r/aptliving

Just saw my new apartment for the first time this weekend. (prev. Tenants living there + extenuating circumstances forced me to take it without a tour, please don’t flame me I had NO choice :(.)

I have some concerns but I’m unsure what to do.

This is supposed to be a luxury apartment and I’d be paying $1600/mo rent

1. I caught the neighbor across the hall smoking cigarettes by my car which was directly in front of my door - this is supposed to be a 100% smoke free community

2. My unit smelled like cigarette smoke

3. Windows don’t lock and physically pop/fall out of frame when I open/close them

4. The unit had grime and body hairs in every corner and on every windowsill (one windowsill was literally COVERED in what looked like white pet hair)

I am hopeful that maybe I can get things sorted out.

What should I say to them? Should i request a different unit? What would that process look like?

Please help!

I live in a 3rd floor apartment with my dog and have the AC set to 66. It’s been so hot the unit won’t cool down past 75. I’ve had maintenance come out twice the first time they said nothing was wrong. The second time the guy said “you know you live on the third floor right?” And I said “yes I’m aware that heat rises but this is crazy. Is there anything I can do? I bought black out things from Amazon and a fan but like can I sue for unreasonable living conditions

Hey everyone!

I live in a small studio apartment with my 3 year old. It is not the best apartment rental, but it’s a home with a room over our heads so I’m grateful of course.

I have made complaints to the landlords as well as even got by-law involved and nothing has ever been done in the past. (This is just for reference)

My apartment is constantly dusty no matter what the heck I do. I will clean surfaces and like 5 minor later it’s full of dust again. The whole building has 0 filters and even with many complaints by other tenants, still no air filters have been provided because they don’t wanna do the whole building lmao.

I have purchased an air purifier and wracking up my hydro bill but even then it doesn’t help… if I leave my window open it feels like it makes it worse.

Does anyone have any advice on how to make my apartment less dusty??

I need help moving into a new apartment. I have a job; it's remote and requires an ETH connection. I'm unable to do my job from where I am. I need $1709 to move into my new place.

So I posted several months ago about a neighbor in the unit beside me and his super heavy pounding feet. I've tried to adjust. Learned from a PT friend that he likely has some type of flat foot or he has weak ankles so the foot 'hits' the floor hard due to the weakness.

But here's what is what I'm curious about: he's young, at home all day, almost non-stop paces (and at times sounds like he's hurrying around the apt. so the pounding sound is even louder). He then stays up late at night, last night around 1:30 am he's pounding and pacing and at one point he sounded like he crashed into a stack of dishes.

This has been his pattern since he moved in. He pounds so hard that it vibrates across the floor and makes different decor items in my apt. "shimmer". When I say non-stop during the day I'm not joking. It's like he's hammering the floor which is noisy enough that it's wearing. Moving is not an option.

Just curious, I have never ever in 20 years of apt. living in this city had a neighbor like this, making this pounding sound. It's almost midnight and he's pounding back and forth. Wondering why someone is almost non-stop pacing.

Does anybody know of assisted senior living based on income with a very small outdoor area to maybe sit. It can be any where in Texas. Wanna do this without buying a portable tiny house and live in Lake. Dallas. Wanting something that I can have without eating up all my SS money cause will be all I could afford

Hi, I (19M) and my husband (20M) have been living in a residence in Maine for 9 months now. We co-signed with my father who I am low contact with and we have paid our rent on time every month (we being my husband lol). We received the renewal request in April, and stupidly I didn’t read it very thoroughly and didn’t catch the deadline to sign the renewal for a 12 month lease. My husband signed on time, I signed a few days after and my co-signer still hasn’t signed. We got in contact today and he said he would sign but idk if we should.
According to the contract we would be put on a month to month lease for 175 more than we pay right now if we sign today. The option we were wanting was the 12 month lease for 50 more than we currently pay.
I emailed the rental company asking if it’s possible to continue with the 12 month lease despite the deadline. Is there anything more I can do? The company is MREM if anyone had any experience with this company in particular. I tried emailing earlier in the month of may and they never got back to me. I looked at the original contract and it didn’t say anything about a fee for late signing, it just said we’d be automatically place at a month to month lease which scares me bc idk what a month to month lease would entail besides that it would cost more. We like this place and I feel so terrible for not seeing the fine print sooner. I don’t want to hear about how stupid I am I just want advice. I really hope they let use do the 12 month lease.

