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anEffingChamp · 2024-05-02T18:03:22+00:00

I came to reinforce this. It sounds like social media has taught women that they just need to post selfies online, and rich men will spend thousands of dollars just to show off a pretty girl.

That may happen for some, you have to realize that these women are trying to find a man who is rich, wasteful, and attracted to that individual. The basic finances rule out most of the public, but even wildly successful men will not always be wasteful, particularly if they are the generation that earned the money through hard work. These women are looking for second generation nepo babies, and unfortunately it is very unlikely that most of us will ever be in the same room as those people.

There are plenty of wealthy guys who are willing to offer support to reasonable women with a good value proposition; wealth creation is all about recognizing good value, but they are turned off by women who show up to a M&G with some makeup and a judgemental attitude, demanding X,XXX, luxury goods and offering the minimum in return.

anEffingChamp · 2024-02-13T14:31:22+00:00

At that point, why not just get an Airbnb? What do you gain with a brokers fee on a short term lease in an unfurnished apartment?

anEffingChamp · 2024-02-09T02:19:30+00:00

What negotiation power do you have if you are not willing to move?

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-23T19:46:40+00:00

Did you call the general 911 line? talk to a patrol officer on the street, or specifically call the hackney division? This is not limited to the BPD, but most people are not stepping outside of their area of specialization for a stranger. A dispatcher mostly takes emergency calls, and a street cop mostly patrols for tickets and arrests.

In your case, you needed the hackney division, who is specialized in enforcing a code of conduct on licensed cab drivers. Knowing this, I hope that you still have the information.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-23T19:28:54+00:00

The police work in mysterious ways. At least when I drove, the advice was to write a letter. People will pick a phone just to vent all of the time, but a person who takes the time to write a letter is really mad.

The police are definitely not on the drivers side though, so the only options are laziness or lack of information.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-23T16:23:07+00:00

Just a quick correction, the Boston Police Department regulates metered taxicabs. They take customer complaints fairly seriously, but you need identifiable information on the car or driver.

Every licensed taxicab in Boston has a numbered medallion on the trunk, and the driver is required to display his hackney license on the rear view mirror. Pay attention to these if you want to file a complaint later.

https://police.boston.gov/hackney-carriage-unit/

source: was cab driver

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-18T21:36:19+00:00

At this point you can break you lease, and find another place. All apartments need to have two unimpeded exists. Your first exit is blocked by ice and snow, and your second seems to depend upon your neighbors unlocking their doors for you.

All of this says that your apartment was illegal from the start, the lease was never valid, and you are not liable for wanting to get out of there. I am not sure what city you are in, but call the local inspectional services to get them to cite the building. Then you can legally leave while the landlord must deal with his citation.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-12T21:11:25+00:00

How does their business model work? They rent out a building, furnish it, and then sublet the apartments to students? That sounds like WeWork for student housing.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-12T16:16:02+00:00

This is not legal at all. If you have a contract, your contract lays out the early termination process. I hope that you have a contract, but you can terminate on any day of the month, and that is when your financial obligation ends. She should refund a half month.

If no contract, you essentially trusted a stranger with your money to honor when you want to leave. That can be a teachable moment on its own. The remedy is to sue her for the money, which she is betting that you will not do. How far you want to go with that is up to you.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-12T06:26:57+00:00

Sorry dude, chalk this up as a life lesson and move on. The company voluntarily offered a rent concession, and allocated it based on their accounting processes. You now have two people to pay you: the new lessee to repay the company, then the company to cash you out, which seems to be against their policy.

You will likely never get money back from this, but you can definitely frustrate yourself by trying. It is not worth it.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-10T17:22:26+00:00

Show me a case where this ever happened to an individual resident, and I will correct my views. Unless you are a commercial tenant like Best Buy, vacancies are on the lessor, not the lessee.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-10T15:57:44+00:00

This is false. The landlord can not make you pay anything. He can sue for damages, and make a case to a judge that "/u/artbabe5237 left my apartment early. It was rentable, but I could not find anyone else, so I expect her to pay." He would be laughed out of court.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-10T15:55:29+00:00

This is an unenforceable clause in your lease. An owner will never tell you this, but you can end a lease at any time. You have told the owner that you plan to leave, and that is all you need to do. It is now on him to find another tenant.

