I am moving to DC this fall to work in biglaw. The pay is high, but so are my student loans, which I would like to pay off ahead of schedule. Where should I live? Snowflakes within.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 11, 2013 -
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Where can we get an interior door with a pre-installed pet door/cat flap? This is in/around Toronto.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 3, 2013 -
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How seriously should I be taking the black mold that is growing in my Pacific Northwest apartment?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 21, 2012 -
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I’m currently in NY in an apartment without water, sewage, heat or electricity. I’m living elsewhere until my area gets these services back. As I understood it, an apartment without these sorts of things (not to mention the stench of sewage and sea water eating away at the belongings in the floor below and the mold that must be growing there – I think the tenants down there are simply walking away and not cleaning up) is considered uninhabitable. Aren’t renters, by law, not obligated to pay rent until these issues are fixed?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 2, 2012 -
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I recently moved to (West) London from overseas and have to do some reasonably major renovation work on a 2-bed flat. This will include re-doing the floors, removing the dreaded "woodchip" wallpaper and therefore possibly re-plastering, replacing or fixing Artex-ed ceilings and possibly some dated/inefficient windows, and re-doing a kitchen. I am not sure what type of professional to call to get an overall plan and estimates or where to look for such professionals.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 26, 2012 -
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Job opportunity has quickly come up in new city, but nothing settled. Would have to be there October 1 though, what do I tell landlord?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 24, 2012 -
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A troubled tenant in my San Francisco building is at risk of eviction. How will this unfold?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 19, 2012 -
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mid-20s, moving to NYC jobless but with some prospects to realistically find an entry-level job in the $40,000 range. have $20,000 saved. what kind of rent should i realistically plan to pay? am looking at a $1150/mo (per person) in Fort Green. can i do better?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2012 -
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This question is part law, part human relations. I need to know how to handle a situation when only one person wants to break out of a lease. Are they allowed to break out without the consent of the other lessees? And if not, should we let her? Details inside.
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posted by anonymous
on May 24, 2012 -
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We're getting a divorce. We live in a rent controlled San Francisco apartment. We both refuse to leave and it's hell. Hivemind, please help me.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 30, 2012 -
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My long term relationship has ended. It was so long overdue. Even still it didn't happen the way I would have hoped. My partner raged at me for hours over who knows what. It wasn't the first time. Things turned physical and it was the ugliest scariest situation I can remember experiencing.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 26, 2012 -
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SecurityDepositFilter: I think I'm being screwed in Virginia. The situation is complicating by many factors, but mainly by the unwillingness for either the landlord or primary tenant to communicate with me. I was a subtenant with no written lease but a legitimate verbal agreement.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 10, 2011 -
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We need to find a new NYC apartment. My husband's working and has good credit, but I'm unemployed and have terrible credit. We also have a cat. How screwed are we?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 20, 2011 -
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So I've lived in beautiful San Francisco, California since 2005, but I've recently started a job down in Sunnyvale. I can take Caltrain down there, but it's an hour's trip plus half an hour on either end to get from home/work to the Caltrain station in question. This is not sustainable, so I'd like to move south. I'm 31, single, and a city boy from way back, so moving to The Suburbs gives me pause. Also, I sold the only car I've ever owned back in '05 shortly after I moved here. So I have two questions:
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 19, 2011 -
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How can I a single guy in an open relationship, arrange logistics to date/hang out with other women when I can't hang out in my apartment?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 18, 2011 -
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Our new apartment was completely filthy. I'm writing a letter to the landlord to express our frustration. My roommates want me to ask for money; I think this would be counterproductive, but I tend to be non-confrontational and pessimistic about this kind of thing.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 7, 2011 -
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What is the legality/propriety of leasing apartments in NYC for the purpose of renting them out on vacation rental websites?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 1, 2011 -
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What are my responsibilities and my landlord's responsibilities in the aftermath of a flood?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 30, 2011 -
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My downstairs neighbor just told me he's been finding itchy bites on his legs, which he and his doctor believe are from bedbugs. What now?
