Yeah... I tried to go from most realistic to least. I am not budging on the cleaning, repairs to the kitchen cupboards or replacing the fridge, or on the main items of furniture for my room (chest of drawers, desk). I'm willing to negotiate a bit on the other room furniture (shelves, table and chairs, bedside table) as well as on crockery in the kitchen and the bathroom mirror, although I don't want to seem weak on them right now because I want the landlord to know I won't put up with much. I'm honestly completely flexible on the little things like storage and a mirror in the bathroom (there's already a wire rack-type storage unit which could, technically, work for toilet paper and cleaning stuff) and the mirror and hooks for my bedroom (not a big deal to get those myself and ask for help hanging them) but I figure it's worth asking for them as he may stump up!
Sigh. Moving is the worst. You never know what you're going to get with your landlord. With my current place, not only did he hire cleaners before my roommate and I moved in, but he and his wife came by the place a day or two before we moved in and did a cleanliness run-through
On the place before that, my roommate and I did a major cleaning--the owners were in the middle of a divorce and also selling the property so they didn't give a shit about the place. Then again, they reimbursed us for any supplies we got for the place (including cleaning) and let us paint the walls, reimbursing us for the paint supplies!
Still, I think I prefer the anal-retentive landlord to the completely lax one.
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On the place before that, my roommate and I did a major cleaning--the owners were in the middle of a divorce and also selling the property so they didn't give a shit about the place. Then again, they reimbursed us for any supplies we got for the place (including cleaning) and let us paint the walls, reimbursing us for the paint supplies!
Still, I think I prefer the anal-retentive landlord to the completely lax one.
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