Spent my first night in the new house last night. Well, it’s actually an apartment in a townhouse. The townhouse was originally built in the 1870s – I’m not sure when they sliced it up into individual apartments. Actually, looking at the building from the outside, I have no idea how all of the apartments actually fit inside the townhouse. I suspect there is probably some sort of tardis effect going on. Pictures to come once I get my laptop online.
Tag: house hunting
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joy and rapture
1 Well, I don’t have it yet, but the rental application has been approved. I haven’t actually signed the lease yet, that will be happening on Thursday hopefully.
2 Not house, so much as a one-bedroom apartment in a 1870s era townhouse.
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disclosure
I’m starting to put in a couple of applications for some apartments I like. There is one that really had a lot of character, it’s part of a very old townhouse building, and has a loft bedroom – total novelty, I’ve never seen a house in Melbourne quite like it (unsuprisingly). So that’s on the top of the list, then there are a couple of others that are your standard beige carpet, creamy coloured walls apartment, that seem to be everywhere.
As part of the rental application for the houses built after 1978 though, you also have to fill out a Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and Lead-Based Paint Hazard. Theres a brochure that goes with the disclosure, that has helpful bits of information like: “Keep children from chewing window sills or other painted surfaces.”
(Oh, and the flags? They’re just up infront of so many houses here. It’s a very American thing to do. There was talk about putting up a boxing kangaroo flag infront of this place.)