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Entertainingly Shady Housing
I saw 2 places today, one apartment and one sort of house, both weirdly shady.
The sort of house was kind of like a duplex, except it wasn't actually attached, but just sitting on the property along side the bigger house. The guy showing it was a co-owner. He told me that 1) his father had passed away this morning. He was relatively young and was diagnosed with cancer only two weeks ago; 2) the larger house is occupied by this guy's step-mother and brother, and they aren't currently on speaking terms, I gathered partly due to the untimely demise of the mother; and 3) the locked shed between the houses is strictly off limits.
There's nothing like a locked shed that's strictly off limits and tons of family drama to make you NOT want to rent a place.
The apartment had many issues, but the manager was the biggest one. He tried to pull a number of fast ones on me about the location (duh, I grew up here) and other features. But the weirdest part was that there was this couple arguing with another guy in the management office. It wasn't in English but I could guess it was about money somehow. Then the manager and the other guy had this discussion (in English, while I was sitting there):
Guy: They say their income is 2x the monthly rent, but their tax return says it's not.
Manager: I don't care what their tax return says, our computer says they have the money and it's always right.
Guy: But that means they lie on their taxes. Or they won't be able to cover the rent.
Manager: I don't care. We need to fill this building.
Crooked and unprofessional! Just what you want in your landlord.
Re: Entertainingly Shady Housing
Wow that's really crazy - I don't think I've ever heard of a "duplex" like that!
I agree with Bootsie - at least you found out before you signed a lease or anything. Hope you have better luck soon!