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posted by anonymous
on May 17, 2011 -
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I need a roommate for my awesome apartment. I have a friend who’d make a good roommate, but she really dislikes my boyfriend—and doesn’t know I’m dating him. And my boyfriend likes her, potentially more than he likes me. How to resolve?
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posted by anonymous
on May 5, 2011 -
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I live in an apartment with someone who was, until recently, a good friend. We're both on the lease. I've been unemployed for some time & he agreed to pick up my half of the rent until I get a new job. That's recently changed & now he's threatening to throw my things out & evict me.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 22, 2010 -
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The body of a murdered woman was recently found on the roof of my high-rise apartment building. I'd like to know more, but there wasn't much news coverage. If I call the police, am I going to be added to the list of suspects?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 7, 2010 -
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I'm strongly considering putting in a offer on an income-restricted HDFC coop apartment in Brooklyn. I just straddle the income limits for 2009, but am well below it for 2006, 2007, and 2008, and the agent has assured me that won't be a problem, given the board an lawyer for this building (meeting the spirit of the regulations, if not the letter). I can afford to put down a large enough down payment so my monthly costs end up being slightly less than what my rent is now (with significantly more stability in cost from year to year). So I'm pretty sure this makes sense for me, but my only question is: is this a mistake in terms of eventually reselling the place?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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NYCFilter: Filled out rental application. Now don't want to continue process. Problem?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 7, 2010 -
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I'm on a lease with a woman who owns two dogs that are destroying our apartment. I want to move out and not get stuck paying for the damage. We're all in Arizona. Help?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 4, 2010 -
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I'm paranoid about security and want to add a strong door lock and interior deadbolt when I move in. What should I expect (or how should I handle) the landlord-relations part of this?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 24, 2010 -
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My apartment is starting to look like I'm trying to audition for the TV show Hoarders. The floor is covered in trash and I have not a single organizational system. How do I deal with this mess by myself and how do I learn to change my behavior?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 16, 2010 -
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It's always been a quiet apartment building, but now we have a new downstairs neighbor that makes noise until 5AM and makes the common-use hallway smell like marijuana and cigarettes.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 13, 2010 -
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I'm itchy at night. I'm worried that my apartment is infested with some sort of parasite. I'm moving in the next few days. How should I proceed?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 28, 2009 -
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Feeling abused by noisy upstairs neighbors. Looking for some strategies to let them know we are not doormats.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 19, 2009 -
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What are the risks, if any, for someone (and the actual address-holder) to falsify their address to register their child in a NYC school?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 14, 2009 -
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I'm moving to Boston from San Diego in a year, but I don't know a soul there, nor do I know how to get the important stuff (job, apartment) set up from so far away. Questions follow.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 11, 2009 -
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My boyfriend and I are planning to get an apartment together soon. I have solid rental history, but he's been moving from place to place and hasn't been on a lease in about 5 years. How do we tackle this on a rental application?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 16, 2009 -
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Is moving in with a friend always a bad idea? Are some people just better suited to live by themselves?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2009 -
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As contractually agreed by me one year ago, my NYC apartment rent is going up 9% starting next month - from $2,250 to $2,450. But today I found out that, because of the recession, an apartment like mine is now going for $2,050. And now I want to renegotiate. How do I do that?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 2, 2008 -
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I am trying to end my tenancy in a month-to-month lease in Los Angeles, but the landlord says that submitting a 30-day-notice won't absolve me of any future responsibility if my roommate stays in the apartment. Please hope me!
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 1, 2008 -
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California Tenant Law Question: Do you have to give 30 days notice if you have a lease and it ends before then?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 10, 2008 -
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I'm dating a roommate, but we need an excuse to go into her bedroom after a date. What can I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 9, 2008 -
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