So I just bought a house that has a basement suite. I've let the guy that was already there stay and he has a dog which I am cool about. I love dogs and this one is perfect. It's a beautiful white husky sort of dog, does not bark and is super friendly. The kind of dog people wish they had.
He did not mention the snake habitat though. When we viewed the house the snake habitat was not there either. I have a couple of issues with it though and first is the light. I feel it's a fire hazard and Yellowknife electricity is expensive. It is on a timer though so I felt better about it.
The real issue is the god awful smell. It stinks like the zoo reptile enclosure. The house is run on a forced air furnace system which means the smell is not just in his area it's also in mine. My bedroom in fact is directly over it.
The missus and I bought some air freshener plug ins in the hope we could not smell it anymore. Now the house smells like fruit and snake shit.......
Part of the issue is that the suite has not been fully legalised. Yellowknife standards are strict and I will have to instal fire extinguisher lines all over the house. Separate boiler and electrical etc. No issues there but the fire lines are a bit excessive and expensive to boot! It's amazing that they are so strict when there is an all over rental shortage here especially the affordable living type.
I spoke to him about it but do I ever feel like a jerk about it. I had to say between the fire hazard, electrical cost to me (hydro and water included in rent) and the smell something needs to change.
I can't push all that hard either. If he rats on me I can no longer rent the space out. I wish there was a cheaper way of making the space legal......
He did not mention the snake habitat though. When we viewed the house the snake habitat was not there either. I have a couple of issues with it though and first is the light. I feel it's a fire hazard and Yellowknife electricity is expensive. It is on a timer though so I felt better about it.
The real issue is the god awful smell. It stinks like the zoo reptile enclosure. The house is run on a forced air furnace system which means the smell is not just in his area it's also in mine. My bedroom in fact is directly over it.
The missus and I bought some air freshener plug ins in the hope we could not smell it anymore. Now the house smells like fruit and snake shit.......
Part of the issue is that the suite has not been fully legalised. Yellowknife standards are strict and I will have to instal fire extinguisher lines all over the house. Separate boiler and electrical etc. No issues there but the fire lines are a bit excessive and expensive to boot! It's amazing that they are so strict when there is an all over rental shortage here especially the affordable living type.
I spoke to him about it but do I ever feel like a jerk about it. I had to say between the fire hazard, electrical cost to me (hydro and water included in rent) and the smell something needs to change.
I can't push all that hard either. If he rats on me I can no longer rent the space out. I wish there was a cheaper way of making the space legal......
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