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How often does rent increases in your area?

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1731) 4 May

I wonder why some poor countries especially in africa have no stable rent control measures. Landlords increase rent almost every couple of years and it has become an habit that must be put in check. Does this thing happen in your...

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Oh My Goodness---Housing is at it Once Again

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 1 May

Why do these things always seem to happen on the weekend so now we get to worry all weekend until we can speak to someone on Monday? Today we received two letters from Housing. One was a bill for a removal of a freezer at a...

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What a Pleasant Surprise

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 2 Apr

Today we got a letter from Housing thanking us for our cooperation during the REAC inspection. They scored an 87 out of 100 and they are very excited about this score. (They only got a 33 last year.) It had to do with the new...

thank you

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If It's Not One Thing It's Two Or Three Others

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 3 Mar

Housing/Maintenance have been back three times since last I posted about them. Today it was to throw the blue pads away that the bug guy put under the sinks. Could that possibly mean that portion of their up evil is done? Then we...

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Guess What?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 27 Feb

It's 11:39a. and Housing/ maintenance is here to do something. They just pretty much walk in nowadays. Yelling back and forth to one another and trumping up and down stairs (It's not like they wear slipper either). This wasn't...

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Boy! If They Aren't Bugging Us Even More

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 23 Feb

Housings maintenance is going to come tomorrow to finish some repairs. They didn't come last time they said they were so who really knows. PLUS, now it is going to become one of their rules that all wooden or Flamable furniture...

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Housing Back ......Or Are They?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 20 Feb

I wish they'd make up their minds. I thought we were through with them. Then they came and did some stuff and said they would be back the next day to finish. They never came. That was about a week ago. Then Tuesday we get a memo...

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They Just Tried To Fail Us

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 12 Feb

Had our housing inspection just now. It was a young guy that obviously isn't real experienced. He tried to fail us for BLACK MOLD. You know what it was? Cat paw prints on the windowsill. Gheez! I'm sure glad that is over for...

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Housing Has Added Another to Their List of Reasons to Come Bug Me

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 14 Jan

So Housing has been coming out every other week to spray for roaches. (It's been like two months now) So we have left our living room furniture in the middle of the room instead of moving two heavy couches back and forth. They...

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The Housing Saga Continues

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 17 Dec

Grumpy I am today. Always am when it comes to HOUSING. This morning, I was brought still another memo from Housing. Housing will have another bug spraying service done on December 23rd. (That's two days before Christmas). I...

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Housing Possibilities

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 9 Dec

I have posted about the possibility of moving and viewed many houses, but haven't found the right one yet. There was one I liked, but it sold so fast. The house I'm living in now had somebody else interested when we bought it,...

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5 December - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 5 Dec

Good evening from cold and snowy Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It's 24 F and feels like 18 F. Perfect weather for snow. It's been a good day. I got up at 1:45 this morning and had the laundry in the washer by 2. I guess I needed...

volunteer dinner party

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Housing is Getting Weirder

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 4 Dec

So I have posted several times in the last few months about how Housing has been going downhill and even getting a bit weird. Each year about this time, after filling out our recertification, we get a letter telling us how much we...

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Here and Gone

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 20 Nov

At the stroke of 3p. The Housing lady knocked. In a loud voice she asked if she could come in. (The cats all jumped and ran in different directions. Poor dears) She came in, walked through and after questioning my daughter about...

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Not Feeling it Today

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 20 Nov

I didn't get much sleep last night. (I remind myself of my mother. Whenever she had something coming up she wouldn't sleep much.) The Housing lady sent out a memo yesterday saying she would be out this afternoon to do a walk...

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Man Oh Man Housing is Getting Nasty

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 19 Nov

We just now received a memo from Housing. If you remember we had gotten one about bed bugs a week or so ago. The information was wrong. We have no bed bugs. And so the lady came and looked at the notice and took it with her. Came...

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Housing Was Here......Oh, Joy!

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 13 Nov

So about an hour ago the bug guy was here. My grandson explained to him that we got the wrong memo from Housing and that we do not have bed bugs. He was very nice and said it was for cock roaches not bed bugs as my grandson had...

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OMG.......Housing Abuse!! (haha??)

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 6 Nov

I was starting my day very serenely, looking out the window and watching Norman the squirrel. Just enjoying a nice morning experience. My daughter comes in, and I see what she has in her hand. It's a memo from Housing. As you may...

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I Wonder What Happened

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 22 Oct

Housing was supposed to be back on September 22nd to do some minor repairs before the HUD inspection and the one the landlord does. We had some things to add to their list. Well, it's been a month and no maintenance, no note or...

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Still Waiting on Maintenance

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 25 Sep

Housing maintenance fellows were here on September 9th to check on what the apartment needed to ready it for the big HUD inspection. (We usually have three each year.) Several door, sink and lighting issues. We got a paper stuck...

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