my philly apartment
ok. sorry this post isn't about palestine, but it's been on my mind a lot lately so i thought i'd share:
the apartment in philly i've been renting with two wonderful roommates has a new owner who decided to raise the rent by 28% to renew our lease on 1 sept.
(now, this landlord has been less than helpful since they bought the building in the spring. they've been doing construction in the other apartments making lots of noise and leaving the lobby and stairway messy and dirty. they've shut off the water at least four times without notice for at least an hour each time. Once, one of my roommates was in the shower when it happened.)
my roommates' response, other than shock and disgust, is to move out. they simply can't afford the increase. my response, other than shock and disgust, has been to frantically check craigslist every moment i have on the internet, and to badger alex to help me find something (another apartment) or someone (new roomates).
if you know anything about me, you know i hate moving, but i've had to do it eight times in my five years in philly. and even though it's quite a rent hike, the room i live in would still be cheaper than most places in the area.
so i've put up a craigslist ad for new roommates. but the landlord has started showing the place, for an even bigger pricetag- a 66% increase from our current rent. my hope is that i could find two girls who could put down the deposit with me and that the landlord would take it for the original 28% increase). as you might imagine it's quite difficult to manage this while in palestine, with very limited access to the internet and phone calls being very expensive.
so if you or someone you know (who happens to be female, relatively tidy, and sane) is looking for a place in center city philadelphia, PLEASE let me know. ASAP.
the apartment in philly i've been renting with two wonderful roommates has a new owner who decided to raise the rent by 28% to renew our lease on 1 sept.
(now, this landlord has been less than helpful since they bought the building in the spring. they've been doing construction in the other apartments making lots of noise and leaving the lobby and stairway messy and dirty. they've shut off the water at least four times without notice for at least an hour each time. Once, one of my roommates was in the shower when it happened.)
my roommates' response, other than shock and disgust, is to move out. they simply can't afford the increase. my response, other than shock and disgust, has been to frantically check craigslist every moment i have on the internet, and to badger alex to help me find something (another apartment) or someone (new roomates).
if you know anything about me, you know i hate moving, but i've had to do it eight times in my five years in philly. and even though it's quite a rent hike, the room i live in would still be cheaper than most places in the area.
so i've put up a craigslist ad for new roommates. but the landlord has started showing the place, for an even bigger pricetag- a 66% increase from our current rent. my hope is that i could find two girls who could put down the deposit with me and that the landlord would take it for the original 28% increase). as you might imagine it's quite difficult to manage this while in palestine, with very limited access to the internet and phone calls being very expensive.
so if you or someone you know (who happens to be female, relatively tidy, and sane) is looking for a place in center city philadelphia, PLEASE let me know. ASAP.
posted by leila at
8:51 AM
3 Comments:
Oy, Leila, don'tcha think maybe it's easier to move than to cope with getting TWO new roommates AND negotiating with an unreasonable landlord? Especially from 5000 miles away...?!
By
meredith, at 8/03/2006 04:26:00 AM
Praying for the situation, peace, calm, and God's will to be done!
Mom
By
Lori, at 8/04/2006 10:03:00 AM
if you need a temporary place, our apartment is always open to you.
By
E, at 8/05/2006 04:04:00 PM
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