Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:16 am
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deckardcanineMy landlord's divorce is definite by now, but he may have been wrong about it not affecting me beyond an emotional level. Yesterday, he came down and started telling me about the cost difficulties of him and his wife parting ways. Uh oh, I thought, he wants to raise my rent. But no, he's fairer than that.
Instead, he's asking -- not demanding -- that I move out before the end of my lease so that he and his wife can take turns inhabiting the basement suite. He's offering compensation in the form of payment and/or assistance in finding another place (as by checking out my prospective new homes and telling me how they compare).
I have not answered him yet. For the most part, I like where I'm living now, especially its location. I do not look forward to hunting for a new home, which took me ten months the first time, though only a week when I broadened my options to $1,000 suites; nor do I look forward to the toil of moving, which I would almost certainly save for after New Year's.
Nevertheless, my inclination is to say yes. I'd hate to make the situation harder for the family. Besides, my lease officially expires in about six months and my landlord probably wouldn't renew it, so maybe I might as well start looking now. I might even prefer the new place once I get there.
I'll see what my folks think before I give my answer.
Instead, he's asking -- not demanding -- that I move out before the end of my lease so that he and his wife can take turns inhabiting the basement suite. He's offering compensation in the form of payment and/or assistance in finding another place (as by checking out my prospective new homes and telling me how they compare).
I have not answered him yet. For the most part, I like where I'm living now, especially its location. I do not look forward to hunting for a new home, which took me ten months the first time, though only a week when I broadened my options to $1,000 suites; nor do I look forward to the toil of moving, which I would almost certainly save for after New Year's.
Nevertheless, my inclination is to say yes. I'd hate to make the situation harder for the family. Besides, my lease officially expires in about six months and my landlord probably wouldn't renew it, so maybe I might as well start looking now. I might even prefer the new place once I get there.
I'll see what my folks think before I give my answer.