I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Victoria Vargas of Smaller Living about how to live lightly and creatively in 375 square feet. We talked about her experience in a small space, decorating tips, and more: Can you tell us about your downsizing experience? Victoria Vargas: I’ve tended to live in smaller spaces for most [...]
Filed under: How To, Renting 101 “I wanted to have a dinner for my boyfriend’s birthday,” says Iris Thompson, a marketing manager in Long Island City, N.Y., “but I knew it was going to be tough. My kitchen is the size of the average person’s bathroom.” Just because you are working out of a kitchen [...]
A neighborhood revival around an art museum; a primer on small-kitchen entertaining; and a sweet story of a man determined to lend a helping hand: It was all here on RentedSpaces this week. See what else was hot. North Miami’s Superhot Art Scene Spurs Neighborhood See how a museum has become the cultural pulse of [...]
Susan had no idea what she was in for when her roommate Lisa moved in. During the waking hours Lisa was very shy and quiet, and seemed like she’d make an OK roommate. However, when the lights went out Lisa suffered from vivid nightmares and would bang her head against the headboard throughout the night. [...]
Filed under: How To, Renting 101 Renters now have legal rights against eviction due to foreclosure, but not necessarily housing security. New laws give renters a reasonable 90-day notice of foreclosure eviction and, in most cases, protect their lease agreement. However, both of these safeguards still can be circumvented. While the foreclosure laws (which took [...]
Filed under: Renting 101 Dear Apartment Guru, I am an openly gay man with a very big crush on my closeted roommate. I know you will wonder how it is that I know that my roommate is closeted. Well, he told me that he is definitely curious about gay sex, has a “history” on our [...]
Most people would agree that having a big shade tree on their property is a good thing. One renter in Charlotte, N.C. was under that impression — until it started growing through a wall of his apartment. His first course of action was notifying his landlord of the problem. He called the landlord, e-mailed him [...]
Filed under: Renting 101 As a New York native, whose wildest rental aspiration was a walk-in closet and a room with a view, Melissa Davitt Roth (pictured left) was amazed by what she found in Los Angeles. After moving three times in the last three years, Roth had become something of a rental savant — [...]
Learn how to score a deal on a new apartment, how to “break up” with a roommate, and what to do if your rental is foreclosed on. It’s all here and more this week on RentedSpaces: How to Negotiate Rent You wouldn’t think twice about haggling over a car or a house, so why not [...]
Filed under: Renting 101 Dear Apartment Guru, My roommate and I are on a lease until April 2011. He got a new position and wants me to sign a letter of intent to vacate so that he may move 80 miles away. He will pay the fee to do this. My problem is that I [...]
