Comments on Quiet Like Horses: Valve Control

Oh no, that's so awful! Maybe try to find photos t...

2009-11-16T00:08:04.115-08:00

Oh no, that's so awful! Maybe try to find photos taken in the house that show the condition it was in previously... Good luck!

Isn't it times like those that totally make you wi...

2009-11-12T11:23:28.171-08:00

Isn't it times like those that totally make you wish you were your own landlord??

Ugh. I wish my hubby and I had had the foresight t...

2009-11-12T10:56:05.630-08:00

Ugh. I wish my hubby and I had had the foresight to take pictures of our last apartment when we first moved in. I very much doubt we would've had any problems with the original landlady we had, Patricia. The entire complex loved her because she was really open & honest, got necessary repairs taken care of quickly, and spoke with a fabulous French accent. She was the poo, and we were totally spoiled rotten while she was there. Unfortunately, she was offered a better paying job the next county over, and she was superseded by a series of incompetent morons who turned our beautiful complex into a graffiti/crime ridden crack den. At one point a repairman tried to enter my apartment while I was blow drying my hair (in my underwear) and got an eyeful of my chubby half nakedness because the jerk he worked for told him to enter my apartment when he thought I wasn't home. Then when I chewed the landlord out for not even notifying me that anyone would be coming by, he tried to blame ME then the embarrassed repairman for HIS fuck-up. Because of him, I have forever labeled all landlords to be the spawn of Satan. (This, of course, excludes Patricia and Razzberry Corner.)

hahah, ok, adopting the mantra... pictures!! Glad ...

2009-11-11T16:22:23.437-08:00

hahah, ok, adopting the mantra... pictures!! Glad that you didn't have to pay for all those damages!

Like the previous people said, take pictures, lots...

2009-11-11T16:08:46.961-08:00

Like the previous people said, take pictures, lots of them. With date and time stamps. I had a "Realty" company try to charge me for things 6 months after I moved out. Turns out the place had been broken into while it was empty and they had some fun. Luckily for me, I take pictures of everything, including the color and condition of the grout in and around the tub(don't ask). It saved me thousand's of dollars having these pictures. Didn't even need a lawyer. Just remember your brand new mantra, pictures, pictures, pictures! You can even do funny action poses with the tub, the sink, the kitchen counter to make it more exciting.

We weren't planning on it, she just wants to do a ...

2009-11-11T14:08:35.232-08:00

We weren't planning on it, she just wants to do a walk through! I've never heard of landlords doing that before, I know that never happened for us in LA... Anyway, now that I've called her out on the pictures that aren't of our place, she hasn't responded about setting a date for the walk through... how... odd... Where are you guys looking to move?

Goodness, are you really moving again?? Where are ...

2009-11-11T14:04:37.134-08:00

Goodness, are you really moving again?? Where are you headed to this time? Hopefully it's a place with a nicer landlord. We started looking at places this past weekend, which is exciting but really makes me dread yet another move. I still have tons of stuff in boxes from my last move!

Good one, Katherine! Oooh! Hate the walk-through....

2009-11-10T21:04:33.367-08:00

Good one, Katherine! Oooh! Hate the walk-through. Good luck with that. It really isn't fair! hope it goes well.

Oh, we've had the dreaded walk though. Which is w...

2009-11-10T08:39:16.771-08:00

Oh, we've had the dreaded walk though. Which is were suddenly you realize that the person who lived there before you must not have had one, because there is no way the mess behind the fridge is yours.

That's why I bought a house. Now I only have to a...

2009-11-10T07:21:59.024-08:00

That's why I bought a house. Now I only have to answer to me. I think I am worse.

My girl, good luck with the crabby landlord and th...

2009-11-10T06:05:41.079-08:00

My girl, good luck with the crabby landlord and the insane inspection. Take it from me - I've been a landlord many times over - they are not all like that! Although I like your idea of NEVER TRUST A LANDLORD apron!
-Lynn

I agree - don't trust them...they can be dodgy. We...

2009-11-10T03:50:10.295-08:00

I agree - don't trust them...they can be dodgy. We always take a whole CDs worth of pictures when we move in and give a copy to them with a typed up report on any faults, wear and tear etc....it seems strange for the tennant to gaze at their giver of roof over head with some suspicion but it is better than learning the hard way that they have some odd hobby of making lives difficult. Good luck with the inspection :)