Home Guru or Tracey, Smoke Issues

[Still inhaling smoke]

Hi,
you guys were kind enough to give me a question about the lingering smells of smoke in our appartment a couple weeks ago. You advised me to go for the difference between rent in a 2 bathroom and rent in a one bathroom since one bathroom is totally off limits because of the lingering smoke.

so they have agree, BUT my question is, they are only offereing 40 dollar discount per month on a 940 a month lease, is this adequate? If you don't know off hand how would I properly arrive at a given / fair value. Also, we have lived in this appartment for 8 weeks. Do we have a right to request compensation, such as a free months rent or at least back concession. Again, these appartments are billed as "luxury' ha ha, and have been anything but that? so what do I do next. thanks

 

[HomeGuru]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Still inhaling smoke:
Hi,
you guys were kind enough to give me a question about the lingering smells of smoke in our appartment a couple weeks ago. You advised me to go for the difference between rent in a 2 bathroom and rent in a one bathroom since one bathroom is totally off limits because of the lingering smoke.

so they have agree, BUT my question is, they are only offereing 40 dollar discount per month on a 940 a month lease, is this adequate? If you don't know off hand how would I properly arrive at a given / fair value. Also, we have lived in this appartment for 8 weeks. Do we have a right to request compensation, such as a free months rent or at least back concession. Again, these appartments are billed as "luxury' ha ha, and have been anything but that? so what do I do next. thanks <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Are there any rentals in the building with only 1 bathroom? If so, how much are they renting for? $40 a month for a bathroom is too cheap. That is only a little over a dollar a day. Equivalent to a carton of smokes. I spend more than that on toilet paper every month. I would say that $100-150 per month is reasonable, especially for a luxury (cough, cough, hack) building. Plus have them throw in a HEPA air purifier/filtration device and a trip to either the Bahamas or Hawaii for some fresh air. Lastly, have then post signs on the entry doors of each apartment stating "WARNING: Living in this building is hazardous to your health. Enter at your own risk. Contact the US Surgeon General for additional information 1-800-SMOKE-KILLS."