Even paying a bundle ain’t a guarantee when the dire ‘utilities included’ clause comes into play. And fair’s fair: get three people in the same room and one will be freezing, one will be sweltering and the other will have allergies.
But a grand a month for no internal controls, even with windows? NOT a workable deal. If they’re charging that much up-front, then taking refuge in ‘3 consecutive days over/under X degrees’ is nonsense–and nonsense that’s most assuredly skewed toward the landlord’s advantage. And he/she isn’t all that interesested in anything beyond 1. hard profits and 2. not being bothered.
The internal ecomony of any large, co-joined housing unit varies wildly by elevation, aspect and built-in systems. Heat rises, and some units get blasted by sun, prevailing winds, etc. throughout seasons. If an architect didn’t design the unit craftily enough up front for varying conditions–or was over-ridden–that becomes a factor in the landlord’s price. Too bad basic liveability gets caught up in the bluff value, way after the fact. ‘Trickle down’ usually amounts to ‘peed on’, especially factoring in the costs of fighting inertia and layers of blather.
Sorry, Unkempt, but it sounds like you’re living the wrong place. I hate to be cynical, but it sounds like you’d be better off moving NOW. KC summers?! Whoa. The basic structure of the building and landlord double talk are skewed every which way besides your basic comfort. Make some noise, apply some pressure to ease your retreat…but leave.
Do NOT open the windows, especially if it’s humid. Close them, then pull the shades and curtains. Put sheets over the windows if you have to. Turn only enough lights that you need, then run the fans. Voila!
There’s something fishy about this story. If you really were as hot as you claim to be, you’d have no problem convincing your landlords to turn on the AC.
Hey, Mockingbird, did i miss an announcement that you had returned? It’s been ages since you’ve been here, and i can’t remember whether you made any fuss about leaving. What’s the deal?
Well, i’ve never been to KC, but in my experience rents can vary considerably within a city, depending on where you want to live.
If i wanted to live right down in the inner harbor or Federal Hill area of Baltimore, i’d probably pay more for a 2-br apartment than i’m currently paying for a 3-br house.
Personally, I’d be fine with that during the day (a little warm, admittedly - I prefer cool temperatures) but if it was anywhere near that at night, I’d be suffering. I can’t sleep at all if I’m hot; I find hot nights absolutely miserable. I am quite sympathetic to the OP.
Brrrrrr, I was in Boston for the Head of the Charles (October?) and it was cold. As god is my witness, I’m never livin’ farther north than Valdosta ever again. (BTW, I’m not the one with high rents, I pay $580 for a very nice 2 bed/1 bath near downtown Austin. No way I’d pay $1000 for Kansas City.)
Yeah, I kinda inherited this apartment when I moved in with my Fiancee. Our lease is up in two months, and at that time we will be moving out. Similar apartments in the same general area are in the $600-$700 range.
I have to laugh whenever I look through the current For Rent apartment book/catalog that I get every once in a while when I go grocery shopping. The aparment complex that I am in now always advertise themselves as “Luxury Apartments” and that one should expect “Luxurious Living” while residing in these apartments. “HAHA!” I always say to myself, “HAHA!”
Depending on what the lease says, if it’s 82, then he probably would have trouble. I lived in an electricity included apartment a few years back and they had the same rule about switching from heat to A/C each year. I believe there had to be 3 consecutive days where it reached (or exceeded) a certain temp (I want to say 90). It did make for some uncomfortable days.
