Landlording
Had an annoying phone call from the real estate agent today. They want me to pay for new blinds because some slats have broken on the old ones. Now when I was living there, some slats broke (ok they're a pretty crap design - only held on by a tiny piece of plastic at the top). But this was because I had the windows open and the blinds closed. Wind blows, stresses plastic, plastic breaks. So I fixed them before I moved out ($80 for 20 new slats - I only needed five but there was a minimum number and I thought I may as well have a few spares. But only for the windows, not the longer ones in the living room).
What this means is that the tenants have been doing the same thing - having the windows open and the blinds closed. And now I have to pay for it. *sigh* #firstworldproblems
Well, you can claim for them in our tax, so you do get some of that money back.
I'm assuming these are verticals ... if so, I agree on the flimsy design. We have them here and its amazing how fragile they are compared with what you pay for them.
June 30, 2011 7:58 AM