Apartment Wars
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countessmouseThe lease on my current apartment is up at the end of this month. About a month and a half ago, the complex sends me the usual renewal letter with the various offers depending on the length of the lease I would sign, and, to my complete surprise, EVERY option includes a $50 per month rent increase. WTF? I'm quiet, my aparment is clean, and I always pay my rent on time. Is this any way to retain good tenants? I think NOT! It was also very annoying that the letter went out a mere two weeks before I would have to give them notice that I was not renewing my lease in order to stay within the 60 day timeframe for notices.
After fuming about it for a couple of days, I drag![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
count_gunthar out with me to look at apartments. We looked at about 7 or eight of them (falling in love with one that had the best kitchen in an apartment that I've ever seen but it was way too out of my price range), but I chose the complex I looked at first. It's nothing fancy, but is a good distance from work, is in a decent neighborhood and convenient to both the Tollway and the GB Turnpike. Even better, when I went back to put in my application, the larger 2 bedroom unit with a solarium was available at a rent $100 less than what I'm currently paying. Plus, I gain an additional 300 sq.ft. in space!
The best part about all of this? My current landlord has contacted me no less than three times asking me to reconsider and offering to increase the renewal bonus. I've noticed that there are several empty units in my building alone and the parking garages have quite a few empty spaces now, so their ploy to increase rents has probably backfired badly. Their latest offer decreases my current rent about eight bucks, but I'm still $87 per month richer going with the new apartment. I told them thanks, but no.
Tenant 1; Landlord 0
After fuming about it for a couple of days, I drag
count_gunthar out with me to look at apartments. We looked at about 7 or eight of them (falling in love with one that had the best kitchen in an apartment that I've ever seen but it was way too out of my price range), but I chose the complex I looked at first. It's nothing fancy, but is a good distance from work, is in a decent neighborhood and convenient to both the Tollway and the GB Turnpike. Even better, when I went back to put in my application, the larger 2 bedroom unit with a solarium was available at a rent $100 less than what I'm currently paying. Plus, I gain an additional 300 sq.ft. in space!The best part about all of this? My current landlord has contacted me no less than three times asking me to reconsider and offering to increase the renewal bonus. I've noticed that there are several empty units in my building alone and the parking garages have quite a few empty spaces now, so their ploy to increase rents has probably backfired badly. Their latest offer decreases my current rent about eight bucks, but I'm still $87 per month richer going with the new apartment. I told them thanks, but no.
Tenant 1; Landlord 0
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