D.A.M.N. I.T. !!!
They are raising my rent starting starting December 1st. By $20 a month.
Now, I understand that I have an improbably good deal here. My house is across the street from a metro station, walking distance from school, has free parking out back, also walking distance to a beautiful little lake with a trail around it that leads to another system of larger trails that run for several miles. I know that the housing market in my college town is ridiculous because the university loves to accept WAY more people than it can house. I am walking distance from the OSO and only a 25-minute drive to work. Utilities are included in my rent, and I get to live ALONE for at least $250-300 less than I could at any other studio in the area - let alone one ACROSS THE STREET FROM A METRO STATION. I know this. I know this.
But I am irrationally mad and looking on craigslist for other options. And I am having crazy ideas about selling all of my belongings and crashing with a friend for five months. And most of all, I want to tell my landlords to shove it and/or fire their house manager, even though there isn't a really good reason except that I hate him for coming in here during a service call for the guy upstairs and knocking down some stuff I had on the wall and then not calling me back when I left him a voicemail saying I was scared that somebody had been in my apartment because I saw that stuff had been moved around. I am really mad about that. Really mad. So it makes the $20 seem like more like the number of dollars it takes for me to say, "FUCK YOU I'M MOVING OUT."
In my heart of hearts, I know I won't find a better deal than this, even with the $20 increase. I know it. Part of me is still going to have to go through every possible scenario to make sure there isn't a good reason to tell them to fuck off, and that part is going to be working overtime until November 30th, at which point I would have to give them my 30-day notice if I wanted to not give them more than $20 extra just this once. I would really love to be able to do that and, say, move down the street. In fact, maybe I'll take a walk tomorrow and look more seriously at all those houses with the "for rent" signs I see when I go running or riding through the neighborhood. Because not being right across the street from the metro that I rarely take is maybe not as bad as moving out of this neighborhood altogether, and maybe one of those nice families needs the extra money and wants to rent a room for a while so I don't have to keep giving my money to University Jerk Enterprises during my last semester here.
Of course, a slightly more reasonable thing to do would be to ask them if they would consider keeping the rent the same if I signed a 6-month lease and then planned to move out after that anyway. This increase is because my 1-year lease just ended and now it's month-to-month. Do people do that? Is this a real idea? I can't tell because I am fucking PISSED.
Now, I understand that I have an improbably good deal here. My house is across the street from a metro station, walking distance from school, has free parking out back, also walking distance to a beautiful little lake with a trail around it that leads to another system of larger trails that run for several miles. I know that the housing market in my college town is ridiculous because the university loves to accept WAY more people than it can house. I am walking distance from the OSO and only a 25-minute drive to work. Utilities are included in my rent, and I get to live ALONE for at least $250-300 less than I could at any other studio in the area - let alone one ACROSS THE STREET FROM A METRO STATION. I know this. I know this.
But I am irrationally mad and looking on craigslist for other options. And I am having crazy ideas about selling all of my belongings and crashing with a friend for five months. And most of all, I want to tell my landlords to shove it and/or fire their house manager, even though there isn't a really good reason except that I hate him for coming in here during a service call for the guy upstairs and knocking down some stuff I had on the wall and then not calling me back when I left him a voicemail saying I was scared that somebody had been in my apartment because I saw that stuff had been moved around. I am really mad about that. Really mad. So it makes the $20 seem like more like the number of dollars it takes for me to say, "FUCK YOU I'M MOVING OUT."
In my heart of hearts, I know I won't find a better deal than this, even with the $20 increase. I know it. Part of me is still going to have to go through every possible scenario to make sure there isn't a good reason to tell them to fuck off, and that part is going to be working overtime until November 30th, at which point I would have to give them my 30-day notice if I wanted to not give them more than $20 extra just this once. I would really love to be able to do that and, say, move down the street. In fact, maybe I'll take a walk tomorrow and look more seriously at all those houses with the "for rent" signs I see when I go running or riding through the neighborhood. Because not being right across the street from the metro that I rarely take is maybe not as bad as moving out of this neighborhood altogether, and maybe one of those nice families needs the extra money and wants to rent a room for a while so I don't have to keep giving my money to University Jerk Enterprises during my last semester here.
Of course, a slightly more reasonable thing to do would be to ask them if they would consider keeping the rent the same if I signed a 6-month lease and then planned to move out after that anyway. This increase is because my 1-year lease just ended and now it's month-to-month. Do people do that? Is this a real idea? I can't tell because I am fucking PISSED.
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When I lived in an apartment, years ago, other tenants warned me that the rent increased every other month by about $20 once the lease was up. Some were paying $100 more per month than I was, for the same size apartment. When my lease expired, mine rent increased as theirs did. Just keep your eyes and ears open.Posted 11-05-2008 at 07:34 PM by ItWasMe
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Every place we've every lived, the rent increases after the yearly lease is up. It wouldn't hurt to talk to them, maybe they can help you out. Good luck.Posted 11-05-2008 at 08:11 PM by shesus
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$20?
Child, please 
I was paying $1300 for a crappy apartment and when my lease was up they wanted another $150 a month.
Sounds like you've got a helluva deal. Go for the lease to cover you until you're ready to move on.Posted 11-06-2008 at 03:29 AM by jewels
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Near a lake? Across from a metro? You're in paradise. I feel lucky I only have to walk half a mile to the metro.Posted 11-06-2008 at 03:45 AM by Poppinjay
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I would speak with the landlord/manager and try to work out something with payments so you don't feel like you're being asked to leave. considering all of the "for rent" signs in the neighborhood, they might be willing to work with you.Posted 11-06-2008 at 05:02 AM by genuinegirly
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Sounds like you're getting very worked up over something pretty small. Feel free to vent here then calm down and stay put. Sounds like a sweet little apartment you have. Enjoy it!Posted 11-06-2008 at 06:31 AM by little_tippler
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