Venting before a new start
My new roommate moves in today!
buuuuuut, i need to vent a little bit. I had asked my current/old roommate if she could be out be out by the 15th so Jennifer could move in, she said yes, buuut when the day came she wasn't. Then said she'd have it out by the morning of the 16th, but because of work, storage etc, she wasn't able to get the last of her things until yesterday afternoon. Also i was left with a messy bathroom and a couple of other small things here and there that I had to clean before Jenny could move in.
I ended up having to take the extra days worth of rent out of her deposit
(along with money for some things that she was already aware needed to be replaced)because now I can't charge my new roommate for those days. I was feeling quite disrespected by the fact that things were left messy. I took a look at the list from the apt management on what fees they take from the deposit for things that have to be cleaned when you move out. Basically for all the things I ended up cleaning (toilet, sink, tub/tile, a few dirty dishes left on the counter, etc)it would have been over $200 taken out of the deposit.
I kinda struggled with the whole thing for a little bit. Part of me wanted it to be over and done with and not mention it at all, but at the same time I don't think it was fair for me to have to do what the management considers $200 worth of work for nothing and without her being aware that I did it. SO, I ended up taking out another $30 from the deposit because that would make it a round number and that's the end.
The reason I still feel the need to vent about it is because I don't think she realizes that I'm trying NOT to be a bitch and I do sympathize with her situation. I feel like she's annoyed at me even though I actually saved her at least $220 by rounding down her portion of the deposit to an easy even number. If i did it by the books and was technical about everything she would have barely gotten anything.
I guess I feel like I need some validation.. which is really my own problem and not hers.
Anyhow.. NEW ROOMMATE TONIGHT!! I'm very excited. I'm a little nervous about it at the same time. We're gonna have to get to know each other and get used to being around each other and all that. I can't imagine how this could be a change for the worse after all thats happened over the past year. Which I must admit WASN'T ALWAYS bad. I do think that it will be more of an equal type of relationship this time, mentally, financially, socially, etc. etc. etc.
Alright, time for me to get out of here finally. i really need a computer back at home again :-P
buuuuuut, i need to vent a little bit. I had asked my current/old roommate if she could be out be out by the 15th so Jennifer could move in, she said yes, buuut when the day came she wasn't. Then said she'd have it out by the morning of the 16th, but because of work, storage etc, she wasn't able to get the last of her things until yesterday afternoon. Also i was left with a messy bathroom and a couple of other small things here and there that I had to clean before Jenny could move in.
I ended up having to take the extra days worth of rent out of her deposit
(along with money for some things that she was already aware needed to be replaced)because now I can't charge my new roommate for those days. I was feeling quite disrespected by the fact that things were left messy. I took a look at the list from the apt management on what fees they take from the deposit for things that have to be cleaned when you move out. Basically for all the things I ended up cleaning (toilet, sink, tub/tile, a few dirty dishes left on the counter, etc)it would have been over $200 taken out of the deposit.
I kinda struggled with the whole thing for a little bit. Part of me wanted it to be over and done with and not mention it at all, but at the same time I don't think it was fair for me to have to do what the management considers $200 worth of work for nothing and without her being aware that I did it. SO, I ended up taking out another $30 from the deposit because that would make it a round number and that's the end.
The reason I still feel the need to vent about it is because I don't think she realizes that I'm trying NOT to be a bitch and I do sympathize with her situation. I feel like she's annoyed at me even though I actually saved her at least $220 by rounding down her portion of the deposit to an easy even number. If i did it by the books and was technical about everything she would have barely gotten anything.
I guess I feel like I need some validation.. which is really my own problem and not hers.
Anyhow.. NEW ROOMMATE TONIGHT!! I'm very excited. I'm a little nervous about it at the same time. We're gonna have to get to know each other and get used to being around each other and all that. I can't imagine how this could be a change for the worse after all thats happened over the past year. Which I must admit WASN'T ALWAYS bad. I do think that it will be more of an equal type of relationship this time, mentally, financially, socially, etc. etc. etc.
Alright, time for me to get out of here finally. i really need a computer back at home again :-P