I have a situation in which an older woman is renting out a room in a large US city, probably Chicago, but I'm not absolutely certain about that yet. Present-day
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I have a friend who rented a room in her condo off and on for years. It was furnished including the curtains. I'm not sure about sheets, but I imagine she provided at least one set. Some people are fussy about their bedding and would want to provide their own.
Regarding low income housing, it might depend on the location. I'd say, heating yes, AC maybe and depending on the locale but probably not.
From my experience, rugs wouldn't be weird at all. Curtains wouldn't be too weird either, although if they were anything other than basic curtains (like... old lady lace curtains or something) she might want to remove them just to prevent the tenant from doing so. Sheets would be pretty weird; unless it's a short-term hotel-like situation, pretty much everyone would expect to use their own sheets in a rental property.
I rented a whole apartment in London up until a year or two ago that included all furnishings, down to knives, forks, spoons, pictures on the wall, beds. Crockery (plates and cups) were offered but we chose not to have them as part of the rental agreement. We provided our own sheets and blankets, though.
Some people who rent out a room do provide everything up to and including toilet paper, sheets, soap and all furnishing - sometimes meals are included too. There were quite a lot of students at my university who rented a single room in an older person's house and would help them out (including more energetic housework and taking them to appointments when possible) in return for cheaper rent. Everything was included. It was a popular option for rural students, because hauling everything hundreds of kilometres is impossible with no car.
Thinking about my mother in law, who is in her 70's, and what she would do. She owns a duplex and has talked about renting out the other half.
She comes from a time of boarding houses and such. In her mind, it would be perfectly appropriate to have bedding, rugs, curtains, even some basic cooking supplies for a renter. That would be her way of doing things. Sort of an old-fashioned sweetness.
It would even be typical of her behavior to bring over things like cookies or bread that she bakes. Just to be extra-kind to a single tenant. She's very much like that.
She isn't blind to modern society. She understands technology. She has a basic fear of strangers. But if she had a renter she felt comfortable with, she would kick in with the maternal instincts.
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Regarding low income housing, it might depend on the location. I'd say, heating yes, AC maybe and depending on the locale but probably not.
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She comes from a time of boarding houses and such. In her mind, it would be perfectly appropriate to have bedding, rugs, curtains, even some basic cooking supplies for a renter. That would be her way of doing things. Sort of an old-fashioned sweetness.
It would even be typical of her behavior to bring over things like cookies or bread that she bakes. Just to be extra-kind to a single tenant. She's very much like that.
She isn't blind to modern society. She understands technology. She has a basic fear of strangers. But if she had a renter she felt comfortable with, she would kick in with the maternal instincts.
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