Tag: tenant

  • A Simple Tip for Apartment Dwellers

    If you’ve been a good tenant, this trick to avoid a rent increase works like a charm.

  • The Size of the Fight in the Dog

    So, I’m trying to get out of my rental lease early, in order to move into my new (to me) house. That means I need to swallow really hard and allow potential renters to root around in my underwear drawer in my absence. My dog Quagmire is less than thrilled by this process. You’ve got…

  • Bigger Fish to Fry

    Today I reported a con artist to the police. It was your typical Craig’s List con, a guy offering a house to rent at a price that was too good to be true. But I figured what the heck? Never hurts to ask. So I contacted him. He tells me the address, and gives me…

  • Where are YOU located?

    I just got through watching “The Tenant”, a movie by Roman Polanski from the 70’s. It was quite bizarre, but then I like the bizarre. In it, the main character, played by Polanski himself, says something that really got me thinking. I’m paraphrasing here, but he says something like, “Say you chopped off your arm…