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The bad-wiring-making-low-electricity bills is actually kind of a bonus ... when I first got a bill that was a teeny % of what I'm used to getting (no, I'm not exaggerating) I went down and checked the meter and all that, and it was correct, so it's not my problem. I like the place. I'm...

I can't move house and it was like this on first inspection, its not like I have any real options. The area is seriously awesome and this was one of the bigger places I looked at in this price range. This is just what you put up with when you have zero chance of getting a different rental...

I don't think anything else is urgent urgent. He's turning a blind eye to my cat and me hacking the plumbing upstairs to install a washing machine. Nice enough guy and I've had some good chats with him and quite like him, but the complete lack of a closeable front door isn't something you can...

I have rather a lot of money in the bank, plus a side not-work income that is higher than someone on a lowish wage. I got a carpenter in early this morning, he was there for a few hours. Replaced the lot, $400. Door hasn't looked this good and been this easy to open and close ... ever :D...

Hahaha smoke detectors hahaha. No, none of those ... Yeah. Very ghetto here. I'm just paying for the location.

Its a solid brick 1900's heritage listed house. There is literally no wood left on one side of the doorframe, the very active termite colony in there has moved on though. Verandah fell off the other month (missed the kid by 10 minutes) and now I have no verandah I have no outdoor light cos...

In the meantime I have stolen ... uh, I mean borrowed the slidebolt from the neighbour's outdoor toilet so I can hold the door shut from the inside. This doesn't help me when I go out. Anyone looking for a tenant that always pays their rent in the inner west? This place feels like it is...

Landlord already knows. He's known for quite a while, and given how easy it was for me to completely kill the door a burglar would have got in even easier. So best bet, just tell him I'm getting a carpenter and taking it out of the rent? Replacing an entire doorframe doesn't sound cheap. I...

My doorframe is eaten out by termites, I gave it a little shove yesterday and it sort of dissolved into matchsticks. Landlord has known about this for a while, still hasn't sent out pest control people or a carpenter. So how I have this house and I can't keep out visitors, random cats, the...