I live in a major city with a terrible housing market. I make a “living wage” but I’m like right on the line. I was finally approved for an apartment in a nice neighborhood (I’m a small woman so safety is a priority) but it’s an efficiency. I’m curious to know if it’s manageable to live in one of you don’t plan on eating out every day (I will prob rely on an air fryer & eating a lot of salads). Have you lived in one? What is your experience?

Hi, idk how to really post on reddit but I would like to ask for any advice or assistance with apartment hunting. I'm moving at the end of this month and I have looked at some apartments but with the availability options I have currently I'm slightly panicking. I was wondering if anyone had apartment suggestions similar to Gavin Point or Antler apartments as well as within that price range. I'm coming from out of state so it's hard for me to try and go down and look at apartments again. Any suggestions would be wonderful! Thank you in advance!

Edit: price range from $1300-$1500, preferably closer to $1300 if possible

Hey everyone,

I’m dealing with a weird AC/humidity issue and would really appreciatesome troubleshooting advice. My apartment temperature drops when I run my AC units, but instead of the humidity improving, my indoor RH often rises by about 5–10%. So the place technically gets cooler, but it doesn’t always feel more comfortable.

I’m trying to figure out whether this is mainly an airflow issue, unit/settings issue, remaining infiltration issue, or just an unavoidable limitation of my setup.

The Set-Up:
I live in a fairly humid climate, in a high-rise apartment on the 11th floor. The apartment is about 777 sq ft, long and narrow, and I’m using two AC units:
- Living room: Midea Duo 12,000 BTU dual-hose inverter portable AC
- Bedroom: Comfort Aire 12,000 BTU through-the-wall unit

The Midea Duo is vented through a sliding balcony door using a custom wooden panel that I sealed with Flex Seal. I’ve worked really hard on the sliding glass door seal. It may not be perfect, but after lots of work with foam, tape, caulking, and weatherstripping, I’d estimate it’s about 90% sealed.

I know this isn’t a perfect setup, especially with an older building, and a sliding door. I’m not expecting perfection, but I’m hoping to reduce or avoid the humidity rise as much as realistically possible.

What I’ve tried:
I understand that blasting the units on high can cool the air too quickly without giving them enough time to remove moisture, so I’ve been trying to cool more slowly with lower fan speeds when possible. I’ve also been avoiding Auto/Eco settings when they seem to cause more fan cycling or possible moisture re-evaporation.

I’m also experimenting with fans to improve airflow through the apartment. Since the layout is long and narrow, I’m trying to create more of a controlled airflow loop/circle instead of just blowing cold air randomly. For example, using a hallway fan to help move air between the bedroom and living room without causing the portable unit to immediately recirculate its own cold output.

My main questions are:

1. Is a 5–10% RH increase while running AC usually more suggestive of airflow patterns, short cycling, fan settings, remaining air leakage/infiltration, oversized units, or something else?
2. Would it be better to run one unit more steadily instead of having both units cycling?
3. Any fan placement tips for a long, narrow apartment with two AC units?
4. For a dual-hose portable AC vented through a sliding door panel, what are the best ways to further limit humid outdoor air getting in?
5. Would a dedicated dehumidifier make sense, or would it just add heat and fight the AC units?

Any advice from people who have dealt with portable ACs, high-rise apartments, sliding door vent setups, or humidity control would be appreciated. Thanks guys!