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I'd try the truck rental if you're not incredibly far from the furniture store. Home depot rents trucks for $20 an hour. Throw in some money for gas and for beer or lunch for a friend or two and you'll be able to do it more cheaply than delivery.
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Boondock Saint posted:Better yet, does anyone know if I'd be able to get a business account with Comcast despite the fact my apartment would be in an apartment building? Yes, but you'd pay out the rear end, thus nullifying any savings from skipping the cable package. Is the usage cap a thing just for major metropolitan areas? I have the Xfinity 26mb package and I've never hit any cap, even though I use netflix and hulu exclusively. psydude fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Jan 18, 2012 |
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I guess that's the point I was trying to make. I pay $40 a month for 26 down/6 up and have never hit the cap. 15/5 for $60 seems a bit unreasonable. Although you'll certainly get better customer support with that package, which given that it's comcast may actually make it worthwhile.
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Jan 18, 2012 19:31
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California has very strict landlord/tenant laws that make it nearly impossible to evict someone. A lease is as much for the tenant's benefit as it is the landlord's, as it defines the responsibilities of each party during the leasing period. By not having you sign one, he could really screw you over.
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This is kind of bordering on a legal question, but I figured I'd post it here: The "landlord" (it's a faceless evil corporation) of my last apartment is charging me a $150 cleaning fee due to "entire apartment dirty; misc items left". This is, of course, bullshit since the place was practically spotless when we left it aside from some spots on the carpet (there was a separate charge for this, but whatever). As far as I can tell from Virginia's tenant/landlord laws, charging for cleaning is not permitted unless excessive damage has been done. Anyone got experience handling something like this? I'm thinking about telling them to get lost unless they can produce an itemized list.
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Yeah, they're witholding my security deposit, buy it was only $100 so I'm thinking that I'll just let them have it and refuse to pay the rest. E: The one thing I am concerned about is them selling it to collections. I do realize that this would actually be easier to beat because a collections company wouldn't waste time and money to send a lawyer to small claims court over such a small amount, but it would still be a pain in the rear end. psydude fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Feb 13, 2012 |
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Yep, they said they'd hand it off to collections. I did ask to see the formula used to calculate the carpet replacement as well. My roommate just wants to rollover on it. And since it's such a small amount split between us it doesn't bother me too much. If it were just me, I'd tell them to piss off since I'm a rather vindictive person. I did, however, take the liberty of notifying Visa and Mastercard that they were violating their service agreement by charging tenants a surcharge to pay their bills online.
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Feb 13, 2012 15:54
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Were they using a third party service to accept credit cards? Most landlords who allow credit card payments do this, as its a way around the surcharge prohibition. The fee is technically for the third party to handle the payments. No, it was actually built into their corporate central portal.
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Feb 13, 2012 16:32
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Lava Lamp posted:Craigslist won't let me post an ad with a crappy pre-paid phone, so all I can do is stalk the postings. Have you tried using a google voice number instead?
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Feb 14, 2012 15:24
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Carbon Thief posted:I'm trying to rent a room/ find roommates via Craigslist/Kijiji/whatever. Is there anything I need to watch out for/remember that I wouldn't think of? Or just the usual get a rent receipt/make sure the agreement is on paper sort of thing? I'm actually interested in hearing about this from the other side, too - I'm looking to use craigslist to move into a spare room when my lease ends in a few months.
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Feb 21, 2012 18:39
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You're probably going to have an easier time convincing them to knock some money off of your rent for you to maintain it yourself, as it saves them the hassle of hiring a crew to do it and then still having to pay them in the event you don't stick around.
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Received a water turnoff notice in the mail today. Apparently the landlady didn't bother paying my water and refuse bill (this is clearly outlined in the lease) and now she has 10 days to pay it before I take her to court to break my lease and move.
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Mar 14, 2012 14:05
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Anyone had success with roomster?
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Mar 21, 2012 16:04
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You can do a one way move with a Uhaul from one state to another. I know this from first hand experience.
