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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the landlord just imposed a set of "house rules" a week after the lease was signed. I have met with the landlord and she says that she thinks dd is a wonderful and responsible college student. These rules are really restrictive and they were not mentioned at the time of signing. Dd signed and I signed as a guarantor in case she doesn't have enough work hours or something and can't pay rent. The rules are:

- no overnight guests (we knew about this one upfront and it's fine) 
- guests must stay on the first floor of the house 
- guests must leave by 10 pm 
- no food may be consumed outside of the kitchen 
- you must pick a day to wash your clothes 
- all dishes must be washed after each and every meal
- kitchen must be swept after every meal

Now, when dd and I met with the landlord, she only told us about the overnight guest rule. Dd said that's fine. Otherwise my daughter and the other girl in the house are pretty self regulating. I have a feeling this landlord is going to drop by often to make sure the rules are followed. I know how my daughter is at home, she is neat and will usually deep clean the house on Sunday mornings. I guess it is a little odd that this lady randomly gave them new rules to follow as if it is a halfway house or something. I know his because I visited yesterday to drop off something for dd and she showed me the rule sheet. Honestly I get it, this lady wants to make sure the girls don't destroy her house and I thought that's what the deposit was for. It really seems like they are living with even more rules than a dorm. [/quote]

OP,
Is this an apt building with multiple units? It sounds like it could be and she is trying to prevent certain problems like pest infestations, noise/parking complaints, disputes about using a shared laundry facility etc. I have lived in an apartment where we had problems like this and it sucked. Neighbors didn't keep their apartment clean and there was roaches despite the fact that my apartment was clean. I took trash out daily, washed dishes at least once a day, cleaned my floors and bathrooms frequently, and didn't leave crap laying around. I'm guessing that at least one neighbor wasn't keeping up with cleaning and trash removal because I had the management sending the exterminator EVERY WEEK, but the roaches kept coming back a day or two after the exterminator came. I lived with neighbors who were noisy and used up multiple parking spots so I had nowhere to park. People took advantage of the laundry facility too. So I can see why a property manager would want to avoid this, but that doesn't mean I don't agree with you that the list is crazy!

Hopefully what would happen is that your dd's landlord will soon see that she has nothing to worry about and only makes herself known when your daughter needs something. I am renting a condo and the landlord was around a few times the first six months we moved in, but she always mentioned how clean the place was and thanked us for calling if something went wrong instead of leaving it go to get worse. We've been here 2 years now and the only time she comes by is if we ask her to fix something. Good luck op.[/quote]

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