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Originally Posted by skarlorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

then again I yoga'd my way into a rent controlled housing in one of the best neighborhoods in town. Not everyone has this experience [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

im so jelly but now glad to call u my friend. they just tried to hit me with 7.5-8% increase on the east coast, citing im under "market rate" even with a 8% increase as if its some kind of deal.

fuck corporations. i negotiated and they came back with an offer of 5% which is a 1.2k hit, again citing how far below market rate I am and that I should be greatful.

I'm like "bitch, I don't even have sunlight in this unit. market rate would include standard luxuries that this specific unit absolutely doesn't have since the city zoned 2 skyscrapers right next to you"

The balls to cite market rate and repeatedly throw it in my face a justification on a sub-standard unit is so fucking corporate it makes me ANGRY REAL ANGRY *takes drugs*

Also you guys probably know this, but the internet price rule (things are cheaper on the internet) doesn't apply to real estate when it comes to apartments. I looked at my own units list price and every other comparable list price (even shittier buildings a quarter mile-half mile out of town in an old mill are listing the same rent as my building directly in downtown. Its obnoxious. I can't search for another apartment with the internet because the list prices are all inflated by 500 bare minimum to over 1.1k per layout. There's no way to simply browse say apartments.com and get any idea of what costs what, you have to actually express interest, demonstrate you aren't a jackfuck, probably see the unit in person (more wasted time) and then finally get made a real offer.

So for example a 2.2k unit might be listing as 3k-3.5k just to sucker some Middle Eastern kid's father.