Not asking for donations, i just want to vent
$100 for 2 application fees, a $9 "service fee"each to pay for the application fee
$30 pet registration fee, with a $9 “service fee” to pay the $30
$400 pet deposit
$1500 damage deposit with a $50 “service fee” to pay that
$1500 first month rent
This is all for the cheapest 1 bedroom apt I could find this is insane. Also why was a 10 month lease like $300 a month cheaper than a longer lease? They’re gonna bump the rent up at least that much after aren’t they?
In Boston it’s normal to have to pay full months rent for the first and last month, and the realtor fee. That’s 3 full months rent, plus any application and credit report fees, per deposit, etc. So it’s not unrealistic to pay $5-10k just to get into an old, shitty apartment that college students have been puking in for decades.