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Stew Man Chew posted:I just completed an in-town move with UHaul, I got a largeish truck that was a piece of poo poo, but holy hell, the MILEAGE charges. They dinged me for 89 cents a mile. I cannot fathom moving interstate with UHaul. If I had driven most of the day I would've paid 10x the daily rental rate just in mileage charges. Interstate moves aren't too bad because they're not based on mileage. I think mine came to about $150 total including the insurance. e: Well, actually, they might be based on mileage, but it's at a much better rate. psydude fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Apr 9, 2012 |
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Apr 9, 2012 15:48
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If you're going to hire a moving company, then make sure you don't go with the lowest bidder. Remember that the amount they're paid is directly proportional to the amount of fucks they give about your stuff.
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Apr 9, 2012 16:36
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Millions posted:Since you tossed a link to IKEA up in the OP, this one might be a nice accompaniment: http://www.ikeahackers.net/ Thank you, sir, for introducing this website into my life.
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Get a queen. I have a full-sized and it's super annoying to have more than one person sleeping on it.
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Yeah, my boxspring wouldn't fit up the steps at my current apartment so my mattress is on the floor bachelor style. 
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My apartment is pretty clean, but I didn't feel like cutting the box spring in half and dragging it up the stairs. It's kind of a moot point, though, because I'm moving in a month. I would also never bring a woman back here because this place is in the middle of the ghetto.
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Apr 17, 2012 02:51
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I prefer to deal with shallow women, so this place is the Myrtle to my Gatsby. No, but seriously, living next to section 8 housing isn't fun.
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Apr 17, 2012 03:08
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Discovered Scraphacker yesterday. Apparently it's an affiliate of IkeaHacker, which was posted a few pages ago. Anyway, I'm totally making everything out of shipping pallets from now on.
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Apr 26, 2012 15:16
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The link I just posted has made me biased toward bedframes made of shipping pallets (totally doing this). But I would recommend going to an outlet store and actually trying out the mattresses there.
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Nuntius posted:Are you not concerned by splinters, loose nails and staples? And the fact that the wood is not full of lovely preservatives and heat treated to kill bugs? This is all pretty easily addressed: give it a sanding, remove any rogue nails, and apply a clear sealant or mineral oil.
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Apr 27, 2012 00:00
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Manslaughter posted:How common is it for your rent to get bumped up after your first lease term expires? Wondering if I should start looking for a new place if they're going to keep doing this. Very. Part of it is them attempting to eek more money out of you, but you also have to realize that rising property tax and inflation is a factor as well. One of the ways municipalities keep this in check is through rent control laws, but you'll generally only find those in major cities.
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Apr 27, 2012 15:20
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2508084 posted:This may be your best bet since you may run into unexpected (and expensive) car issues transferring a car from one end of the country to another. I don't know if VA or TX has a smog certification requirement like California does, but iirc, bringing a car to California from a state that doesn't have smog cert is a pain in the butt. That may have changed though, its been years since I've done that.
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Blooshoo posted:Isn't there a thing you can put on power cables to see how much power that thing is actually using? That + some maths and you can figure out exactly how much a thing is costing you. The utility conglomerate here in Maryland is switching over to a type of meter that allows you to actually get a per-outlet readout.
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The Lazer posted:Is it normal for an apartment complex to want you to be able to show twice the amount of rent a month in income for all three people renting a place. What I mean is I have myself and two other roommates, we want to rent a 3 bedroom apartment. The rent for the place is 1200 or so. The management staff wants all 3 of us individually to show 2400 a month in income. I've never seen the requirement apply to each individual roommate, just the collective incomes of the people on the lease.
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Ashcans posted:Another thing to be aware of is that with a month-to-month lease you are not guaranteed that 25% less rent for any particular length of time. So its entirely possible the landlord is fishing with the lower rate, and after a couple months will jack it back up to market rate - counting on you agreeing to pay up rather than go through the hassle of another move. This really depends on the actual lease terms. I'm currently on a month to month lease that fixes the price for the duration of my residency. In other words, I don't sign an entirely new lease every month, it's just that I have the opportunity to break it provided that I give the required 30 days notice. So I guess the point I'm trying to make is that you should demand that the price stay fixed for an amount of time considered "fair" to the landlord, i.e. one full year.
