#apartment fail

[mourningstarboy]

Was only moved out of my moms house for one year after graduation and when I moved out of that apartment there were genuinely beads of reclaim wax condensed and stuck to every wall and ceiling.

needless to say I had to pay the 400$ cleaning fee

[redheadfibers]

why does every single place I enter my address screw it up? whyyyy? I just want my cat litter delivered. I have no car and no place within walking distance that sells Fuzz’s very particular unscented litter!

[redheadfibers]

malice or stupidity?

this is the game I get to play with my apartment management all the time. today’s round features why I haven’t heard from my new landlord all week: corporate (because this inept group manages property in multiple states to best wreck as many living situations as possible) never responded to his request to know that I pay on time. FOR FIVE BUSINESS DAYS. after making him fax a signed list of questions.

like, guys, you’re either trained to take this long (taking far too long is typical of their legal department), or you’re impressively inept at your job. it’s not hard, assuming you know how to use your own software (spoilers! they don’t).

and I’m starting to wonder if the management has unofficially (and untraceably) discouraged people in the neighborhood from renting to me. it’s a big city, yes, but it’s not a huge neighborhood and at least one prospective landlord was quite friendly with the head crazy in my building. 

whatever, guys. I’m moving out July 30 and leaving your idiocy behind. so excited to write the terrible letters to and about this management. does anyone have favorite sites for leaving apartment building reviews?

[redheadfibers]

apartment pro-tip:

if you’re management of an apartment building that had communal appliances that were smoking/on fire within the past week, you should know whether or not it’s safe to use said appliances.

or not, I mean, it’s totally up to you if you think residents should use machines that might catch fire with proper operation. whatevs. safety isn’t that important.

[redheadfibers]

our washer/dryer now emits smoke

we had to evacuate, and walking down seven flights with the cat is not pleasant. I can’t blame her for crying, though. 

everything’s fine, but because my apartment building sucks and does not - regardless of what they say - actually have proper ventilation, my hallway is still half filled with smoke but has no windows or vents (nor does the actual laundry room) to help disperse it. nor is anyone employed here interested in helping air out the place. because who needs that?

we were also allowed to come back up before the firefighters arrived, despite knowing that there was an actual cause for the alarm. 

through the whole event, the employee who shows off the units continued to talk with prospective tenants in the main office. she then took them up to look at a unit before the firefighters had arrived. if management who doesn’t evacuate when there is actual smoke doesn’t sell you on a building, I don’t know what would.

[redheadfibers]

me: *calls during business hours, leaves message*

landlord: *failing at capitalist system, does nothing*

me: *calls at different business hours, leaves message*

landlord: *still failing at job*

~repeat many times~

landlord: *finally calls back - from different number - after fifth message - at 9pm on a Friday, leaves message with NO USEFUL INFORMATION on listing*

me: whyyyyyyyy

[redheadfibers]

there has been evil cackling in the hallway for several minutes now. if I didn’t already know I needed to move out, it would be infinitely clear now. 

[redheadfibers]

apartment hunting fail...again...

apartment hunting is going to be the death of me. I found a Dee and Cookie friendly apartment, complete with storage and bunnies someone could watch from wide-ledged bay windows. I told the manager I wanted it...and the person who saw it before me took the apartment. ugh. 

so then I start calling all the other places on my list. one has already rented (for quite some time), but continues to be listed online. one says units are available now (necessary for my move out date) but aren’t actually available until September. others list without prices so I waste both our time calling about apartments out of my price range. there are crazy numbers of realtors and landlords here who list shit but never get back to you. and let’s not forget the people who lie about their willingness to take on well-behaved cats as tenants. 

seriously, why is this so difficult? do you people not want to get paid?