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How do you handle that? Just send in checks with the old value? Do they confront you?
No of course not.
I simply expressed to the landlord that I would not be able to pay the new/increased rent.
Landlord said okay, that I could continue to pay the old rent.
This is appears to be in your typical Midwood pre-war building. I wonder why the landlord is trying to lease this one as-is and not renovating and charging the standard $1600-1900 for that area. It's in absolutely atrocious condition. Usually an apartment like this would get the proverbial cheapo renovation: a coat of thick white paint, floors would be polished and generic maple cabinets with faux granite print Formica counters.
Do you think someone will actually lease this?
Yes. Some idiot will. I'd live on the street in my car before I would though. I wonder whats crawling around in the walls!!!!!
I hear you, but I live in that neighborhood and I can tell you that landlords are trying to get that price or higher for crappy unmaintained apartments.
If it was renovated, the landlord would be asking at least $1500 for that apartment.
That apartment needs at least $10,000 worth of work. The floors alone would be at least $5,000. If market is $1500, he should be charging under $1000.
Bet it's a walk up too. For $300 I'd take it. Looks like a hoarder lived there for 25 years before he died.
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