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So I've come to hate this apartment building.
Bedbugs.
Mice.
Cockroaches (though those as just a rumour I've heard ... at least, so far)
AND repeated "outages" of the two elevators. At present the smaller one has been out for three days or so. The larger one went out yesterday as well. I got to walk 14 flights down in order to get to my car to get to work.
It's community housing, not owned by a private company. They keep raising the rent despite the fact the building (IMO) is deteriorating at a steady pace. That elevator situation in particular is -- again IMO -- the most serious. Many of the people in this building use walkers, or mobility scooters. If they go to another floor and both elevators go out, they have to wait who knows how long to get back to their own place. I can use the stairs but ... 14 floors is a bit much, even for me.
So here's the question: I think we are (still) allowed to apply to move to a different floor. IF that's so, I'd be happy to do so. But that doesn't clear up the issue of the vermin. For that, I'd have to take my chances and move to another building entirely. My finances in their current state make that unlikely for another two years or so. Moving to a lower floor would cost me less (there is a $200 charge to switch apartments).
So ... would it make more sense for me to apply for a lower-level apartment, with the costs that would involve? I *might* be able to get that done sooner than I could get my finances straightened out so I can look for another place (depends on how fast a lower-level unit opens up). Or should I just suck it up until I can get out of the building entirely?
Bedbugs.
Mice.
Cockroaches (though those as just a rumour I've heard ... at least, so far)
AND repeated "outages" of the two elevators. At present the smaller one has been out for three days or so. The larger one went out yesterday as well. I got to walk 14 flights down in order to get to my car to get to work.
It's community housing, not owned by a private company. They keep raising the rent despite the fact the building (IMO) is deteriorating at a steady pace. That elevator situation in particular is -- again IMO -- the most serious. Many of the people in this building use walkers, or mobility scooters. If they go to another floor and both elevators go out, they have to wait who knows how long to get back to their own place. I can use the stairs but ... 14 floors is a bit much, even for me.
So here's the question: I think we are (still) allowed to apply to move to a different floor. IF that's so, I'd be happy to do so. But that doesn't clear up the issue of the vermin. For that, I'd have to take my chances and move to another building entirely. My finances in their current state make that unlikely for another two years or so. Moving to a lower floor would cost me less (there is a $200 charge to switch apartments).
So ... would it make more sense for me to apply for a lower-level apartment, with the costs that would involve? I *might* be able to get that done sooner than I could get my finances straightened out so I can look for another place (depends on how fast a lower-level unit opens up). Or should I just suck it up until I can get out of the building entirely?
Maybe I could hire somebody who's already a media sensation and have them come take a look at the place.
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