Tenant decided to relocate due to leaking in apartment
I'm a tenant whose apartment (HUD subsidized) unit has seen leakage of water (probably due to leaky pipe) on the floor from the wall in the living room due to rain. My property manager has asked me whether I would like to relocate into another unit in the same apartment or stay in the bedroom (not leaky) of the same unit. My property manager also said she needs to wait until it's not raining (weather forecast raining for at least another week starting tomorrow) in order for contractors to come to fix the leak and she's not sure how long it'll take. I'm very hesitant whether to move or not. I also have a small knee surgery coming up in 3 weeks. I've composed a list of pros and cons of moving vs not moving.
Pros of moving: a more habitable house and recovery of reasonable expenses for temporary payment (<60 days of relocation) and relocation payment of $10K for permanent relocation (>=60 days of relocation) (from city's website)
Cons of moving: moving hassle of furniture and belongings and may not be able to return to the same unit (I prefer the same unit because it's spacious)
Pros of not moving: less hassle of moving furniture and belongings and has a chance of staying in the same unit
Cons of not moving: leaky unit and chance of goods stolen if workers come in to fix the leak (can't think of any other cons)
What should I do? What do I need to ask my manager if I decided to move? What should I ask my manager if I decided not to move? Thank you.
My guess is the PM is offering you a change to relocate and not planning on paying you $10,000 to do so. Not knowing your location, any relocation assistance is most likely based on being a forced relocation.
For $10,000, I would move in a heartbeat if offered and continue to move monthly if offered :)
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My guess is the PM is offering you a change to relocate and not planning on paying you $10,000 to do so. Not knowing your location, any relocation assistance is most likely based on being a forced relocation.
For $10,000, I would move in a heartbeat if offered and continue to move monthly if offered :)
Thanks for the reply. What do you mean by "a change to relocate and not planning on paying you $10,000 to do so"? Also, what do you mean by "any relocation assistance is most likely based on being a forced relocation"? Today, one of the tenants I talked to was offered to relocate to another unit in the same apartment due to similar, but worse cause, and she agreed, and the PM immediately asked the housekeeping staffs to help her move. The PM said in order to be considered relocation, the tenant's bed must be moved. According to my research, the PM was also supposed to give documentations for the tenant to fill and the tenant was supposed to submit documentation for this relocation procedure, but none was given nor submitted. That is my suspicion.
Do they have any other units that I could move into, then move out and get $10,000? Which city is this?