My first apartment in Hollywood didn't have closets. And I'm not saying that because they are so small as to be useless--there are no closets.

The one we're moving into now (next door) apparently doesn't have a refrigerator. I can't believe the shit that landlords get away with in this state.

I'm gonna miss you cold bottled water.

I hear Baltimore has great apartments.

get a dorm fridge. if you have a roommate, get two dorm fridges. they're cheap, aren't they? it's so dumb that california apartments don't have fridges.

Can you not find a better building or area to live in?

Does it have a kitchen? Is there a space for a fridge? I've never heard of that, unless you're renting a room in a big house, not an apartment. And even then, you'd usually have a shared kitchedn.

JustErin said:

That's a good question. We were halfway through our current lease and were pretty fed up with our landlords/apt. managers. For so many reasons. So, we were just gonnna wait it out. But our current apt. blows and a much cooler place next door opened up and we were able to get slightly lower rent because they need to remodel and they need us out of our current place.

Again, I was blindsided by using logic. Why wouldn't a place have closets? Why wouldn't a place have a fridge? Why indeed. It used to--it did when I saw the place when people were living there. I have to check the lease but it wouldn't surprise me if it's not listed. And if it's not, I guess I'm SOL.

Anx said:

This sounds like I'm just being fussy, but I use the big bottles and those won't fit in a mini. I drink ALOT of water.

live4lust said:

the shelves come out, you know. unless they're like those watercooler sized bottles. in which case, get a water cooler.

Anx said:

I like 'em big. Big Badass Fiji Bottles. Will those fit when I get rid of the shelves?

Don't worry.

Your ignoring my response has not gone unnoticed, and I will never respond to another one of your threads ever again now.

SureThing said:

que?

CarrieMpls said:

My last two apartments didn't include refrigerator, washer/dryer or dishwasher and they were still hideously overpriced!

SureThing said:

You're creepy.

INSATIABLE said:

That's crazy!!
OK, I've never had a dishwasher and I've lived in buildings where I had to pay to use the washer and dryer (like a laundromat) but no fridge? Who carts refridgerators around when they're renting? It's ludicrous!

CarrieMpls said:

No kidding! Next thing you know, they'll be renting out storage units for people to live in. (And charging $1000/month)

You should count yourself lucky that you're not looking for an apartment in Japan. The kitchens are always completely unequipped. No fridge, no stove, no shelves, sometimes not even a sink. And yet you have to pay 5 months rent up front, most of which you never get back (at least two, often three month's rent are "mandatory gifts" to the landlord and real estate agent, and then there's a deposit you don't get back even if you leave the place squeaky clean and in perfect condition). No wonder the Japanese don't move very often, eh?

You oughta try being an apartment manager. It sucks big time.

CarrieMpls said:

There is space, almost as if someone got rid of the fridge!!!

Bababum!!!

gemini13 said:

Coincidentally, my apartment manager sucks big time! And so do the landlords! Oh, the stories I could tell.

INSATIABLE said:

Dishwasher, what's that? Haven't had one of those in a long time.

And no one uses the laundry room here, which tells you all you need to know.
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live4lust said:

Well, I just had a banner fuckin' day today! Have you tried Craigslist?

gemini13 said:

I'm sure we will, but we still have months to go of this slice of heaven.

Where is this hellhole? Hollywood?

NDRU said:

Si.

live4lust said:

Oh, I'm in the same boat, dearie. We surfers live so WELL in CA.

Dude, that sucks ass.


My first apartment had dark wood paneling walls throughout the house except on the walls facing the outside of the building, which were painted concrete--I mean, they didn't even bother to stucco over the concrete--they just painted it like some cheapass old public school building

It didn't help that my ugly ass neighbors had very loud sex to country music.


UGH. Apartment living

I once lived in a dump in West LA and one day the bathroom was very yellow looking. I looked around and saw that the light fixture was completely filled with dirty water!

It also had roaches, and I washed my dishes in the bathtub yech. Only in college!

live4lust said:

Yeah. . . dishwasher!

The laundry room in my building is pretty dead too. And ghetto (machines are broken half the time), and expensive. But I'm grateful to have a laundry room at all, so it's ok.

Point being, it's not like my standards are high, but I have NEVER heard of a rental without a refrigerator. That's really weird.

haven't we all heard stories from stars about where they rented before they were famous? places smaller than my storage room and about as pretty.
but you do what you have to do if you want to live there
get a water cooler you fru fru




have i mentioned i own a house with a large yard and garden
and mortgage and taxes are $450/mos ?