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Honestly?
Okay I am super annoyed right now. Am I right, or should I let it go?
So we are renting out my house and we are renting it room by room. Well we got all the rooms rented prior to the wedding, and then we were starting the lease after we moved out which was yesterday. Well the couple that is renting out the basement, had told me before the wedding that they were going to have a POD delivered to the house sometime last week. They had already paid their deposit and first month's rent. So before the wedding I had told them we would talk after we got back from the honeymoon and work all the details out.
Well I emailed them a few days ago and didn't hear anything. And their POD had not been delievered and I hadn't heard from them. I just figured they were busy and rescheduled the delivery or whatever. Well we got the majority of our stuff moved out, but we still need to finish cleaning and whatnot. Especially the basement, but I figured since I hadn't heard from them, I would focus on the upstairs and get to the basement last. Well I am working an overnight tonight and I get a text message on my break about an hour ago, saying that this couple was an hour away from the house.
Really?? They moved from Nebraska, and they are going to let me know a frickin hour before they get there? I mean it doesn't make any sense. Well one of the other girls had already moved in, and apparently let them into the house. And they are just bunking in one of the empty rooms for now, and said that there big stuff won't be here until tomorrow evening. Well we had not got the basement ready... and I have to work tomorrow night and I really don't want to have to rush H into getting the place ready when they hadn't even bothered to let us know when they were coming.
What would you do? Just get to finish getting the room ready when we both can? Why should we have to accomodate them by rushing and whatnot? It just doesn't make any sense to me, and I am super annoyed that now I have to figure this out.
I couldn't talk to her other than through text cuz im at work, but when I talk to her tomorrow, shuold I just say that we weren't expecting them so we will get to the basement when we can? Or should I beg H to get the place ready tomorrow? Since he is off work? We have been moving non-stop so I really know he needs a bit of a rest.
Sorry so long... but im curious what your thoughts are?
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Re: Honestly?
first off, im sorry that you have to deal with this, juju. seriously, the should have let you know A LOT sooner. hell, i call my mom the night before to tell her i want to come over. lol.
that said, i hate to say it, but if their lease has technically already started and they've already paid for their rent, you're probably going to have to be accommodating and get the basement ready asap. im dealing with my own landlord/tenant debacle and the best way IMO is to start off on the right foot and create a good relationship.
good luck and let us know how things turn out.
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Mmmmm.... I think Rivs is right. The tenants kind of suck (a lot) for not communicating with you, but if it's at all possible for E to start preparing their area tomorrow it would totally be worth it just to start out on the right foot with them, you know??
Boo. Sorry you have to deal with that! ?
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Well technically their lease wasn't to start until they got down here, which was what we were supposed to work out beforehand. So now that they are here there lease has started... but before they got here, we were just going to start it once they got here.
Does that make sense? lol
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Oh yes, that does make sense. And they didn't say a word until they got here??
In that case.... if it takes a couple of days to get the basement ready they don't have any room to be upset at all. I mean, you just got back from your hm! (totally use that card, btw. lol) ?
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All they said was sorry for the miscommunication. I was like what miscommunication? I had told them when our lease started but we never set a date on when they would move in. They had said they would contact me about the POD coming and then we would figure out the details.
I mean I could have missed something leading up to the wedding, so im not getting pissy with them. But I know for a FACT that they said they would be in touch the beginning of July. And on top of that they knew we were moving out, so its not like they could just waltz on in there at any point anyways. They would have had to coordinate a time to sign the lease and get the keys and everything. Weird!!! Just sick of all this crap not being easy.
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So sorry you are having to deal with this. I would be pissed.
I would ask them if they are ok staying where they are until you got the basement done. Let them know it may be a few days. If they are cool with it then I say take a few days and get it done. Otherwise I would get it done asap. Like PP said you dont want to start off on the wrong foot.
Oh geez, Juju these people suck.
I wouldn't kill yourself to get it done in one day but I would try to get to it quicker than not. My thought is, you don't want unhappy tenants from day one. If they have some reason to be pissy with you it could end up being a giant headache for you later rather than if you coddle them and make nice now.
Those people suck JuJu. It's just really inconsiderate of them to just show up. No apartment rental place would allow that to happen. You ARE giving them a room to stay in for a few days, which is more than other places would do. They problem with that is, you don't want to have to reclean that room before the next person moves in (the 15th right?)
I wouldn't KILL yourself to get it done today. I would get it done in the next two days though, so that the room is avaliable for the next girl to move in.
You really don't want to start off with angry tenants. Not that you should be a push-over, I just think it would be easier for you if everyone was happy.
I hope it all works out! xoxo
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Dang Juju, that sucks.
I'm sorry you have to deal with this now!
I would suggest getting it done ASAP because you need them to be out of the other room with enough time to clean that for the next girl...ugh what a headache! But like PPs said, it's best to start the relationship out on the right foot. They were incredibly inconsiderate but maybe they misunderstood something, I dunno, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. Just explain the situation and let them know you'll have the room ready as soon as you can.
Just think of how good it'll feel when everyone's moved in and you can relax!
So... talked to the one girl and just explained to her that my H would be over today to get the basement cleaned out and everything. But everything is going to have to remain in the living room until we can get back and get all of that taken out.
So I think it will work out fine, and they seem to understand that they should have called and let me know what was up. I am trying my best to just bite my tongue and get everything situated and be pleasant.
At least they are nice people and not shiitheads... lol. Maybe a bit dense, but at least nice. hehe
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