan. I have perfect payment history on my credit cards, although I’m still paying some off having that credit history is all that’s required for good purchasing power in the future plus solid income
@@jmitterii2 yea I avoid those. I use Roomster and Craigslist to find private rentals. Way better. Yeah there’s some corporate ones but I always tell them no, and I haven’t had to do a background check because I negotiate that part away, or find someone that needs a place rented asap. Plus good charm goes a long way.
Just moved into an apartment a few weeks ago. When going through the apartment to check for existing damages, the sheet that I put the info on had me sign an acknowledgment that states when I move out, I would be charged for any damages not listed upon moving out. It didn't say the cost to repair the damages. Just charged for damages. Which could technically mean that they could charge every tenant that stays in a particular room for the same damage, and then not repair it so they can charge the next tenant for the same pre-existing damage... (That being said, I think they actually do fix stuff. I think I lucked out with getting a good apartment complex. I was just scared by that when I first moved in.)
Bedbugs, probably the only thing worse than what I had: silverfish and goddamn house centipedes. Loved waking up at 6am and finding one of those freaks of nature skitter across the kitchen.
I woke up one night to a paper bag on my nightstand rustling. I figured it just got caught in my fan's current and got up and picked it up to move it out of the way, and felt something run across my hand. I reflex dropped it and saw a cockroach. Fun times.
this video was recommended to me constantly for the last 2 weeks, but this is one of youtubes rare instances where i can say, they hit the bloody mark. the amount of jokes here is great, and i love it.
One of my previous apartments screwed us over. Pool was never open and their “gym” was just two treadmills and a yoga ball. Also, we paid a deposit to move in in May and they wouldn’t let us move in till July cause they were “fixing the place up.” Current apartment is no better. My lease is up August 31 this year and they’ve been hounding me since May asking if I’ll renew. They said they’ll just put the apartment up for market if I don’t sign a renewal lease before June ends. At least they were up front that I’d never see my $600 security deposit again.
Most leases I've signed always said that if I broke the lease early and didn't find someone to cover the room, I'd be charged $1500 or something. But they never said anything about the company having to honor the lease length. Got screwed by a landlord when they canceled my lease 2 weeks before college semester started and tried to triple my rent. 2 weeks before school starts, nothing else was available anywhere. Ended up getting a loan for an RV trailer instead because it was cheaper. So basically most landlords can screw you at anytime unless the lease specifically says they have to honor their end.
This sounds exactly like the apartment we moved from, $700-$1000 water bills were the norm along with parties, roaches and a pool that was always closed by city officials. On the bright side, all this chaos was motivation for us to buy our first home.
This is so true I talked with several complexes in the Florida area . They wanted each tenant to pay for valet trash set your trash outside your front door. What a scam ! When most people would walk their trash out . Almost the same price as leasing a house . Guess what we chose 😂🤣
Had a contract offered where the utilities was just a "down payment" that could be increased for whatever reason and is have to pay the difference at the end. There was no maximum, no limits to what they might charge. Basically a blank check. I did not sign it, despite the housing market and found something reasonable a month later, thankfully
This is so accurate I could cry. The only thing missing was "This just explains that the holes in the walls, cracks in the windows, and dents in the counters that are currently in the apartment will be billed to you when you leave"
Sounds like something a person I know if just went through. The apartment complex was bought just about a year ago and the first thing they did was bump up prices .. from $1500 a month to $2100 a month (if you signed within 10 days of their notice of increase after that it went to $2300 and if you waited another 10 days it went to $2500). Hey went with the $2100 for a year and now renewal time again and yep new contract was $2500 with some added fees and other items. He found a new place charging $1500 a month down the road. The place he was in is down to around 60% occupied.
Lmao my landlord legit never tells me when she's bringing people in to tour or for maintenance. But when I told her the carbon monoxide detector was expired and beeping, it took over a month for her to get it replaced. And when my shower exploded in a continuous geyser of water, the handyman was like "yeah I'll be in on Monday bye"... You didn't even talk about the fire alarms beeping every time the neighbors are cooking lol
Don't forget how you'll have to sell a kidney if you ever want to break the lease. Breaking my lease would literally cost me almost $20k. Yup. Not kidding.
@@traceford4904 I got a few months free as a move-in incentive, so I'd have to pay that back and then the standard cancellation fee on top, so it adds up to about 5 or 6 months of rent, effectively. For context, I live in an extremely expensive area.
Holy shit. I remember my last apartment. They wanted 3 month notice in advance for moving out. I gave it to them, but I was dumbfounded that they needed so much time.
There was actually an apartment manager once, who I knew, that owned an aquarium built by one of his tenants that he claimed he built on his own. And he didn't return the security deposit. As far as I'm concerned this is acurate.
