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    Heh.. We're not moving out of Memphis completely, just to a suburb. After almost 5 months of living behind a bar (we share a parking lot with it) in Midtown, we've had enough. Anyone who I've talked to on a regular basis knows the story.. But in 5 months, we've had...

    *Countless Roaches

    *3 Brown Recluses

    *1 Black Widow

    *Since we do live right behind a bar.. When they fill up their dumpster, they think it's just fine to come and dump their trash in ours. So, we get the added bonus of the oh-so-wonderful scent of rotting seafood in the breeze.

    *Countless Guys Trying to "Talk to Me" by either walking up while I'm standing outside the apartment having a cigarette.

    *A crazed woman banging on our door at 3:30 AM. When Dan got up and looked out the window, the woman was peeing right in front of it. She then started banging again, and when Dan answered, she asked if she could come in and look at our apartment, because it was her first apartment ever. Dan's response of course was "Fuck You", and a slam of the door.

    *Water Damage on our bathroom ceiling, that the rental office has known about for 2 months now. The ceiling is literally peeling off from it. I'd include pictures in this, but it would just gross everyone out.

    *A bathroom flood caused by the toilet constantly running. The Maintenance people had called us the day we reported it, and said they'd be right there to fix it. That was Saturday. They didn't show until Monday morning.

    *A bum camped out in back of the apartment building on Tuesday. He had his sleeping bag and all that. He'd totally set up shop right there in our backyard. Dan and his assistant manager ended up swinging by here and waking the guy up and sent him away.

    We can deal with almost all of that. But, we are definitely NOT willing to deal with the roaches. Now granted, I wouldn't be so freaked if we only saw a few here and there. But, this place is INFESTED. Delia cannot sleep in her own room (even if she was willing to.. hahaha), because the dumpster is conveniently located just outside her window. So her room is generally hit the hardest by the roaches. It's bad enough that she can't go in there, and pick up a toy without finding one underneath it. These are not small roaches either, by the way... They are roaches that could carry her off in the night. Some fly and some don't.

    We've attempted to break our lease before, and the rental person we've been dealing with since before we moved from RI, had sent us to look at a very nice 3-bedroom house in East Memphis. We loved it. After a week of waiting for an answer, we were finally told that they wouldn't allow us to transfer our lease, and would have to ride it out here until it was up (April).

    After a couple months more of dealing with this, we had enough. I reached my limit Sunday night. I went to shut the kitchen light off before heading to bed. I saw 2 roaches on the floor. So I went and grabbed the raid, and gassed them. I turned around, there were TWO more on the wall. After killing those, I turned back towards the back door.. There were THREE more on the door. This went on for about 10 minutes. In 10 minutes, I killed about 20 roaches. When I couldn't take it anymore, I ran in and woke Dan up. I was freaking out. It was 3:00 in the morning, so all he said was "What can I do about it NOW?" He came out and checked for more, killed a couple, and then promised he'd call the rental office that morning (Monday). He did just that. No calls were returned. He called again Tuesday.. Same thing. Same on Wednesday as well. I was set on calling the housing board and letting them come take a look in here. I decided I'd wait one more day before I did that.

    Dan FINALLY got a hold of the lady. She told him that she had a property that we could take a look at. They're in the process of renovating it, however, so it would be a bit before we could have it. She gave Dan the address, and he took one of his guys with him to look at it. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex. It's loaded with everything but a washer and dryer (there's a hookup for them, however). It is in Bartlett, about 20 minutes from where we are now. Dan liked it, and the guy he brought with him assured him that it's in a very good neighborhood. So the only thing left to do was to bring Delia and I to look at it. He cut out of work early, and brought us over there. It's absolutely gorgeous. The living room alone is bigger than the whole apartment we're in right now. All of the bedrooms are HUGE. The kitchen is three times the size we have here (here, there is just enough room to squeeze between the appliances, and counter/cabinet space is non-existent.) Needless to say, I wanted it. I asked Dan if he had spoken to the rental office and told them that we wanted it yet. He said "Yeah, but she wasn't there so I left a message and she hasn't returned it." Of course, we're used to that. So we looked around a bit more when he turned to me and said "So, you like it?" Then, he said "Good, because we're moving in next Sunday!" He tricked me good. Heh. SHE called HIM right after he looked at the place earlier in the day, and told him that we could move right in.

