Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.

tek · Dec 17, 2020, 3:53 AM

Almost a week after back surgery, my tongue is still partially numb.

Tinuviel · Dec 17, 2020, 3:55 AM

@tek said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

Almost a week after back surgery, my tongue is still partially numb.

Just because you can now reach, doesn't mean you should just put anything in your mouth. This is God's punishment.

Macha · Dec 17, 2020, 4:25 AM

@ganymede The sad art is, I love this apartment. Good placement, decent maintenance staff, don't generally have an issue with anyone. No one's overly noisy around here, nothing.

I admit, I've been thinking of doing something super not-cool. Like moving my bestie in and putting her on the lease as my partner. Then after a month or so, the other roommates would move out. Because apparently, since they are already on the lease, they don't have to re-qualify, or some shit.

Tinuviel · Dec 17, 2020, 7:05 AM

I have an RL peeve.

When did I become old enough that my detachment from pop culture is expected, rather than something worth commenting on?

Auspice · Dec 17, 2020, 8:26 AM

@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I have an RL peeve.

When did I become old enough that my detachment from pop culture is expected, rather than something worth commenting on?

When have you ever been attached to pop culture?

Tinuviel · Dec 17, 2020, 8:37 AM

@auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I have an RL peeve.

When did I become old enough that my detachment from pop culture is expected, rather than something worth commenting on?

When have you ever been attached to pop culture?

That's almost exactly the point my post made. It's now not noteworthy, it's expected that I'm out of touch because I'm old.

Auspice · Dec 17, 2020, 10:06 AM

@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I have an RL peeve.

When did I become old enough that my detachment from pop culture is expected, rather than something worth commenting on?

When have you ever been attached to pop culture?

That's almost exactly the point my post made. It's now not noteworthy, it's expected that I'm out of touch because I'm old.

I suppose it depends on which pop culture. If you don't know about whatever tiktok video was popular for 10 minutes last Thursday; that's pretty much the wheelhouse of a very narrow group of people.

Ganymede · Dec 17, 2020, 1:07 PM

@macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I admit, I've been thinking of doing something super not-cool. Like moving my bestie in and putting her on the lease as my partner. Then after a month or so, the other roommates would move out. Because apparently, since they are already on the lease, they don't have to re-qualify, or some shit.

The problem may be whether your current roommates would be remaining as co-tenants. I'm not entirely sure of the facts here, but then I'm not entirely sure why your landlord is being a butt. I think it might have to do with COVID-19 and the CDC's order, but that's just stupid.

TNP · Dec 17, 2020, 2:48 PM

@ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

...but then I'm not entirely sure why your landlord is being a butt.

Assuming they're not problem tenants, and for the purpose of this argument we'll assume that, what's the only reason a landlord has to get rid of non-troublemaker renters? Money. He can probably raise the rent a lot more than he can justify for an existing renter.

ETA: Okay, there's one more reason: bigotry, whether it's against race, sexual identity, etc.

Ganymede · Dec 17, 2020, 2:51 PM

@tnp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

Assuming they're not problem tenants, and for the purpose of this argument we'll assume that, what's the only reason a landlord has to get rid of non-troublemaker renters? Money. He can probably raise the rent a lot more than he can justify for an existing renter.

This is a reason, yes. But in the time of COVID where landlords are struggling to have paying tenants it is a very stupid reason.

Macha · Dec 17, 2020, 5:00 PM

We're not problem tenants. Rent is on time, we're not noisy, we don't have people in and out (other than door Dash coming to the door, but let's be honest, everyone around here is doing that more these days.).
We just don't cause trouble. We're boring introverts who stay in and play video games and try pinterest recipes.

ETA: They already raised our rent when we renewed our lease, though not a lot. But We're already on the top end of what they want for rent on apartments.com, etc.

Ganymede · Dec 17, 2020, 5:56 PM

@macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

We just don't cause trouble. We're boring introverts who stay in and play video games and try pinterest recipes.

As I said:

Macha · Dec 17, 2020, 6:05 PM

@ganymede At least it's not just me thinking so.

Derp · Dec 17, 2020, 6:57 PM

@macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

So, my roommates want to move out, and I want to stay, and let my bestie (who has been through hell with Covid) move in. She recently got a job in my city, which is remote for now, but eventually will likely go back to face to face.

So she and I filled out applications, and I thought it was just a formality. Our rent would be a little less than a quarter of combined income, I've been here working on 2 years, always pay my rent on time, blah blah blah.

Nope. Because we /each/ separately don't make 4x the rent a month, we're not allowed to do the roommate shuffle. My credit is leaps and bounds better than when I moved in here, and I make decent money for around here. My bestie had her car totaled a week before shutdown, and then with Covid lost both of her jobs. She had to claim bankruptcy, and even WITH that, her credit score is still ... well, it's better than anyone who currently lives in our apartment.

We didn't have these same checkmarks 19 months ago, when we originally got the place. "Oh, we have new management." - I would think that would have at least warranted a message in the email newsletter they send out, but no.

But if I were to move out and leave them, apparently they don't have to do the same process. I call BS.

It sounds to me like they're preparing for a buyout, but can't refuse housing so they just set the bar up impossibly high in order to get around federal housing regulations.

But that's just me.

Ganymede · Dec 17, 2020, 7:06 PM

@derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

It sounds to me like they're preparing for a buyout, but can't refuse housing so they just set the bar up impossibly high in order to get around federal housing regulations.

It sounds to me like they are unbelievably stupid if their plan is a buyout.

Derp · Dec 17, 2020, 7:23 PM

@ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

It sounds to me like they're preparing for a buyout, but can't refuse housing so they just set the bar up impossibly high in order to get around federal housing regulations.

It sounds to me like they are unbelievably stupid if their plan is a buyout.

I don't disagree. But setting the bar high enough to refuse most comers ensures that most of the apartments are vacant and ready to get new paint/carpet/whatever. They eat a small cost but they can demand more on the market for it, and the few that can afford it they can say 'see, these people are satisfied paying this many dollars for the place and you can attract more, we just have not been signing new contracts in anticipation of selling, to keep them in prime condition.'

Ganymede · Dec 17, 2020, 7:46 PM

@derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I don't disagree. But setting the bar high enough to refuse most comers ensures that most of the apartments are vacant and ready to get new paint/carpet/whatever.

You can refuse to lease if you intend to renovate. So simply deny renewal and do your upgrades. Coming up with paper-thin excuses is a good way to get your ass handed over to the local fair housing agency.

Macha · Dec 17, 2020, 8:53 PM

@ganymede <.< >.> ... I may have called FHA.

Ganymede · Dec 17, 2020, 9:00 PM

@macha

Good.

Macha · Dec 17, 2020, 9:43 PM

@ganymede Well, what REALLY pissed me off, was the fact they called my male roommate FIRST - before me, to tell him I didn't qualify financially. He is not on any of the application, he is not my husband/partner, he had ZERO right to that call/information, and certainly NOT before me.