I got a subletter! I had to lower the price by a hundred dollars, but I’ve got someone, and she seems nice and like she will be a good roommate for Kristin, and I am very relieved.
The process of getting her on the lease as a subletter, though, was predictably a huge hassle. My rental company is quick about maintenance, but their office staff are depressingly obtuse. I think they have a stupendously quick turnover, and most of the people who work there appear to be right out of high school, and the result is that they constantly make mistakes and say things that are not true. I called ahead to find out what we needed to do, but it did no good: after an hour at the office, I had to leave to get to work before the sublet agreement was signed. And it turns out Kristin has to go sign it too. In the end, there is no harm done, but had I known I could sign it later, I wouldn’t have come at all and just let Alex, the subletter go by herself! Moreover, one of the non-high-school people who works there tried to convince us that actually changing the lease so Alex would be on it was the better option, even though the effect is exactly the same – she pays the rent and everyone moves out by May 31st. The difference is that the fee to file a sublet agreement is $150 and the fee to file a lease-change agreement is $250. I can’t see how this is anything but a scam for them.
On the other hand, Alex has bought some of my furniture, which is good! I don’t have to haul it to Roanoke! I’m pleased that she’s buying my dresser, because I really liked my dresser and I’m glad it’s going to someone who seems like she will like it too. I think I’m going to have much too much moving truck for my needs! But it was, weirdly, cheaper than the smaller moving trucks. So if you need some stuff moved to Roanoke on the 19th of December, you can let me know.
The process of getting her on the lease as a subletter, though, was predictably a huge hassle. My rental company is quick about maintenance, but their office staff are depressingly obtuse. I think they have a stupendously quick turnover, and most of the people who work there appear to be right out of high school, and the result is that they constantly make mistakes and say things that are not true. I called ahead to find out what we needed to do, but it did no good: after an hour at the office, I had to leave to get to work before the sublet agreement was signed. And it turns out Kristin has to go sign it too. In the end, there is no harm done, but had I known I could sign it later, I wouldn’t have come at all and just let Alex, the subletter go by herself! Moreover, one of the non-high-school people who works there tried to convince us that actually changing the lease so Alex would be on it was the better option, even though the effect is exactly the same – she pays the rent and everyone moves out by May 31st. The difference is that the fee to file a sublet agreement is $150 and the fee to file a lease-change agreement is $250. I can’t see how this is anything but a scam for them.
On the other hand, Alex has bought some of my furniture, which is good! I don’t have to haul it to Roanoke! I’m pleased that she’s buying my dresser, because I really liked my dresser and I’m glad it’s going to someone who seems like she will like it too. I think I’m going to have much too much moving truck for my needs! But it was, weirdly, cheaper than the smaller moving trucks. So if you need some stuff moved to Roanoke on the 19th of December, you can let me know.
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