    They're transferring the lease, as well as our deposit. We were originally told that we could break our lease, but.. We would have to pay 20% of the month's rent (not a problem). Since they'd have to rent the apartment early, they'd need to run an ad in the paper. We were required to pay for the ad. Again, not a problem. The third thing, however, was a problem. We'd lose our deposit for breaking our lease. So, we figured we'd just make the best of it until April. But the other night with the roach invasion was it for me.

    Dan even checked for bug carcasses at the new place (in the cabinets, and everywhere), and he found none. He also spoke to a neighbor who lives across the street. They left midtown 3 years ago because they couldn't deal with the roaches, or even the city itself. They said that in the 3 years they've been living there, they have not seen 1 roach. Good deal.

    So we move in 8 days! I'm psyched! I'll be taking lots and lots of pictures for all to see.

    I'm not knocking Midtown as a whole, because I have seen some really nice areas that they have fully restored and renovated. But, we're just fine with visiting Midtown, not living here.

    Hope you've enjoyed my little rant/rave. Heh.

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    Hey, thanks for the update, dear! Keep me posted, K? I'm so sorry you had to go thru all that bs, sounds worse than "Pacific Hts". NO WONDER you had buggies, bars are roach havens. Hey that was me, banging on your door! heh. Best of luck to you, moving, & in your new place!


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    LOL Whirlz.. Thank ya. We're way happy! Oh, and you can bang on our door anytime.. But, could you skip the peeing in front? Hahaha

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    So, Memphis is just not like Graceland, huh?



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    Ha.. Absolutely not.. In fact, the area where Graceland is, we wouldn't even THINK of living there. When we got here, Dan trained for management at the store on Elvis Presley Blvd. It's bad... Real bad.

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    There is no way that I would live anywhere near Graceland. Has anyone been in the area at night time? It is way to scary! Congradulations on the new house. Bartlett is a very nice neiborhood.

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    Ummmm....NO NO NO NO NO NO. Yu need to take a bunch of pictures and tell the woman that yopu're not paying for a thing. You HAVE to move because of the hazardous conditions. This is not your fault. Also, pack up a couple of the bugs and send copies of the pics and all your info to the Housing Board. Slap a couple in a bag for when you go talk to the woman and send her a letter outlining all the problems via CMRRR (to their head office, too if possible). You should not have to pay a cent. They ought to be doing everything at their own cost so they don't get in trouble.
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    Congrats on the new digs Rhi! No one should have to tolerate a place like that.
    I've been to the Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville areas several times. There are areas of TN that are beautiful! I toyed with moving there at one time. Oh yes around Graceland it is a DUMP! Brings new meaning to the song Elvis sang "In The Ghetto"....But back when he bought it that area was great. Times change.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinahSky
    Ummmm....NO NO NO NO NO NO. Yu need to take a bunch of pictures and tell the woman that yopu're not paying for a thing. You HAVE to move because of the hazardous conditions. This is not your fault. Also, pack up a couple of the bugs and send copies of the pics and all your info to the Housing Board. Slap a couple in a bag for when you go talk to the woman and send her a letter outlining all the problems via CMRRR (to their head office, too if possible). You should not have to pay a cent. They ought to be doing everything at their own cost so they don't get in trouble.
    Er.. We're not paying to get out of the lease. They're transferring it over, deposit and all, to the new, nice & clean, bug-free place in Bartlett. It's all good. They had originally told us that, when we expressed our VERY strong hatred for the place, the things mentioned in my first post were the conditions of breaking the lease. But that all changed with this new property, lucky for them. I was all ready to call the housing authority. We're not paying a cent, other than the monthly rent once we move in. It's all good.

