Day 20: tues feb 8 was another surprise. we're done with homelessness! i found out around 3pm that we can now legally occupy 925 s ellwood ave. great super news right? wrong. there's a huge difference between a place being "legally occupiable" and "rent ready". the inspector's approval meant the pipes had been changed. what this didn't cover was the quality of the house.
the closets were full of construction supplies still. the garage was packed several feet high with rubbish (yeah, i know what i said, but that seems more appropriate than garbage). the floors were filthy. the carpet had stains from drips after they stained the hand railing. the floors were warped. one shower was hooked up backwards, so hot was cold and vice versa. the other bathroom was filthy to the point that nobody wants to use it. several holes had been cut in the drywall and then glued back in place sloppily. the steps to the cellar were collapsing. their was still no mailbox (seriously?). their were so many weeds by the stoop that it had become the designated neighborhood dog crap spot. the toilet was leaking into the floor vent, then dripping into the middle of the living room. the deck door was still blocked by an impromptu drywall job because the deck stairs need to be replaced. the house had several minor things that needed fixing, to which the realtor kept saying that we could just take care of it and take it out of next month's rent. i didn't realize we signed up to move into a DIY house. how does that work?
i refused to stay in the house in this condition. homelessness continues.
the closets were full of construction supplies still. the garage was packed several feet high with rubbish (yeah, i know what i said, but that seems more appropriate than garbage). the floors were filthy. the carpet had stains from drips after they stained the hand railing. the floors were warped. one shower was hooked up backwards, so hot was cold and vice versa. the other bathroom was filthy to the point that nobody wants to use it. several holes had been cut in the drywall and then glued back in place sloppily. the steps to the cellar were collapsing. their was still no mailbox (seriously?). their were so many weeds by the stoop that it had become the designated neighborhood dog crap spot. the toilet was leaking into the floor vent, then dripping into the middle of the living room. the deck door was still blocked by an impromptu drywall job because the deck stairs need to be replaced. the house had several minor things that needed fixing, to which the realtor kept saying that we could just take care of it and take it out of next month's rent. i didn't realize we signed up to move into a DIY house. how does that work?
i refused to stay in the house in this condition. homelessness continues.
Day 21: wed feb 9 started with getting an email from ryan sent to both realtors in which he finally let loose on them, listing all these issues and letting them know we're looking at other places to live. apparently they didn't realize how upset we were until this email, because they supposedly signed a paper saying all these issues would be addressed by monday, feb 14. they got a few things done today that gave us hope, but in the meantime, the couch-hopping continues. back to jen's basement...
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it never occurred to me that you might STILL be homeless. let me know when you are ready to get the friday homeless run back on track.
not this week, because i already ran this morning and have work until 6, but we'll talk about next friday.
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