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26 June 2006

Vegas MegaMeetup: The good, the bad and the ugly [More:]The good news is that after August, I will no longer be living with my fucktard of an ex-boyfriend because I'll be moving into a nice place in Elmhurst, Queens.

The bad news is that because my current lease is up after September, I'll be paying rent to two different apartments for the month of August.

And the ugly news is.... [continued]
Well, the ugly news is that because of that and my existing bills, I can't go to Vegas and I can't help organize and arrange the room accommodations either.

Can someone else step up and take my place, please?
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 10:27
Congrats on the fucktard freedom!

Bummer about Vegas!
posted by jonmc 26 June | 10:31
And your ex won't let you find someone to sublet your space in the other apartment for August?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 June | 10:31
Her ex is a schlub, pinky.
posted by jonmc 26 June | 10:34
Boooooooo. If he won't let her sublet her place, he should pay the whole rent himself.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 June | 10:34
Both the fucktard and my supercool other female roomate don't want a random stranger subletting the space for two months, which I can perfectly understand. I'm also losing my part of the deposit which they will get all of if there's no damage (there isn't) to take the place of September's rent. Besides, we're not allowed to sublet as part of our lease.

Between this and all of his recent petty behavior concerning my own damn car that I let him use and drive around because I'm a nice person, I am edging slowly into hating his fucking guts.
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 10:35
you want I should fuck him up?
posted by jonmc 26 June | 10:37
And how would you do that? Without getting arrested? Because I'd hate to see that pretty white ass of your marred by Guido or Johnny the Knife.
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 10:38
Both the fucktard and my supercool other female roomate don't want a random stranger subletting the space for two months, which I can perfectly understand.

That's not really fair of them at all. Of course they should get a say in who's there, but sublets happen; that's part of the deal with having roommates. I really wouldn't just roll over on that one.
posted by occhiblu 26 June | 10:47
I mean, it's not even July yet. You have a fair amount of time to find someone that you all agree on.
posted by occhiblu 26 June | 10:48
occhiblu: Well, there's also this part: "Besides, we're not allowed to sublet as part of our lease."
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 10:52
man, this guy...first off, everyone's a stranger at first. You have every right to sublet (it's New York, it's in your contract upon entrance, forget the lease - it's two months). Find someone nice, have them over and introduce them to him. Maybe work out a deal that if something happens in that two month period, you'll take on some of the burden, since it is technically still your room, etc.
It reminds me of my friends that I invite to MetaFilter meetups - "but I don't know any of those people". My response: "well, I'll introduce you, then you'll know them". Ahh, forget it.

Secondly, whoever's coming in should pay you out your share of the security deposit.

Clean slate, clean slate,
Get your way,
Reduce the hate!
posted by Hellbient 26 June | 10:54
Ah dammit. I was really looking forward to meeting you. This means I'll have to come to NYC at some point now.
posted by essexjan 26 June | 11:14
I don't live in New York, have never lived in New York, and am not a lawyer, but various perusals of applicable tenants' rights law would seem to indicate that the landlord is not allowed to refuse subleasing on principle, if the building has four or more apartments.

I understand not wanting to turn the whole thing into a legal battle, but it still seems like you're being screwed out of a lot of money here. Given the amount of shit it sounds like you've been putting up with from the ex, I know that I'd have kicked him in the shins -- at the very least -- for claiming that his "right" to not live with stranger somehow trumps my actual legal rights.

But I can be vindictive and annoying like that.

And there is, of course, something to be said for just getting out, regardless of the financial cost, because the emotional reward will be so great.

Just make sure you're choosing that option, I guess, rather than having it thrust upon you.
posted by occhiblu 26 June | 11:26
And there is, of course, something to be said for just getting out, regardless of the financial cost, because the emotional reward will be so great.

Oh hells, yes. It didn't get hellish for me living with him until I was in California for a dear friend's wake and learned that he brought his new girlfriend back to our apartment. I know we'd agreed that we could date other people after two months (which it was) but it still hurt to see a glowing report of her from my other roommate and not get some sort of warning from him first. Since then, it's been a back-and-forth battle of lost love and growing hatred, especially after I found out that he cheated on me. (Disclaimer: I cheated on him, too, so the two things kinda cancel each other out, but it still hurt.)

Just make sure you're choosing that option, I guess, rather than having it thrust upon you.

It's a combo of both. I hate him, but still like my other roommate and to keep my relationship with her on the upswing, I'll bite that bullet, lose my deposit, and hey--if I'm still paying rent for August and September, I can keep my keys and use the extra space as a place to store things until people buy them off of me!

*whistles* "Always look on the bright side of life....."
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 11:39
And btw, it sucks that THIS had to be my 100th post.
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 13:19
Sucks that you can't come :-(

Also sucks we can't crash your parent's time share..
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 26 June | 13:35
Tell me 'bout it! The price and location are so right and it would have been like renting tiny apartments for the duration of the stay. HOW COOL WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN????

FOR THE LOVE OF GHU, CAN SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE STEP UP AND DO ROOM ORGANIZATION????
posted by TrishaLynn 26 June | 13:38
Time to update the wiki.
posted by matildaben 26 June | 14:30
Hrm. I am very sorry to hear this TL! Mostly, of course, because you won't be there, but also because I know a lot of people (myself included) were factoring the $20/night lodging into their plans. I don't know how to say this without you feeling bad (and please don't, because it is certainly not your fault!), but I fear this is going to cause a lot of bow-outs if we can't find similarly priced accomodations.

I don't know much about group reservations in Vegas. I'll have to do some research or hope that someone who's done this before will speak up and offer suggestions.
posted by mike9322 26 June | 14:44
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