Miami housing problem
'18.10.2017'
- I signed a contract. Get ready to move.
So in September of this year, news of moving to another apartment came down on me. It was the fifth time since we settled in America, and everything would be fine, if I didn’t fall in love with all my heart, the place where we lived the last two years. I lay down on the wooden floor and closed my eyes. It was a cozy and bright two-bedroom apartment, where we moved during my second pregnancy, where they brought the newborn Baby, where they played with Melky for hours at the fireplace. I forgave this dwelling and small kitchen, and the howling of fire sirens outside the window for the shimmering evening view of the city, the opportunity to watch the pink sun every evening hiding behind its own reflection in the bay. I had a hydrangea growing on my balcony, and in my soul I had a feeling of home, peace and a twisted hearth. I felt a lump in my throat, I did not want to go anywhere from here ...
- Lucy! Wake up - interrupted my thoughts. Darling, - this is a rented apartment. You can not be attached to such housing.
On me: jeans 3X1, top Frame; on Kid: jeans H&M, T-shirt, Zara
My favorite was right, and, throwing off the sentiments, I began to throw away with them the unnecessary accumulated things. Something to send to Moscow, and the rest is packed in boxes, reassuring themselves that this is certainly a change for the better. The new house promised us a view of the ocean, but it disturbed me with the marble floor throughout the apartment. Knowing how difficult it is to find an apartment with a wooden floor in Miami, I was afraid that once again an ice conditioner coupled with a cold stone would lead to constant children's colds. Many Russian families turned off the air conditioner, but only those who did not know did it — humidity penetrated into the apartments in Miami, which caused computers to rust and fungus to appear. We kept the house temperature at 76-77 degrees Fahrenheit.
On me: jeans 3X1, top Frame; on Kid: jeans H&M, T-shirt, Zara
Everybody moved to America. Closer to work, to a good school. We moved from apartment to apartment, from district to district, from state to state, because we started to earn more or less, family composition changed. Americans roamed the country. Children learn - Massachusetts, in heat retired - Florida, fed up in Florida - California, and so all my life. Furniture was taken with you by renting U-Haulor sold through the site craigslist.com or phone apps Offer Up. Housing many rented unfurnished with an annual contract. Imperceptibly, we too were drawn into this way of life. So, for the first time we changed the housing because of the work of Beloved and the desire to allocate a separate room for Melky, then - because the contract ended and could not be extended. They moved again because they found an apartment on the first line of the ocean. This time we didn’t want to go anywhere, but the realtor representing the owner simply did not respond to our calls and letters:
I am wearing: jeans, 3X1, top, Frame; on Malysh: H&M jeans, T-shirt, Zara
- Maybe something happened to her? - I asked Beloved.
- Luce, I wrote to her for a month whether it is possible to extend the contract. And only yesterday she answered me “hi” and disappeared again.
- So, alive.
After a couple of weeks, the realtor reappeared as an SMS on Beloved’s phone asking if we would like to extend the rent, and then disappeared again.
- She does it on purpose.
- What for????
- Imagine: we will come to the end of our contract and she will announce to us the price higher. It is clear that in a short time we will not find anything and will be forced to agree to new conditions.
- Let's wait, maybe she will answer, and everything will be ok? Or will the owner respond? - I asked without any hope, and my rich imagination presented me with a picture where we all wander homeless in Miami with a bundle.
- This is inadequate. We need to stay away from this. Look for another apartment.
I am wearing: jeans, 3X1, top, Frame; on Malysh: H&M jeans, T-shirt, Zara
As tenants, we were a good catch. We were looking for an apartment for a year, having positive recommendations from previous condos from other condominiums where we lived. It was for this category that the rental price was sometimes reduced, because it was profitable for the owners to rent housing for a long time. Rent an apartment in Miami for those who came here for six months or less, it was a little harder and more expensive.
On me: jeans 3X1, top Frame; on Kid: jeans H&M, T-shirt, Zara
Most of the houses, with rare exceptions, allowed the owners to rent an apartment no more than twice a year. This led to the fact that everyone who wanted to rent an apartment, for example, for the 3-4 of the month, increased the price, distributing the amount that the owner could earn in six months. Many houses did not rent housing for less than 6 months in principle, and then those who came for a shorter period were simply offered a contract for six. But there were also houses, initially working as condo-hotels - it was possible to rent there for a month, but such houses could be counted on fingers.
The cost of housing in Miami increased during the season (from November to April) and peaked during the Christmas period. Renting an apartment in December or January was very difficult, not only because of inflated prices, but also because apartment owners often returned to Miami for a while to rest. We advised all our acquaintances who wanted to come precisely during this period to quibble less and take what they have, for this could lead away.
On me: jeans 3X1, top Frame; on Kid: jeans H&M, T-shirt, Zara
In all the homes of Miami, new tenants were checked by the home association. Check (tenant evaluation) was carried out by the house itself or hired by the company and boiled down to the fact that the tenant had to, filling out a questionnaire, attach her data on their financial capabilities (extracts from the bank for six months), collect recommendations from other condos where he lived before, pay for the check ( 100 dollars per person) and give contacts to friends who could vouch for him. So again they checked and tortured us with calls and questions.
- Miss Zaykina? Zaychina?
- Yes…. It's me.
“May I ask you some questions?” Thank you, Miss Bunny ...
I was often asked how in this case apartments for rent airbnb. On airbnb they were handed over to those owners who were allowed by the association of their home or were “kind” - that is, turned a blind eye to the migration of new people in the house. But there were those who gave up, deceiving the association - this led to the fact that, having arrived in such an apartment, the tenant could not get to the parking lot, did not receive access cards to the pool, their cars were evacuated from the owners' parking lots due to the mismatch of the car number - with the best scenario of events. At worst, could evict from the house.
I am wearing: jeans, 3X1, top, Frame; on Malysh: H&M jeans, T-shirt, Zara
Having received the approval of the association, the tenants paid the first and last month of the lease and left a deposit in the amount of payment for one more month. We packed in countless boxes, painted the walls in the new apartment ourselves, and a week later, tired, sat on the balcony overlooking the ocean.
- When my husband and I moved 23 once ..., - shared our experience with us our new realtor Valentina.
I almost burst out laughing. That's what awaits me !!!! In fact, we liked the fact that we no longer live the mentality of life for the sake of earning a flat. And in general, they got rid of the Moscow dream of earning a three-piece bag. As a matter of fact, it was great to rent what the family needed right now, at this moment in her life. We lived light.
With the new apartment we met each other like a woman, a little meticulously, with an assessment, keeping a distance. But after a week they thawed out. I gave her a big knitted carpet, and she gave me the sound of the surf and a huge dressing room, in which there was even room for new boats and backpacks.
