Fun With Bureaucrats
So, next week I'm supposed to move to Edmonton. I've spent the last six weeks trying to get an apartment, and failed.
See, I applied for a nice, cheap place in a great location, and was turned down because I don't have a job in Edmonton. Well duh, I'll be a full-time student, that's why I have savings to pay my expenses (which I provided proof of). They know that, they're actively catering to students!
Since I'd paid the security deposit, they couldn't give the apartment to someone else, so I applied again with my mother as a cosigner (since she does have a full-time job), and they said no because she had bad credit. It turned out the credit report people couldn't find her record; we found it for them. She actually has excellent credit.
And did I mention that each time I applied, they took at least a week to respond?
So, we applied again, providing a fancy credit report (which we paid for), and after making us wait another week, they sent the application back, saying they didn't have the other paperwork we gave them with our earlier applications.
We sent all the original paperwork again. They made us wait some more. Finally we got fed up and called the management to find out what was taking so fucking long. Their answer? Since I "changed my cosigner so many times" (BULLSHIT!) they've blacklisted me. They didn't make any effort to inform me of this.
We also offered (more than once) to pay six months rent in advance if they didn't trust my impending joblessness. They wouldn't accept that.
Time elapsed between my first inquiry about the apartment and today: SIX FUCKING WEEKS. I'm supposed to move next week.
Fortunately I have relatives in Edmonton, one of whom is looking for a roommate. So I'll be moving in with him. Only problem is he lives way across town from my school, so transport might be an issue. And I've only met him twice.
Moral of the story: AVOID MAINSTREET EQUITY CORP
See, I applied for a nice, cheap place in a great location, and was turned down because I don't have a job in Edmonton. Well duh, I'll be a full-time student, that's why I have savings to pay my expenses (which I provided proof of). They know that, they're actively catering to students!
Since I'd paid the security deposit, they couldn't give the apartment to someone else, so I applied again with my mother as a cosigner (since she does have a full-time job), and they said no because she had bad credit. It turned out the credit report people couldn't find her record; we found it for them. She actually has excellent credit.
And did I mention that each time I applied, they took at least a week to respond?
So, we applied again, providing a fancy credit report (which we paid for), and after making us wait another week, they sent the application back, saying they didn't have the other paperwork we gave them with our earlier applications.
We sent all the original paperwork again. They made us wait some more. Finally we got fed up and called the management to find out what was taking so fucking long. Their answer? Since I "changed my cosigner so many times" (BULLSHIT!) they've blacklisted me. They didn't make any effort to inform me of this.
We also offered (more than once) to pay six months rent in advance if they didn't trust my impending joblessness. They wouldn't accept that.
Time elapsed between my first inquiry about the apartment and today: SIX FUCKING WEEKS. I'm supposed to move next week.
Fortunately I have relatives in Edmonton, one of whom is looking for a roommate. So I'll be moving in with him. Only problem is he lives way across town from my school, so transport might be an issue. And I've only met him twice.
Moral of the story: AVOID MAINSTREET EQUITY CORP