    Heh.. Yeah.. Graceland=Bad! The apartments are cheap there, for a reason. They practically PAY people to move there. That little tiny strip where Elvis' house is, and the tour area is stunning. On either side of that though, fuhgeddaboudit!

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    Oh, so maybe that apartment behind the bar is better than living near Graceland, bugs and all



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    Yeah.. So it's a good thing we're not moving to Graceland. LOL

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    I was referring to the 20% rent, having to pay to have it placed in the paper and losing your deposit. That's unacceptable to me and I would STILL report them.
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    I'm glad to hear that you are getting out of cockroach hotel... Keep us posted on the move Rhia!

    And flying cockroaches are the worst kind and scary!! Those evil things.. I'm so glad that we don't have them here (too cold).. but when I lived in Cali, like I told you before... our apartment was infested for so long with those dirty things. Nothing is worse than cockroaches and spiders.

    Sounds like the property company needs to get their asses in gear too... I hope they keep their word and make things right.

    Good luck and happy moving!

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    Aww! I saw the thread title and got my hopes up yall were moving to AZ!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinahSky
    I was referring to the 20% rent, having to pay to have it placed in the paper and losing your deposit. That's unacceptable to me and I would STILL report them.
    We don't have to do any of that. If we did, we would report them. They're doing everything on our terms because we were so dissatisfied with the place. And they're probably tired of dealing with me. I'm not so nice when I'm aggravated and looking over my shoulder constantly for roaches.

    We were only told that when we wanted to get the house they let us view. Those were the conditions then. They don't apply now.

    So, we're not paying anything, at all. Just the rent for the new place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bridgette
    Aww! I saw the thread title and got my hopes up yall were moving to AZ!
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    In a year or two, we're thinking. It's where we want to eventually end up. I hope you're still there at that time, though, Miss Nomad! LOL

    Whew, Gyn. I tell ya, I can deal with any other type of pest, but Roaches are something I refuse to deal with. We even told the rental company that if we wanted to deal with the bastids, we could've just stayed in RI and moved to Providence. LOL

    We just got back a little while ago.. I had to see it again, and measure the windows. I'm making curtains! Weee!

    I just can't wait to get the hell out of this place.

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    Being infested with pests and poisonous spiders seems reason enough to break the lease. I suppose the land-dick wouldn't appreciate paying a hospital bill, or having to deal with a dead tenant. Good luch Rhia, may you never have to deal with another cock...roach that is. Lol, little lesbian joke there.
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    Be sure to treat for roaches in the new place when you first move in. They have a way of tagging along with your stuff. I'd set off a bunch of bombs right after unpacking. It may be a pain in the ass, but you know what they say an ounce of prevention is worth....

    I think I will be here for a while, planning to buy a home soon. Heh, it seems SW really IS invading AZ. Perhaps we should have our own lil Phoenix regional party

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    Heh.. I can see it now.. The SW Compound!

    Yep, we're planning on packing and then throwing the boxes in the truck immediately afterwards. We do intend on treating the new place too, just in case we get any hitchers. They're not welcome in the new place.. They can all hang here for the next unfortunate tenants. Heh

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    Well, just because the roaches don't grab on for the ride, does not mean that you won't have roach eggs on stuff. (This just makes me want to barf). Anyways...bomb your place immediately after you move in. Unpack, bomb it immediately afterwards (in the morning, when you can take Delia somewhere for the day) and let it do it's work. Make sure to disinfect EVERYTHING that is hers...

    Use some massive RAID in your old place before you pack as well...it'll keep them in the shadows long enough for you to make your escape.

    So sorry to hear that you're dealing with this. That sucks. Happy moving!!

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    ^Yeah.. We already have that attack plan.

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    As always - best of luck.
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    Just checking, Rhiannon. I can't stand when this kind of thing goes on. Take care of you and yours...
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    ^Thanks Hon.. We definitely would fight them if they slapped any conditions on us. I guess they finally decided to listen to us, since we've been bitching about the place since day 1. Only 7 more days to go! Woot!

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    Rhi, if you need any help, ANY help at all, just call, and we'll get FBR and Mast over there in no time at all.
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