Our landlord is - overall - not bad. We definitely have what to complain about, starting from the not having a kitchen for 6 weeks in the beginning to our continued wait for a new refrigerator now - but we've generally worked out some type of deal to compensate us.
We've had a few weird stories, including a strange one over Sukkos. Serach stayed in Baltimore the whole week, while I drove back for work. One morning, as I was taking a shower, I hear someone calling my name - from inside the apartment. My landlord had not only let himself in, he was walking around calling my name. I called out from the bathroom (somewhat annoyed) - and suddenly he opens the bathroom door! (Thank God for shower curtains!) He starts having a whole conversation with me... ugh. Awkward, right?
Anyways... as annoyed as we are that he used to let himself in like that (he's stopped - calling first and waiting for us to open up), he's really not bad - and nothing like Balaboosteh's. That would drive me nuts.
and suddenly he opens the bathroom door! (Thank God for shower curtains!) He starts having a whole conversation with me... ugh.
ReplyDeleteEeewwww
To paraphrase the late Rodney Dangerfield, you get no respect. This guy not only entered your apartment without your knowledge, but actually entered your bathroom to talk to you while you were in the shower???!!! That really freaks me out.
ReplyDeleteHow long did it take them to install the new kitchen when they got around to doing it?
ReplyDeleteWe're getting a new kitchen soon and from what I've heard, they will spend the day installing it and then we can't use it for a week.
We're also supposed to put our stove and fridge elsewhere which in our case will be the living room.
Our "landladies" - two nasty sisters - from our first apartment makes us really glad we own our current apartment! They were awful. We should have realized what we were in for from the start: when we met them, I was working and RaggedyDad was finishing school and they asked me, "We know you people (!!) have a lot of kids. How do you plan to pay the rent after you have kids?" (though they were Jewish). Glad to hear your guy is nothing like that.
ReplyDeleteHey, BTW, did you ever find out what the deal was with the amount of $$ in maintenance he told you he was paying?
SaraK - At least it was me! :)
ReplyDeleteShira - Seriously, right?!
Avrom - Not long at all, which is part of what bothered us. Our superintendent is great - he told the landlord, after Home Depot messed us over yet again, that he could just get it all himself. He did, and it took him about a day or so (a few small things he did later). I don't know why you wouldn't be able to use it for a week, but it could be they're doing more work (pipes, etc.) that they didn't have to for us.
We still had stove/fridge access except for the time he was actually working on it.
RM - That's crazy. We've heard of so many bad - and illegal - excuses landlords give to our friends (or gave us) not to rent to them: You have kids; you are single; you are going to have kids; your kids might make noise; etc. Landlords want 1-2 year tenants who will move out, so they can jump the rent, and they don't want anyone who might possibly ruin anything. It's sick, really.
Lol! I don't know, yours doesn't sound so good!
ReplyDeleteOurs has let himself in, once, while we were having dinner - thankgoodness it wasn't while one of us was in the shower!!
What was he thinking when he came into the bathroom to talk to you? How weird!
Thanks for the link.
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That's insane...sounds like a good candidate for some serious therapy. My sister-in law had the worst ones ever. They had a hole in the ceiling into their bathroom....ugh!
ReplyDeleteEzzie, they are ripping out all the cupboards, counters, and the floor and replacing it all.
ReplyDeleteThey are 23 years old and the cupboards were of low quality to begin with. The doors keep falling off and the shelves sag under the weight of a couple of glasses and a small bag of rice.
We have to move the stove and fridge ourselves into the living room/dining room which already has a dining table, buffet, china cabinet, two couches and two bookshelves. Oh, and did I mention that they are doing it starting Shushan Purim?
oh man, thats horrible.
ReplyDeletei once got out of the shower and found the upstair's lady's sister standing right outside the bathroom door waiting for me to ask me if i could wash & set her sheitle.
its a very uncomfortable feeling.
Baleboosteh - I have *no* clue! My pleasure.
ReplyDeleteJBM - What!? Eeew.
Avrom - Hey, they started ours right after RH.... and had wanted to beforehand!
Stam - :::Weird:::