Moving Difficulties

[ceebeegee]

Um, okay. I was thinking about using the movers Jason and Paula have used, L&L Movers, and recommended highly, but they're quoting me around $800. I was thinking closer to $400-600--that is quite a bit more than I think I can justify, especially since you need to add tips onto that. Aaaaugh!! Er, can anyone help me move if it comes to that? I will provide coffe and donuts beforehand, and dinner afterward. I wanted just to pay the movers and walk into my new apartment without dealing with all of this, but $800 is a lot, especially when I'm putting on a flippin' play this summer.

The other day I popped into my landlord's building to sign the moveout papers. The girl at the desk said "okay, so you'll be moving out on or before July 1, correct?" I said yes, on July 1, then I asked, to clarify, "I can move out on July 1, right?" She said yes, that's what she said, then she went into the office to talk to the manager--she came out and said "actually, you need to be out by June 30." The thing is, because of all the renovations happening in the new building, I really can't move in before July 1 and even that's pushing it. I asked Mike about this, who said this sort of thing goes on all the time but this does seem odd. Who moves overnight? Has anyone else heard of this, where a landlord enforces the lease to the T? I asked the guy at L&L and he said that sounded odd--that a person would have to put stuff into storage for one day, and be charged for a double move. Has anyone else dealt with this?

Comments

[jayspec.livejournal.com]

I'd be delighted to help you...

It does seem odd that they wouldn't give you the flexibility of a single day. It's not like they're going to rent the apartment to someone else on that very day!

I say you just move out on the 1st if you can. What are they going to do? Evict you?

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

They can withhold the security deposit, because that's technically breaking the lease. This is the same management company that turned off the heat on the weekends last December (you know, those weekends where the temperature went down to 20 degrees (http://ceebeegee.livejournal.com/2005/12/15/)). I can see them doing that--I honestly feel they've been trying to drive people out of the building so they can jack up the rent. I had terrible problems with holes in the roof (http://ceebeegee.livejournal.com/354154.html) and other problems. So I want to get that security deposit back.