tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181387788187392541.post3903512795327440806..comments2023-09-09T06:54:32.092-04:00Comments on <center>Our Simplicity</center>: Limited.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817736786530470345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181387788187392541.post-42887452270938426482008-07-26T13:31:00.000-04:002008-07-26T13:31:00.000-04:00That is so frustrating!! Grr....That is so frustrating!! Grr....dust and kamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371731583806645063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181387788187392541.post-84676241597414689622008-07-26T10:41:00.000-04:002008-07-26T10:41:00.000-04:00That's just not nice, especially if you've improve...That's just not nice, especially if you've improved it in that time!Do you have a total arsehole of a landlord or what, most of them would be happy to have a tennant who WANTED to improve the property rather than trash it!<BR/><BR/>Would you be happy/ok paying more if the landlord agreed to do a few renovations for you?<BR/><BR/>I still say ask him, you never know where it might get you!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787260126425552298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181387788187392541.post-27004341202894572352008-07-26T09:35:00.000-04:002008-07-26T09:35:00.000-04:00If we wanted to, say, paint the walls with a fresh...If we wanted to, say, paint the walls with a fresh coat of paint (even if its white), we'd be paying out-of-pocket for that ourselves. And while I wish it was that easy to give the kitchen a facelift like that, those cupboards are IMPOSSIBLE to paint over (they're some kind of laminated fake wood STUFF). At least, not with a huge amount of effort, time and money on our parts, and when we *do* decide to move we have to basically undo everything and leave it in the original state or else risk getting fined, not a huge amount, but enough to make a chequebook wince a little (and, also, when you're moving there's already this big huge added expense that month so an extra, say, 75$ on something unplanned hurts just a bit more than any other time/month, you know?).<BR/><BR/>I remember when moving out of the college apt they provided us with a list of 'finable charges' - if you didn't clean your oven it was 50$, any garbage/furniture left was 100$, ect. I certainly did NOT have money to throw away like that so I did my best to ensure it was all clean/garbage free. Of course, living with the type of roommate I was living with probably should have planned it a bit better, but Oh well, live and learn, as they say. <BR/><BR/>Okay, so I think that was officially my longest comment ever. Sorry, just got a little carried away :P <BR/><BR/>/ends ramble.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817736786530470345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181387788187392541.post-8689267692527663822008-07-26T08:50:00.000-04:002008-07-26T08:50:00.000-04:00I totally think you could ask anyway. Though some ...I totally think you could ask anyway. Though some of it is too big for you to do yourselves (like remodelling the kitchen), you could totally ask if the landlord could provide you with paint so you can refresh the cupboard doors or paint the walls or something. Especially if nothing has been done in ten years and you're willing to do the work yourself. Why not ask, what have you got to lose!?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787260126425552298noreply@blogger.com