Re: Leasing an apartment

[Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>]

On Mon, 31 Oct 2016, Alex  wrote:
 > I'd like to have it tonight, would 10pm EST work?

I haven't heard from Robert that he will be late, so that's OK with me.

 > On Oct 31, 2016 7:59 PM, "Flora " <http://www.gmail.com/~flora> wrote:
 > > Just so you know, I won't be able to get my pay statements this week. I am
 > > very sick and won't be able to go to work to access my pay site.
 > >
 > > Let me know if we'll have a group call tonight so I can stay awake.
 > >
 > > On Oct 31, 2016 7:32 PM, "Noelle" <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > > wrote:
 > >> robert's not home until 9:45 EST...
 > >>
 > >> On Mon, 31 Oct 2016, Alexander  wrote:
 > >>
 > >>  > Can we have a group call at 8pm EST?
 > >>  >
 > >>  > On Oct 31, 2016 1:38 PM, "Flora " <http://www.gmail.com/~flora> wrote:
 > >>  > > Xander,
 > >>  > > Look at all your options in case this falls through. I won't be able to
 > >>  > > get my pay statements until Wednesday - due to not having access to my work
 > >>  > > computer until then.
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > > On Oct 30, 2016 1:51 PM, "Robert" <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert> wrote:
 > >>  > >> That's a good point.
 > >>  > >>
 > >>  > >> If your one of your 3 close friends have wealthy parents, you could sublet
 > >>  > >> from that close friend rather than being a proper renter.  That's, of
 > >>  > >> couse, assuming that the rental contract permits subletting.  (So
 > >>  > >> complicated!)
 > >>  > >>
 > >>  > >>  > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > >>  > >>  > Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:56:27 -0700 (PDT)
 > >>  > >>  >
 > >>  > >>  > Do you have any friends who are renting now, and could you ask them what
 > >>  > >>  > their experiences have been?
 > >>  > >>  > Have you looked into subletting? I did that for many years. There are
 > >>  > >>  > likely large houses in the area with people already renting who need
 > >>  > >>  > sublettors. Communal living(like our friend Kathryn in  in that big
 > >>  > >>  > Victorian house)!
 > >>  > >>  > Just some other options to look into...
 > >>  > >>  >
 > >>  > >>  > On Sun, 30 Oct 2016, Flora  wrote:
 > >>  > >>  >  > I'm going to fill out the paperwork anyway. We'll see what happens. Do you
 > >>  > >>  >  > know the apartment number and start date of the lease? The paperwork asks
 > >>  > >>  >  > for this. I won't be able to get my pay subs until Monday.
 > >>  > >>  >  >
 > >>  > >>  >  > They will probably think that it's going to be a hassle to rent to us given
 > >>  > >>  >  > that I'm not going to give my SSN and DOB. Like I said in my previous email
 > >>  > >>  >  > to you, I'll let them know about the Transunion service where I don't have
 > >>  > >>  >  > to give the landlord my SSN, but the landlord can still check my credit.
 > >>  > >>  >  >
 > >>  > >>  >  > Did the potential roommates talk about what happens if one of you is late
 > >>  > >>  >  > on the rent, doesn't pay their portion of the utilities, and who is
 > >>  > >>  >  > responsible for cleaning up when you move out? What happens if one of you
 > >>  > >>  >  > moves out mid-lease? How are the cleaning duties divvied up? If these
 > >>  > >>  >  > haven't already been discussed, they need to be.
 > >>  > >>  >  >
 > >>  > >>  >  > Who collects the funds or does each person pay the landlord directly?
 > >>  > >>  >  >
 > >>  > >>  >  > How is it going to work during the summer months? Will everyone prepay
 > >>  > >>  >  > those?