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erinroxyfox

I feel like I've been swindled and got a good deal at the same time. Here's how it went down: they offered me a free month if I move in tomorrow (that's right, tomorrow). In their defense, this was Wednesday they mentioned that. I argued with them some more but didn't want to lose the apartment so I took the deal. It's the busiest week of all time (I know I've said that before, but this week is even busier, so it trumps the others), and I have literally no time to even go over there tomorrow and pick up my key. I have to cut a class to do this. Luckily I have some very nice colleagues who will cover for me. So before I can get my key, I have to give the office my cats' rabies vaccination records, so I have an early morning vet appointment, right after I have an obscenely early rehearsal with a student for Tuesday's contest. Then go get the key, and actually move some things in.


I was going to type out the rest of the junk I'm doing, but I'm losing valuable packing time. GTG.


Oh, Portal 2 is out tomorrow night!!!! Eeeee!!!! I'm so excited I'm squealing. Not like I"ll have time to play it for like a month. One last thing- last night's NTSO concert was amazing and then was followed by a trip to Rafain, a Brazilian churrascurria featuring the most delectable meats and cheese, and of course caiparihnas. Drooool!! Great day, yesterday.


 

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CrypticCat·
Every cloud has a silver lining. I'm glad it worked out in the end. I love your Blog. It reads like an adventure book.
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ATC_1982·
good luck
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VenomRudman·
How did you get swindled? You \"move in\" tomorrow which means you just pick up the key. Spend the next month slowly moving things over. \r \r They gave you a free month,you wanted to move in on May 15th, your free month starts now. There's no money out of your pocket. The only thing is that your lease is up a month early.
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erinroxyfox·
I'm actually in my old place until May 31, so I'm paying for that, plus the prorated month of May, so I'm out $400 (not a big deal, but still). The swindling occurred when I reiterated May 15 several times and they spoke that same date back to me. Suddenly is changed to April and they had no memory of mentioning May. I think that's crap. Secondly, a variety of items that were mentioned as rent-inclusive are actually not inclusive- they're extra and they're compulsory (i.e. trash pick up is $20 a month). Third- the pet deposit of $700 is only 50% refundable (normal) but the remaining 50% isn't used towards cleaning/damages/carpet shampoo etc when I move out. The pet cleanup fee is an additional charge. This was not mentioned to me until I was already signing the lease. What I've learned: ask far more questions than I did, and expect people to blindside you with fees.