...See, the timing of this is too fucking scary, lol! I'm looking to move this year to hopefully a nice, recently built loft apartment (so very few prior residents). It has water, electricity, trash removal and cable included in the cost. The reviews for the place are good and one person mentions being happy for the included utilities in the rent. I REALLY hope that doesn't come at an additional $100+ a pop, lol. This will be the second place I've rented after moving out from home. They just ask for 60 days notice in advance, which is fair, and before that, I can submit my application to ensure I'll get the place. Might have to pay a higher deposit (which I will be doing my damnedest to ensure I get back) since I'm doing credit repair and that's the words of the woman I asked about the location. But I have a good feeling about the place. I just...REALLY hope it is the dream location I'm seeing it as, lol. Edit: And now months later, I've changed my mind, lol! The location is about $200 extra in rent to cover those utilities, which I suppose isn't bad but it's on the tippy-toe edge of my income with very little wiggle room for any incedentals, which happens a lot in my family. Instead, now that I have a move-out period in mind (I'm cutting it close as I have three months before my lease renews), I have a new place in mind that is cheaper in rent but has no utilities included, which allows for flexibility based on how I actually use my services. It looks as nice as the other apartment I was looking at (which was a loft), with many similar amenities. There's currently no availability but I'm keeping my fingers, eyes and toes crossed that as I've asked them about availability in a few months, they'll have something I can get. Another edit: In October 2021, I moved into a different location than either the first or 2nd picks, lol. I like the idea of a loft, but I do like my current apartment just as much. It's a basic apartment, nothing fancy, but still on the higher end of cost for the area. I have two bedrooms and pay a set amount for water. Because I have barely used the central AC or heat (I have ceiling fans, two personal fans for the living room and my bedroom for $17 from Walmart that have been going strong for six years, and a small space heater for heat), my first electric bill, minus the $40 deposit, was a little over $30 :) Fuckin' right! I got what I wanted though. This place is SO much quieter than my other place, no idiots driving by with music so loud, it rattles the windows. It's safer as I'm not in the hood anymore. There are way more stores close by, including, surprisingly, a branch of my credit union, and a Korean cafe who's coconut boba tea I've been missing over the last few months. Her location is also a Pokestop in Pokemon Go, I'm seeing, so now I have double the reason to visit :) But a few things I learned from all of this: When they say "included in rent", that does not mean it is included in the first number you might see for the apartment. It is still extra, it's just a static amount you will pay monthly alongside the rent. Be prepared for additional charges. I pay small fees (between $6 to $10 for each one) for sewer, trash removal, pest control and to rent my washer and dryer (which my last ones I owned were old so $10 a month for nicer appliances is worth it for me. I was able to bring my own and erase the monthly fee, but didn't feeling like dragging the appliances up the steps to my second flor apaprtment. I donated them for a tax write-off). My location also mandates I pay renters insurance, so that's $20 a month as well. Of course, read the lease and ensure you get and do not lose your copy. If you're looking around and already seeing red flags after moving in, check what it takes to break the lease or understand what timeframe of notice needs to be given before moving out. Check for rules about barbecue grills and parking. My lease packet was three quarters of an inch high, which is a lot of info but I still made myself over the course of a few weeks go through most of it. 99.9% of it will likely never apply to me but good to know ahead of time how to handle certain situations. And probably most importantly, see if you can get a checklist for a walkthrough for when you leave. Get this early when you move in if you didn't get it with the lease. This will let you know what damages they're looking for and a beginning estimate of what it will cost to repair. Helps to avoid accidental damages in the first place when you're more mindful of what those items cost. This isn't a full list but hope it helps! Renting from a private landlord or an apartment complex was very different (and expensive...) but I love my new place so, so much more :)
A few days before I moved into my new apartment the property managers decided that they wanted to move me into a different room so they made me wait a few extra days and I had to throw away most of my stuff because I couldn't fit in my car when my move out date was before my move in date for the new apartment.
Our leasing office recently sent an email before the holidays reminding everyone that all guests need to be registered with the office, regardless of whether they are staying overnight or just stopping by, including "even if they are just delivering a pizza." Amd then went on to list all of the office closure times because of the holidays, so how they hell are you supposed to register the pizza delivery guy? Seriously wtf. This is my first, and last time I'll ever live in an apartment. The amenities are definitely not worth the headache
What does your lease say about guests? If it says you're allowed to have guests you're allowed to have guests. If those guests need to be registered with the office they are required to keep the office open so you can exercise your rights under the lease. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of contract. I'd say read your lease, read the local landlord/tenant laws where your live and consult with, like, free legal aid or a tenants rights association or something and nail that leasing office to the wall. It's not like you're gonna want to renew your lease anyway, right?
Your leasing office has some serious issues they need to work through and I doubt registering your pizza delivery guy is the solution to them. This is like a boss who micromanages and I hope you can find a new place ASAP. That isn't normal.
One week later you get a call: “This is your HOA. Your welcome mat is not permissible and if you don’t remove it promptly then you may be subject to a fine”. Me: “What HOA? I just rent here.”
Lol at the part about immediately asking you to renew. A place I was living at in Austin did that, they had people coming in to check out the house like every week for the whole time I was living there. Like "Yeah, this place will be available in 11 months if you like it."
My wife and I thought we found a great deal, $1,900 for a really nice one bedroom in the city. Then it became exactly this… came out to somewhere near $2,500 after letting them know we wanted to park our cars, have our cat, throw away our trash, turn our lights on, and basically live in the apartment. Crazy.
It’s getting to the point where signing leases and stuff for a rental are almost as arduous as signing all the paperwork for a house. Only in a house document most of that can’t be changed on you without notice. Unlike some rentals and crappy leases.
It hurts how accurate this is. The last apartment I lived at towed my vehicles a 5 times in the 8 months I lived there. Variety of BS rules. $1400 a month rent at the “edge” of the ghetto. Broken windows, slashed tires… don’t know why I ever moved there.
