sgrandjean
12-08-2008, 06:44 PM
Greetings all. Juggling my chemo sessions in between work has been difficult. The position in San Antonio fell through, but it seems as if the man upstairs has other plans for me.
I moved out of the current apartment complex after completing a 12 month lease at what I thought was a reasonable rate for Dallas for a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment ($1,040 including $10/month pet rent). When I notified them that I would be moving at the beginning of November (lease expired 31 Oct), all the manager could say was that I was required to give 60 days notice of intent to move out, even though I was month to month. They didn't want to hear that month to month means 30 days and not 60. I contacted an attorney friend who reviewed my contract and the letter I sent in response to the manager's offer, which increased my rent to $1,425/month. While he wasn't too happy with my use of the word 'extortion', he told me that I should move out at the end of November as planned, and that he would go after the complex if they kept my security deposit as 'liquidated damages'.
I got to thinking a week or so ago that our family friend, Clint Hundley, who passed away in September, had a house that I assumed was still vacant. After talking with his brother first and his dad a couple of days later, I am planning on moving into his house for a minimum of three months at $800/month. After three months, I will either move out or will sign a year lease at $1,250/month for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house with a large yard and a two car garage (1,500 sq ft). I believe that I'll get the keys on Monday, 22 Dec, so I'll be in before Christmas. I'm leaving most of my belongings in storage until I know for sure whether or not I'll be staying at Clint's house.
I'm currently in an extended stay "Studio 6'...until 22 Dec...and will be moving to another location about 10 miles away. The manager at the current location wants me to either take my boxer, Boomer, with me when I leave or put him in a kennel when I'm not in the apartment...this is a dog who doesn't bark much, and who likes most people. Who knows...
Cheers.
I moved out of the current apartment complex after completing a 12 month lease at what I thought was a reasonable rate for Dallas for a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment ($1,040 including $10/month pet rent). When I notified them that I would be moving at the beginning of November (lease expired 31 Oct), all the manager could say was that I was required to give 60 days notice of intent to move out, even though I was month to month. They didn't want to hear that month to month means 30 days and not 60. I contacted an attorney friend who reviewed my contract and the letter I sent in response to the manager's offer, which increased my rent to $1,425/month. While he wasn't too happy with my use of the word 'extortion', he told me that I should move out at the end of November as planned, and that he would go after the complex if they kept my security deposit as 'liquidated damages'.
I got to thinking a week or so ago that our family friend, Clint Hundley, who passed away in September, had a house that I assumed was still vacant. After talking with his brother first and his dad a couple of days later, I am planning on moving into his house for a minimum of three months at $800/month. After three months, I will either move out or will sign a year lease at $1,250/month for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house with a large yard and a two car garage (1,500 sq ft). I believe that I'll get the keys on Monday, 22 Dec, so I'll be in before Christmas. I'm leaving most of my belongings in storage until I know for sure whether or not I'll be staying at Clint's house.
I'm currently in an extended stay "Studio 6'...until 22 Dec...and will be moving to another location about 10 miles away. The manager at the current location wants me to either take my boxer, Boomer, with me when I leave or put him in a kennel when I'm not in the apartment...this is a dog who doesn't bark much, and who likes most people. Who knows...
Cheers.