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    Re: This is how we do it!!

    Well after this past week, I think there are two chicas, even maybe a third that will be taken out of the regular rotation. Change is good, keeps everything fresh . The good news is that this is the DR, so finding replacements to fill their roster spot is not to difficult. Have one that I spent some time with the last week and a half that should fit in, along with a Dominican Cupid chica that I enjoyed this past week, can see both of them taking up regular spots in the rotation.

    Also spent about an hour an a half at Pacos today, got about 4 or 5 numbers as I sat there and saw a few pass that I liked, and that showed mutual interest, got to love this country it's not to difficult to fill the void, left by one chica with another or a bevy of others. .
    Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?
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    Re: This is how we do it!!

    I am totally pissed off right now, time to find another apartment in Santo Domingo, kind of saw the writing on the wall quite a few months ago, but I was lazy, liked the location and liked my apartment. I know I could have had something better for cheaper, if I looked around but I was comfortable. Close to everything I normally wanted to see and do, and liked my neighbors, and didn't have to worry about much as far as safety etc.

    About 8 or 9 months ago the person who lived above me moved out, I spoke to the landlord's friend and she told me that they were going to ask for $28,000 pesos a month for that apt. I am paying $23,000 a month plus electric and it is too much, and my apt. is nicer than the one upstairs, because I have my own large patio, the one up there is exactly the same, minus the patio. I told them that they would never get it, and that they should ask for lower than mine. I also told them at the time if they tried to raise my rent by 10% or whatever I would move out immediately. They heeded the advice about me, and didn't raise my rent, but never was able to rent the one above me. Knowing it wasn't rented has been worrisome, because I know the old lady who is the owner depends on that money to meet expenses. So now instead of two big rents she only had mine, plus there were some studios and also a few rooms I believed that she rented cheaply as well, mostly it seems to me Haitian guys, although there was an old Irish guy from Boston below me for a while.

    Knowing the old lady doesn't have much money, when ever something didn't go right in my apt. I would just call a guy I know who does work, and have him fix it for me, I was always told to pass the expense on to the landlord, because it was her responsibility but what was the point, knowing she didn't have money anyway. On occasion she would come upstairs, and borrow a few thousand pesos, I recently told her I couldn't keep doing that, as I had other responsibilities, daughter needs braces, plus repair on the car I picked up etc.

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    Re: This is how we do it!!

    So the other day she comes up stairs and says can she borrow some more money that the Haitian guys are a few months behind and she needs money to pay the electric bill. I tell her, look I got my own problems, I pay my bills, and my electric is included in what I pay, but I will think about it.

    I don't like going below a certain amount of cash to be handy, so anyway in the mean time I call the dude I know because I have an issue in the bano. He looks at it and fixes it, cost about 5,000 pesos, which I pay, he again tells me to pass it on to the landlord, I just look at him and say, she doesn't have money to do what she is supposed to now. I don't really care about it, because I needed the toilet fixed, now.

    So today just a little while ago, the lights go out, and I look downstairs and I see the the electric company was here and they obviously shut things down. Well i am not paying it! So now I will go to my other apt., and could care less what happens here, so I am going to start packing up my food, and some extra clothes and spend the next couple of weeks in Boca, which is good, because I can research some hotels for some guys while I am there. But the next thing I am doing when I get back to Santo Domingo is look for another apt. I guess I will lose my free last month that I am supposed to get as well, I am not a happy camper right now, but I won't let my food spoil that is for sure.


    I was under the impression she paid the electric, with money she received from the Haitian dudes, or else I wouldn't have paid money for the bathroom to get fixed, after all I don't think I will be using it very much longer at all. What a waste.

    Good thing I got that second spot. Didn't think I would need it for something like this however when I got it.

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    Re: This is how we do it!!