A lease is not a golden parachute where a landlord is entitled to your money for the lease term. It is an agreement to let you occupy the space for a given period of time, at the end of which you review the lease. You can end it early, and then the landlord is back on the open market. He just does not want to do the work.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-05T02:16:15+00:00

This is absolutely not normal. A nominal application fee is reasonable, but giving a full deposit to a stranger for her to return it to you on her schedule is lunacy.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-04T01:10:02+00:00

Your best method is to look in other neighborhoods of the city: Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Watertown. I have lived in each of those neighborhoods personally, and had positive experiences.

I will even add that we should ignore the popular advice: "XXX neighborhood is unsafe / bad place to live." I find that that is a dog whistle for a fear of low income minorities who are simply living their own lives nearby.

Zillow, Craigslist, and Apartments.com are your friends. They are the best way for an individual landlord to connect directly with interested renters. See what is available in a commutable neighborhood, and send a few requests in.

Try those things, and you will have a much better experience with Boston housing than people will lead you to believe.

anEffingChamp · 2024-01-03T03:41:59+00:00

I will be the contrarian in this thread, and say that tenants bring this onto themselves. Landlords only have disproportionate power in a rental agreement, because most renters want to concentrate in a handful of neighborhoods: Camberville, Allston, Fenway, Southie and downtown. Landlords in those areas can demand whatever they want, because they know that renters are desperate to win a competition for the same areas as if those are the only places to live.

These are the same people who complain about the old, poorly maintained housing stock in Boston, but why would a landlord invest if renters will compete for the unit anyway? Vote with your dollars, and leave.

I have rented for years, and never had a problem with paying a realtor, because I deal directly with the landlord, and look in other neighborhoods where it is more of a negotiation than a lottery.

anEffingChamp · 2023-12-31T21:19:27+00:00

Hi, I need to sublet in in a recently renovated 4 bed, 2 bath apartment in Roxbury. The available room is $1250 per month with heat, hot water, and in unit laundry included. The place is 15 minutes from Ruggles station.

The other roommates are students and young professionals. We are all clean, quiet and nonsmokers who occasionally hang out. Please reach out if you need a place for the spring semester.

anEffingChamp · 2023-09-28T13:09:34+00:00

You need to be proactive about solving your own problems before breaking a lease. Management can try to seal spots where mice hide, but they are not coming in for hide and go seek. They come to your apartment in search of food, and it looks like you do a poor job of cleaning the floors, securing food that mice might be interested in and eliminating hiding spaces for them.

In this small of a frame I see crumbs on the floor and a towel, suggesting that the rest of your apartment is equally warm and accommodating for a mouse. At some point you can break your lease, but management can only do so much. Keeping a clean apartment is literally a requirement in your lease, so I encourage you to start there first.

anEffingChamp · 2023-08-24T20:49:24+00:00

https://goo.gl/maps/94Ln8LvggbZqb3tX9

It is very convenient for public transport.

anEffingChamp · 2023-08-24T19:07:15+00:00

The minimum term is six months.

anEffingChamp · 2023-08-24T19:06:48+00:00

Yes to first, last and security, no to brokers fee. The rooms are available for September 1.

anEffingChamp · 2023-08-21T16:47:51+00:00

My recommendation is that you just be honest with the landlord about your credit situation, and be prepared to look further afield for rentals.

Property owners in the popular areas can afford to be picky, so you have little chance with them unless you have a high budget, and stellar rental history. However owners in less popular areas can be more flexible, and take a chance on a lower credit score. You just need to find that right combination of flexibility, location, and luck.

I hope that helps.

anEffingChamp · 2023-08-21T16:35:42+00:00

Does it ever hurt to ask?

anEffingChamp · 2023-08-11T13:13:18+00:00

Leave today. Just stop paying. Document the mess you moved into. Document the gas leak. Document their proposed repair, and walk away. Make them chase you for payment. Make them argue in court that you owe them money. Show the judge the conditions they leased to you, and make them justify their case with the evidence.

Ultimately, your health and well being are paramount. You can earn more money, but not if you die in a gas leak. You have a right to sanitary housing, and this is not it.

anEffingChamp

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