enidmaeve: How long should I wait for a renovated apartment to be complete?
My boyfriend and I moved into our current apartment the first weekend in October 2006. We signed a month lease with the belief that we would be moving into a renovated apartment by November. The apartments were (and still are) under renovation when we moved in. We chose to do this because we’d get $ 100 off the rent every month for 12 months. However, it’s mid-March and we’re still in the unrenovated unit. Every time we ask for a time frame of when we will move into the renovated unit we get the run around. Everyone seems to have different answers and no solutions. The apartment is closer to being completed than it was even a month ago and there are people working but it’s still taking a lot longer than promised. What does everyone think about this situation and what should I do? We like the unrenovated unit (minus the basement laundry) but we’d like to be in the unit promised to us.
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Answer by sunshine_today
As a renter you really don’t have any rights. The entire housing market has tanked and my guess is that the anticipated value of those units has dropped since their first decided to do the project. Since they might not be making the profit they once thought, they are probably now taking their time on completing them.
Ask if you can go see your promised apt, they should not have a problem with that. Look and see how far along it is,ask how much longer will it take? And is saving 100.00 a month worth it ?
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