Hazards of Moving House

Hazards of Moving House

Many people say that they would like to be able to peer into the future, to see how the days ahead will unfold. If I were offered the gift, however, I would refuse it point-blank. Knowing in advance about the ordeal I would have to undergo to move into my apartment, for example, would have kept me in my parents’ house forever. My little daughter and I are settled in quite happily now, but the process of moving then was indeed painful. I confronted problems with the landlord, with the condition of the apartment, and with the day of moving itself. First of all, I had to deal with the hurdles the landlord placed in my path. One thing he demanded was large sum of money paid in advance. The landlord deliberately increased the sum of money and forced me to pay it immediately in a few weeks. The idea of paying these atrociously high rental fees was terrible for a mother who had a low salary like me. I also argued with the landlord over repairs I felt he should make before I moved in. The condition in this house was a chaos. The pipes were leaking, the surface of the wall was uneven etc. I should have a well-kept house since I had paid a large sum of money. The situation in the house was so awful that I couldn’t bear it. After we had finally settled these problems, I almost lost the apartment when the landlord discovered that I was moving in with a three-year-old. The landlord was afraid that my daughter would make a mess of the house and literally ruined the whole apartment. It was true that most children around were naughty but he should not think that my daughter was without exception. Second, I faced an almost overwhelming problem cleaning the mess left by the previous tenants. There was a great deal of trash both inside the apartment and on the outdoor patio. There were broken lamps, heaps of trash, spoiled sofa etc. discarded everywhere in the apartment. There was also a strong and horrible smell in the house not to mention those