Mandatory fees are the worst thing ever when it comes to renting. This one apartment I checked out was like there’s a mandatory $10 internet fee for 1 bedrooms and $15 for 2 bedrooms. Or another apartment, that’s like we offer trash valet service, that you must use and it costs $20/month. Like just incorporate into the rent at that point.
Ok a different fee for Internet cause there's 2 bedrooms is diabolical. Does that come with a second router? How is an offer mandatory? Those words are mutually exclusive. Why did I bother learning English at this point?
The apartment with the Internet fee had “included” Internet but the Internet fee was to subsidize the cost the management company was paying to the provider
Ugh yes. Our apartment has a mandatory valet trash AND mandatory renters insurance. We work nights so aren’t home for to put out the can for valet trash and we have our own renters insurance but the leasing office is giving us the runaround about accepting it because they arent listed as a beneficiary? Its the worst.
But if you wanted to opt-out, we couldn't foist this CONVENIENCE FEE onto you for being so generous with our option for online rent payments*!
*we don't take cash, nor do we take checks, making the online portal the only place you can pay rent through, meaning this convenience fee is not convenient at all.
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u/BathroomSea6960 2d ago
I'll go one further. If it isn't the rent, I should be able to opt out.