11-14-2012, 10:52 PM
I signed a lease that started on October 15th. Tomorrow is November 15th and I'm not much closer to having the apt.
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Until recently, I had lived in the same apt for nearly 10 years with a rotating cast of roommates. Not most people's idea of being an adult but this is nyc - it was cheap, i was confortable and moving sucks.
Eventually I had to grow up. It helps when a funny, smart and beautiful redhead is encouraging the process. She moved into my place until we could find something. We looked rather passively for quite a while, rarely making any progress and usually giving me a stomach ache. then an apt next door became available from the same landlord. perfect.
renovations. great! we're going to have a new apt! Work starts on the 1st and we move in on the 15th. What? not done on time? Thats fine. We'll make it Nov 1st.
And everyone knows what happened right around the 1st. The landlord is hard to get in touch with which is frustrating but we had no idea what she was dealing with. A few days pass. Luckily we could simply stay put during that time but we needed to know when the apt would be ready. Eventually I get stories but nothing on a deadline. The storm nearly reached her home and took out the power / someone has pneumonia / father is sick / is pumping out basements. Lots of talk, no deadline.
Yesterday I saw the landlord in front of the building. She was waiting for the contractor. I get breakfast and wait for the landlord to call. It doesn't come. I go back to the building and she's gone. I speak to a worker who's carrying tile upstairs who assures me that he'll get me when the contractor is back, he just stepped out. I go into my old apt (where all my stuff is) and 20 minutes later his truck is gone.
As best I can tell almost nothing happened between Oct 15th and Nov 1st. Work was done yesterday but apparently nothing today. I really don't understand how this industry works. And my landlord is apparently completely unable to obtain and pass on the information I require. And since this is nyc finding a new apt would be a hell of a lot of work.
So I find myself using airbnb.com to rent a week at a time.
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Until recently, I had lived in the same apt for nearly 10 years with a rotating cast of roommates. Not most people's idea of being an adult but this is nyc - it was cheap, i was confortable and moving sucks.
Eventually I had to grow up. It helps when a funny, smart and beautiful redhead is encouraging the process. She moved into my place until we could find something. We looked rather passively for quite a while, rarely making any progress and usually giving me a stomach ache. then an apt next door became available from the same landlord. perfect.
renovations. great! we're going to have a new apt! Work starts on the 1st and we move in on the 15th. What? not done on time? Thats fine. We'll make it Nov 1st.
And everyone knows what happened right around the 1st. The landlord is hard to get in touch with which is frustrating but we had no idea what she was dealing with. A few days pass. Luckily we could simply stay put during that time but we needed to know when the apt would be ready. Eventually I get stories but nothing on a deadline. The storm nearly reached her home and took out the power / someone has pneumonia / father is sick / is pumping out basements. Lots of talk, no deadline.
Yesterday I saw the landlord in front of the building. She was waiting for the contractor. I get breakfast and wait for the landlord to call. It doesn't come. I go back to the building and she's gone. I speak to a worker who's carrying tile upstairs who assures me that he'll get me when the contractor is back, he just stepped out. I go into my old apt (where all my stuff is) and 20 minutes later his truck is gone.
As best I can tell almost nothing happened between Oct 15th and Nov 1st. Work was done yesterday but apparently nothing today. I really don't understand how this industry works. And my landlord is apparently completely unable to obtain and pass on the information I require. And since this is nyc finding a new apt would be a hell of a lot of work.
So I find myself using airbnb.com to rent a week at a time.
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