I was told in early November I could move into my apartment Dec. 1st. I asked them when the other tenant was moving out. They said the 21st. So I asked why can't I move in the 22nd. We need to clean they say. I said I would clean it if I could move in earlier. They said they would let me know. So about the 19th 20th, they say I can move in the 27th. So on the 25, I arrange for my tuk tuk driver, tell the hotel I am leaving and pack all my crap. So, get this - On the evening of the 25th, I get this text message telling me I could move in on the 2nd of December. I call the realtor up and read him the riot act, and he said he would ask the people. So he texts me again and said that they asked me to please wait until the 2nd. So I call the realtor up again and tell him I needed to talk to him. So he meets me at my school and I told him that what they did to me was not fair, it was rude and it is illegal in the U.S. (yeah, yeah, this is not AMERICA). I told him if I move out before my lease is up they keep my deposit - that is what is call recourse or compensation. They reneged on their agreement to me, so where is my recourse and compensation. I told them to go tell them to either pay my rent for the next five days or give me back my deposit. I also told him that he should have told them that they couldn't do that; that the person who was still living there had to leave - not me. What makes him more important than I am. THAT was the agreement. He finally admitted he texted me instead of calling me because he knew I would be livid.
Anyway, the people offered to let me stay in an empty bedroom that had a bathroom attached and I didn't have to walk through their house to leave. OK, I can live with that. Some people just do not know not to mess with a Young. Ha Ha.
But they are a very nice family and last night at 8:30, they knocked on my door and told me I could move in right then. So the whole family carried my stuff upstairs. Funny thing is was that I said I would clean it myself if I could move in early. Not only did I move in late, but it hadn't been cleaned. It wasn't horrible, but the refrigerator will take some time to clean and there was a sheet and two pillows on the bed that looked like they had been on there for a year at least. I just took them off and used a blanket I bought when I first came here. So this weekend I have to go out and get towels, sheets, at least one pan - hey I might want to warm up a can of soup.
For some reason the lady was impressed with me and wanted to rent to me. After all - how much trouble can a little old lady school teacher cause.
My apartment is one of the nicer ones and I am so glad to be in my own place after living in a hotel out of a suitcase for two months.
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