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cheerfullydrab posted:Any advice on getting out of a lease gracefully? There's not a word in the thing about breaking it. Is this more of a legal question? Going to depend on your state. A lot require at least 30 days of notice prior to moving out.
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Third Murderer posted:Are there any caveats other than the obvious when looking for apartments on Craigslist? I sent an email about an ad that looks promising, but other than bringing someone else with me if I can arrange a look at the place I don't know what to look out for. I've done it a ton of times times and each time was met by normal people looking to rent out their place. Google street view is your friend and, if you're feeling sketched out about it, just bring a friend along.
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Jun 21, 2012 13:59
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If you move a lot like me, stackable storage bins from target are a god-send. They're cheap, re-usable, easily stackable, and sturdy as hell.
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Zaftig posted:Yeah, this is what I'm worried about. I'm 24 and live with four other people my age, and we've been pretty drat accommodating for this guy, so I'm sure he thinks we're naive and he can take all our money. We actually paid a higher deposit because five people in their early 20s moving in together does seem like a red flag for landlords, and we were prepared for that, so with that and the pet deposit in hold we'd be out $4K if he tries to gently caress us over. The last place that kept my deposit was only about $400 and it wasn't worth the stress, but this is different. He broke the terms of the lease. Take him to court and see what you can get out of him. You know damned well he'd do the same thing to you.
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ConfusedUs posted:Smells only exist because something exists that stinks. Remove the source. Old People is pretty hard to get out, dude. Painting the walls might be another option.
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Stanley Goodspeed posted:Went over to the old apartment today to argue about my deposit - they magically have my paperwork now and of course the damages all added up to my security deposit amount. They charged more than double the initial assessment for painting and cleaning the apartment, despite it being left in good condition (didn't even hang pictures up!). Spend the $20 on the fees for small claims court and show up in person with the summons (also send one via certified mail). Tell them you're willing to settle out of court for a fair amount OR you'll take them to court where the judge will probably be very sympathetic to your case.
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Here's a fun tip: Roaches. You will get them eventually, and if you think you won't then you're either stupid or a patient with severe retrograde amnesia caused by dementia or alcoholism. One easy way to combat the problem (aside from doing your dishes as soon as you're done cooking and eating) is to put all of your bagged snack foods (chips, pretzels, etc.) in ziploc bags as soon as they're opened.
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Roaches are pretty prevalent in this part of the country. I never had issues in my modern apartment complex, however in older structures (my last place and my current place) they're inevitable regardless of how clean you keep your area. Seeing one or two isn't a huge issue, because the little bastards are resilient, but cleaning your poo poo right away and not leaving out food is the best way to keep the population in check.
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Comstar posted:I'm looking at moving out and most of the apartments in my price range only have communal laundries. It sucks. The greatest thing about having your own laundry is that you don't have to babysit it, thus freeing you up to go do more important poo poo.
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No idea how it is in the UK, but in the US the property owner can pretty much defer all "cleaning" costs to you, which almost always is conveniently the exact amount of your deposit. It seems to be worse with large complexes owned by large corporations, who undoubtedly contract the cleaning out to people who charge an arm and a leg to mop your floor and don't give a poo poo about your threats to take them to small claims court.
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Eggplant Wizard posted:If you're responsible for the utility in question, you have to set it up yourself. Many complexes cover certain utilities, however, usually including water and sewer. Right now for example I did have to set up my own electricity, but not gas/water/sewer. Make sure you're clear with the landlord/agency on what you're responsible for. For those things that you are responsible for, you need to call in advance and say you're moving in on whatever day and want the service switched over into your name on that day. I have typically asked for it to be done a day or two before just because I assume they will gently caress up and I don't want an interruption in service Seriously make sure you call ahead of time. You probably won't experience a service interruption, but what you will experience is a bill from the complex for about 10-15x the actual cost of the utilities they used because they've used a third party billing agency that charges you around $100 in fees for the $2 of utilities that the complex was charged.
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That's probably unnecessary though.