So, I live in a presumably 'restricted income' apartment complex... Unlike normal apartment places, you can't make OVER a certain amount to qualify... I've been here two years. Last year, they raised my rent from 725 to 735... okay, that's a doable raise... I've NEVER seen an increase much more than that in any apartment complex I've lived in... maybe 25 bucks, tops. Now, 735 is a little steep. Granted, the rent is variable, based on how much you supposedly make. My dad helps with my rent, so he has a form to fill out every year as well. I make about 13K a year(net)... my dad helps fill in with rent and some of my old bills... I am looking for better work, but the economy sucks right now, and no one gives me the time of day. I've applied for things I can easily do, but I haven't done, at least not in a long time. I applied for a swing shift word processor for a law firm, they hired internally.. What the... ?? Then why bother putting up a posting? Anyway...
with an apartment complex like mine, you don't just sign a lease... there's a ton of paperwork to go through to get 're-certified' and they adjust your rent accordingly... nothing has changed since last years re-certification... guess what they raised my rent to? 795. Yup, you saw that right: a 60 dollar increase. But they know they have me... I can't afford to move, what with having the cats... I'd have to rent a truck, pay app. fees, deposits, pet deposits, etc... and my lease is up in a month... no time to do a proper apartment hunt. Even though they started the whole process in March... it takes them this long to get me my new price... they screw the people they can so others who get off with $300/mo rent can...
I'm thinking of signing a 6 month and then dealing with everything as it comes... I may get a permanent gig with the county by then... I don't know... I'm just furious at these people right now... I have cr*ppy upstairs neighbors who get warned about their noise but ignore the warnings... the parking isn't assigned, as it SHOULD be... not to mention the rude little brats who hang outside my apartment leaving trash and peering into my windows. I have opaque window film up on the majority of my windows, but I like being to actually open my windows to get fresh air in... not to mention find out what the weather is like... I've had my patio (I'm on the ground floor) vandalized, etc... you get the idea... it's not a great neighborhood... but I'm stuck. I'm a quiet, respectful neighbor, and I get treated like the jerk...
I'm going to go back to cleaning... and hopefully I can get the anger resolved.
For anyone reading this, what are reasonable increases? $60 sounds very unreasonable to me. I was told that the apartment size I'm in is going for 795... well, fine... to NEW tenants... you don't do that to current tenants... Any landlords out there? other renters?
Amanda
with an apartment complex like mine, you don't just sign a lease... there's a ton of paperwork to go through to get 're-certified' and they adjust your rent accordingly... nothing has changed since last years re-certification... guess what they raised my rent to? 795. Yup, you saw that right: a 60 dollar increase. But they know they have me... I can't afford to move, what with having the cats... I'd have to rent a truck, pay app. fees, deposits, pet deposits, etc... and my lease is up in a month... no time to do a proper apartment hunt. Even though they started the whole process in March... it takes them this long to get me my new price... they screw the people they can so others who get off with $300/mo rent can...
I'm thinking of signing a 6 month and then dealing with everything as it comes... I may get a permanent gig with the county by then... I don't know... I'm just furious at these people right now... I have cr*ppy upstairs neighbors who get warned about their noise but ignore the warnings... the parking isn't assigned, as it SHOULD be... not to mention the rude little brats who hang outside my apartment leaving trash and peering into my windows. I have opaque window film up on the majority of my windows, but I like being to actually open my windows to get fresh air in... not to mention find out what the weather is like... I've had my patio (I'm on the ground floor) vandalized, etc... you get the idea... it's not a great neighborhood... but I'm stuck. I'm a quiet, respectful neighbor, and I get treated like the jerk...
I'm going to go back to cleaning... and hopefully I can get the anger resolved.
For anyone reading this, what are reasonable increases? $60 sounds very unreasonable to me. I was told that the apartment size I'm in is going for 795... well, fine... to NEW tenants... you don't do that to current tenants... Any landlords out there? other renters?
Amanda