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Why do rental landlords who rent bedrooms in shared living accommodations list their rooms for rent under the bach and 1bdrm sections of sites?? There is a ROOMMATE section on rental sites.
When I am I looking for a 1 bedroom apartment it means I want to see ads for self contained places with a kitchen, bathroom, Living room, separate bedroom all with their own doors (Except the kitchen - Apartment kitchens dont have doors)
In the 1 bedroom section, I should not be seeing ads for rooms where the kitchen and bathroom is shared with 3-5 other people.
Because people are just ignorant that way and either don't read and follow the rules or they don't pay attention. If there is a way to report the ad or flag it for being miscategorized then flag it.
The same thing happens in craigslist ads all the time. Nothing anyone can do except continue to flag the ads or report them.
ETA: I just went into your link and went into an ad and I see that there is a 'report ad' option in each ad in upper right of the ad. Use that to report it being miscategorized. Doesn't mean it will stop people from posting in the wrong category but perhaps the website managers will watch more closely if enough ads are reported.
Last edited by Corn-fused; 11-14-2015 at 03:45 PM..
Because it says right in the title that it is a room? It doesn't say it is an apartment. Just open the ads where the title says it is a one bedroom apartment.
Sorry, but when you are hunting for a rental, you have to sift through ads that don't apply.
Probably the shared facility ads should go in the roommate section, but maybe the landlord feels that he is not looking for a roommate, he is advertising a room to rent.
My minor objection to apartment ads is that they make the ad sound like it is a house until you get all the way to the bottom of the ad. There is really nothing to be done about it except to go on to the next ad.
Why do rental landlords who rent bedrooms in shared living accommodations list their rooms for rent under the bach and 1bdrm sections of sites?? There is a ROOMMATE section on rental sites.
When I am I looking for a 1 bedroom apartment it means I want to see ads for self contained places with a kitchen, bathroom, Living room, separate bedroom all with their own doors (Except the kitchen - Apartment kitchens dont have doors)
In the 1 bedroom section, I should not be seeing ads for rooms where the kitchen and bathroom is shared with 3-5 other people.
Have you tried contacting these folks and sending nasty messages? A slew of profanity in their inbox might make them think twice about their listings. Lol at those pictures btw, that bed looks like you might as well just sleep on the floors.
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