Here's the problem- it turns out that I may not be everyone's ideal tenant. I don't smoke, have pets (Speedy will have to stay at home), or drink to excess; I am impeccably clean and organized, my credit score is freaking amazing, I have a steady income, and yet- there are some criteria I never thought of when choosing an applicant for your property:
- Amount of time actually spent in rental. We'd prefer it if you would work full time, study part-time, walk dogs for the humane society, attend midnight mass, and sleep in a tent.
- Sexual proclivities. I've seen a fair number of posts on Craigslist and Kijiji offering rooms in lovely apartments for cut-rate rent. I click on the link thinking it's probably a scam and then I discover that it's not. The poster is in Toronto, you can take a look at the house without sending any money first, but you should probably send a him picture. I wonder why all these men advertising for "sexual favours" in exchange for rent only want short-term leases? Nevermind. I don't want to know.
- Love of God. Don't worry, you don't need to be eyeballs deep in religion, the landlord just wants to rent to a righteous, moral student who breathes God into their everyday life.
Unfortunately I intend to live in the place I pay for, with money and not sex, and worship whatever type of physics I please. Don't worry, you'll be allowed to visit whether you're for string theory or loop. (I have no idea what either of those theories are. Matter? States? Quarks, leptons, bosons?) Charismatic astrophysicists named Neil deGrasse Tyson (I will require two sets of photo ID, one of which must be from the federal government) can come in almost anytime. The 15th Commandment is Thou shalt not bother Kat when she`s cleaning or studying!
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