    Quote Originally Posted by yayow View Post
    I have an issue in the bano. He looks at it and fixes it, cost about 5,000 pesos, which I pay, he again tells me to pass it on to the landlord,
    Good thing I got that second spot. Didn't think I would need it for something like this however when I got it.
    being a landlord I would say you are a great tenant...........a super tenant
    you were paying a good market rent and she was lucky to have you........

    my tenants call for every little thing and I fix it......
    even when the tenant is the culprit which is usually the case(plugged up toilets, drains, etc)
    things like the bano are really the landlords responsibility as were the other issues you mentioned.......
    you kinda started a bad precedent on your part by not having the landlord fix them........
    plus lending the landlord monies for whatever reason is bad news.........

    make sure you contact the Landlord in writing(certified mail or whatever they use there)........
    and tell her you couldn't stay in the apartment because of no electricity.....
    and you already have another place........and that she owes you a months rent

    it is the landlords responsibility and gives you an out of the apartment agreement contract (lease) .......
    again tell her you are expecting the return of your last months rent.......
    because she was negligent in not providing electric service.....she breached the agreement
    it's like I have to provide water, sewer and trash removal and if I don't the tenants have an out.......
    if she gives you a hard time........tell her that you will take her to court or whatever they have there in the DR.......... and you would win the case because of the breach of contract.......though collecting the money is a whole different matter.......might be easier to tell her to lend you some money for your new apartment.....dunno.....lol

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    Re: This is how we do it!!

    Quote Originally Posted by SeaWeed View Post
    my tenants call for every little thing and I fix it......
    even when the tenant is the culprit which is usually the case(plugged up toilets, drains, etc)
    Very good points in the post. I was a landlord of a property in Jersey for 10 years and lived halfway across the country. It was kind of crazy in hindsight, but it worked out well. One thing I did was put an addendum to my leases that the first $XX's (started at 25 and ended at 50 over the ten years) in repairs were the responsibility of the tenants.

    The two that I saw were 1) it cut down on the BS calls for simple problems 2) they tended to take better care of the place and 3) they tended to fix quite a few things themselves trying to save money.

    Good or bad, it definitely helped me out.
    Vida es buena....

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    Re: This is how we do it!!

    Quote Originally Posted by iriemon70 View Post
    addendum to my leases that the first $XX's (started at 25 and ended at 50 over the ten years) in repairs were the responsibility of the tenants.

    The two that I saw were 1) it cut down on the BS calls for simple problems 2) they tended to take better care of the place and 3) they tended to fix quite a few things themselves trying to save money.

    Good or bad, it definitely helped me out.
    the addendum's are key and if you have it written down that they are responsible.......
    it will cut back on the BS and they do take better care of the place......
    but they still call once in awhile trying to see if they can get something for nothing.......
    like a new toilet, refrig, stove, carpet and the list goes on and on.......lol

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    Re: 08/2011 - This is how we do it!!

    I am in Boca now, so I see her as I am leaving, I call her over, and she tells me how much she is sorry, she really is a nice lady, but like most Dominicans she has problems. Her mother who she was taking care of living in the other part of the house, and it's a huge house, died a few months back, I believe her brother was paying for the care of the mother besides what she received in rentals. Well when mom died bro isn't paying that anymore, and wants to sell the house, she is refusing but is really getting no real money besides what I give her.

    She is in trouble, but it's not my fault. She is probably a bit younger than me, maybe 50, a spinster if you ask me, no kids, no husband, just took care of mom, and now mom is gone. Good education, speaks english well. She needs to sell and sell fast, house is in a great neighborhood, and she can get her cut from the sale and live in a nice apt. for a bit, doesn't matter anymore, can't deal with this shit anymore, will be looking for another spot, and I hate moving part of the reasons why I stayed. But time to go somewhere else again.

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    Re: 08/2011 - This is how we do it!!

    yayow, your apartment was in the Gazque area of SD, wasn't it? If so, I agree with the neighborhood. Even just having one visit under my belt, when I was walking around the streets and seeing the homes and colmados, plus being a few minutes to the casas, casinos, malecon and maybe 10-15 minute walk to the Conde, it really is a nice area of town.

    It seems to be a convenient part of the city to live if one doesn't have their own transportation.

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