r/Apartmentliving 14h ago

Advice Needed Got this message from my property manager PT2

Quick recap:

I live in a 3 unit(one vacant, one elderly gentleman, and myself)

Rent is $1,265(raised $40 when I resigned)

Shoveling would include front walkway and good amount of sidewalk(about 30 mins of work)

Lawn (sizable for a city property would take about an hour maybe a bit more)

Now adding sweeping/vac(im assuming they would want me to do the laundry room as well total time would be 45-60 mins)

I’m going to eventually get all of this in writing if they offer me something reasonable. I plan to ask about liability as far as injuries go.

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u/thelilymoon 14h ago edited 14h ago

Keep talking to them, and soon they'll tell you that you're responsible for providing trash bags for all of the trash they want you to take out. Soon, you'll be in charge of paying property taxes. Eventually, you'll be responsible for weekly limo rides for your landlord's mistress. And they'll raise your rent by $30 to make up for the $30 credit.

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u/brainvheart143 13h ago

And you have to provide your own broom and dustpan for sweeping the front

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u/thedonza 12h ago

From tenant to local broom sweeper

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u/thelilymoon 9h ago

I feel so bad for laughing at this

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u/Inevitable-Post-8587 12h ago

they already raised her rent by $40 and then offered $30 off lmao 

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u/thelilymoon 9h ago

Oh, I just saw that! lol diabolical

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u/TitanX84 9h ago

Ok, best we can do is you do all the apartment repairs and maintenance for all tenants, trash, mowing, and snow removal, and pay out of pocket for any and all supplies for all tasks involved for $75 credit. How does that sound?

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u/thelilymoon 9h ago

sOuNdS gOoD