Ok, my lease is up on the 31st and the owners aren't wanting to renew leases for tennants who've been here really long. A 500 square ft. Apt that I now have is 600 at my grandfathered rate, but will go up to 620 if renewed. A few facts:
-I've been here almost 11 years, in three different apartments. This most recent one for almost five.
-This current one has shifty carpeting the previous tennants, ironically brain surgeons, put in that is falling apart. Management is scared to shampoo it, even though the lease states they should twice a year. I can change the carpeting, out of pocket.
-They were originally supposed to change the carpeting, paint, and put in baseboards in 2011. I'm still waiting. I've broken $500 in vacuums every month I've been in this sinkhole trying to keep it clean.
-I'm on the third floor, but it's a split level with no elevator-so I have to go up six flights of stairs to get to my place.
-I paid 800-a double deposit on a stufio-when I first moved in, which they've made very clear won't be returned.
-I've given up on a garage spot, since I've been waiting ten years for one. There are twelve parking spaces in the tiny, ice covered "lot", so most have to park on the street and move their cars at seven am and four pm on weekdays, due to the rush hour parking bans.
-Every place the same size I've seen advertised has been cheaper.
-Every place I've seen for the same price has been bigger.
Honestly, I'm really ready for a change of scenery and have a lot of bad memories in this place. It's also cold out and moving is a pain. Would you?
-Stay here, despite the faults, just cuz it's easier? If so, sign a new lease or go month to month?
-Go for a new apartment, which would either be cheaper or bigger? In any case, much more aesthetically pleasing?
-Rent a house?
-Extended stay hotel, many of which are pet friendly?
-Only stay if they actually make the repairs promised YEARS ago?
-Move into a different apartment here, just for the sake of carpeting?
Thanks for reading, sorry for the length. This is quickly turning into a very fucking stressful birthday month.





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so I'm not being unreasonable for.....ya know, wanting repairs done I asked for five fucking years ago.....I'm working as much as I can now to have the money for a nicer place. I'm really leaning towards moving. Is it against site rules to post pics of the damage and how ugly the place is lol? Miss a.p.1600, I had to pay a double deposit cuz this was my fourth apartment at twenty and I broke a lease at the second one cuz the landlord was entering apartments and stealing money and valuables. After 1700 went missing, I decided to move. Wow, do I have shitty luck or what. As far as the down payment, I killed my credit in 2013 after racking up ten grand in medical bills after almost bleeding to death. I really want to get my credit back, but have no clue where to start.




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