thread: Renting... tell me this is normal!

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  1. #1
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    I was going to suggest not being there as well. The owner is possibly just as happy for you not to know who they are, either.
    If its an old place, and thats happening a lot, I'd be asking about haing the wiring checked out, unless they have a cert. of electrical safety showing its already been done recent;y (in the past few years)

    We rented an awesome place, landlord lived next door but it was a farm, so next door was close enough to see, but far enough not to hear, plus he had his farms hands do all the garden and general maintenance. If it wasnt for the gigantic spiders we might still be there.

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    I'm not a spider fan either

    I'm going to ask about the wiring. Its not normal lights blowing, its with in a few days of the bulb going in. & they are those silly down lights? I dunno, thats what the RE called them, but DH reckons they are only down light look alikes... what ever that means! They are still up in the ceiling!

    I figured it was just a long term tennant thing. Not looking at the place for 2 or more years might be too much for them. I don't mind. Just panicking that something will go wrong & the place will be a pig sty! lol

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    Well. It was all about a rent increase
    Another $15 a week that I can't afford with everything else going on right now. But I have to, because its a small town & if I don't I'll have to move away. Which would mean changing kids schools. With all the kids stuff & having to start weekly OT therapy for DD2 & possibly DS, which means petrol to get to town once or twice every week. I can only just afford petrol as it is
    time to look at cheaper car insurance places, drop my internet allowance & cut back my hot water I guess. We couldn't afford any luxuries anyway, now there's no chance

  4. #4
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    Oh Clover that sucks