Last posts on renting2024-03-29T13:37:45+01:00All Rights Reserved blogSpirithttps://www.hautetfort.com/https://www.hautetfort.com/explore/posts/tag/renting/atom.xmlIndianSamouraihttp://www.indiandacoit.com/about.htmlCorrespondence with my landlady - End of the story (at least I hope !)tag:www.indiandacoit.com,2011-02-02:30869012011-02-02T08:00:00+01:002011-02-02T08:00:00+01:00 Suite of my last post... I answered my landlady:...
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Suite of my last post...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I answered my landlady:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“Do you mean you need to take stuff in the room or actually sleep in the room?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Honestly, I would not be too comfortable with the second option...”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I was very worried though and she was not answering. What if she would just come and stay? Imagine me explaining the cops that she is my landlady and I am the tenant but she is the one they should throw out?? I can pretend all that is fun, if she wants to get rid of me it is very easy for her and I love my place!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So I called my broker, who called her broker (and cousin). The guy said that he had received a mail from my landlady saying that I was not comfortable having her over and he should find her a place for 3 weeks.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And do you think she would have told me???</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I swear…</span></span></p>
IndianSamouraihttp://www.indiandacoit.com/about.htmlCorrespondence with my landlady - My trip to India.... in February 2011tag:www.indiandacoit.com,2011-01-31:30781542011-01-31T07:59:00+01:002011-01-31T07:59:00+01:00 I kept the best for the end… I am renting a 2 BHK but one door is locked....
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">I kept the best for the end… I am renting a 2 BHK but one door is locked. So naturally my landlady invited herself for 3 weeks. Has she lost her marbles??? It pissed me off so bad!!</span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"></span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dear Emilie,<br /><br />I have plans to travel to India for 6 weeks i.e. (3rd Feb to mid March). It is just me alone coming down for some urgent work in Mumbai and Goa. I will be in Mumbai for 3 weeks and Goa 3 weeks.<br /><br />I will need to use my bedroom for 3 weeks whilst I am in Mumbai, as all my things are there.<br /><br />I was wondering if you are having any business trips coming up.... so that I can plan my itinerary accordingly.<br /><br />I know you travel a lot and so I thought, if I were to plan my mumbai stay accordingly, I wouldn't cause you much disturbance.<br /><br />I don't need to be in Mumbai continously for 3 weeks..... I could split it ( 2 weeks and 1 week).<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />XY</span></span></p>
IndianSamouraihttp://www.indiandacoit.com/about.htmlCorrespondence with my landlady- Pet Policytag:www.indiandacoit.com,2011-01-29:30781522011-01-29T07:56:00+01:002011-01-29T07:56:00+01:00 I was nice enough to ask if I could keep a cat. What is this stupid excuse...
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">I was nice enough to ask if I could keep a cat. What is this stupid excuse of saying it might create a problem (with the ugly, old and handicapped) neighbour dog. That thing can not even walk!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">We have not had any guest have pets on the premises, as I and my older son are allergic to cat fur. <br />However my younger son Troy has a pet cat Frodo and he has just won our hearts.<br />(and of course ruined our furniture ... using it as a scratch post !)<br /><br /><br />The next door people have a dog and I am not sure how this would work... <br /><br />They would try any "excuses" to make problems.<br /><br />I understand you are alone and would love a pet... but if you could hold it for some time ... I should be down and we could talk about it then.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">You take care.<br /><br />Love and best wishes<br /><br /><span class="il">XY</span></span></span></p>
IndianSamouraihttp://www.indiandacoit.com/about.htmlCorrespondence with my landlady - Neighbourtag:www.indiandacoit.com,2011-01-26:30781492011-01-26T07:54:00+01:002011-01-26T07:54:00+01:00 I dropped a mail to inform my landlady that any time I would come home,...
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">I dropped a mail to inform my landlady that any time I would come home, the neighbour would leave the door ajar and spy on me. What the fuck??</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Emilie, I do know you are a very decent and respectable person. I understand what you say.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The neighbour, Mr. D'Souza is the secretary of the society. He and his family are very nice people but they tend to be nosy and tend to be the watchdog of the society, as he gets questioned by the other members of the committee.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">He had informed me that there is another girl living in the apartment and had told me that no one other than yourself should be living in the flat, as they have police clearance only for you. Should anyone else be living in the flat, we need by law to get police clearance for each one of them.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I had told him that you have a friend visiting you for a short time and that she would be leaiving soon.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Emilie, we should have no problems, as long as we dont have anyone besides yourself living in the flat. You did tell me that your boyfriend will be visiting you and that is fine.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As far as your safety is concerned, I can assure you that this family next door are very decent and that you have nothing to worry.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The only thing we could do Emilie, is to ignore these nosy people and soon they will realise themselves what a good and decent neighbour they have.</span></span></p>
IndianSamouraihttp://www.indiandacoit.com/about.htmlCorrespondance with my landlady - Very sorry ... cannot accept your requeststag:www.indiandacoit.com,2011-01-24:30781442011-01-24T10:54:08+01:002011-01-24T10:54:08+01:00 This is becoming too much, I can’t hold it anymore! I have to tell about...
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This is becoming too much, I can’t hold it anymore! I have to tell about my landlady.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyone in India for some time will know that being a foreign tenant in India is not easy, especially a single white girl. I had my share of crap.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My previous landlord asked me “who was the guy” staying with me – not to ask sleeping with me. Well, it was my brother, visiting for 5 days… I could have slapped this idiot.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So, basic rule: forget your privacy. Yes, your business is also your neighbours’ business. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Last year I shifted because my landlord was asking for unfair increase of the rent and I didn’t like it.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I found this very nice flat, decently priced and on top of that, owned by a nice funny lady, catholic and NRI (Canadian citizenship). Finally someone who would understand me!!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My f………… ass!!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So now, a few extracts of our correspondence…</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">I had sent her a mail to inform her about my (female) friend staying home for 5 days and my parents for also 5 days. And here is the answer... The most irritating is that I told her "if you need police clearance, fair enough, I will get it but I will have people over". And then she was like, no, no, no need... Then don't piss me off!!</span></p></span></span></span><span style="color: #888888;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Very sorry ... cannot accept your requests</span></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Arial;">am sorry I cannot allow you to have your friends stay at the apartment whilst you are away.<br /><br />1) We do not have a police clearance for the person (and this becomes a serious security issue especially with foreign nationals)<br />2) Who is going to be responsible for this person, if you are not there ? She being new to the city, it would be very unsafe and unwise to leave her alone in the apartment.<br /> <br />Re. your parents visit<br /> <br /> We would need passport copies of your parents, should we be asked for identities. <br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">These are requirements of every building societies.<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />XY</span></span></p>