Because of my car!
I have been looking for an apartment now for a good month or so, and I thought I had found a nice one. Literally 30 seconds from work, Nice complex, very nice apartments.
Well, the first time I went to look around, they took me all over the place in a little golf cart, and showed me all the floor plans, and where everything was at. The lady was very nice, and it seemed like this was where I was going to live. She did tell me they had a 'car policy' and that your car couldn't have any rust, large dents, or any major damage. Mine does not. My car does have some sun spots on the roof where the paint is fading. I didn't think it was a problem.
I went back yesterday to talk to them once more, and pick up a credit app, and get some more info, and the woman (different from the first) told me that she didn't think I was right for their apartment complex. I said "Excuse me?" She then told me that my car was not up to the standards of cars belonging to the people that they liked to rent to, and that to be 'considered' to live there, at the very least I would have to get it painted. I said I'll consider it, then walked away, got into my crappy 1993 Geo Storm and drove away.
That sucked. The apt was damn nigh perfect, and now I just can't see myself painting my car just so I can live somewhere. Maybe I'll live in my car...
The other 'close by' apartments I looked at were ok, out of the three I looked at, one had a 4 year waiting list for a 1 bedroom, and the 2 bedrooms were $750
One was nice, but the only one they had until the middle of September was on the third floor
the last one that I looked at that was close to work was one of those things, where if I was going to be living by myself I could have only made something like $25,000 a year. I would have had to be like 5 people to live there. The only other one I liked was about 10 minutes away from work, they only had a 2 bedroom. and it was about $650 a month (kind of high, but not too bad)
I still can't believe that I was told I wasn't the right kind of person to rent from them. I have a good job, I make more than enough money to live there, I was seconds from work, I am a good tenant, I don't have crazy parties until the wee morning hours, I have no pets, I am (mostly) tidy... pissed me off.
Is that even legal?
