MetaFilter posts tagged with rent

Bavarian Rent Control

Knappster — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:14 -0800

Residents of the Fuggerei in Augsburg pay an annual rent of just one Rheinischer Gulden, the same as in 1520. There are a few conditions: one must be poor, Catholic, an Augsburg resident for two years, and pray thrice daily for the souls of the Fuggers.

When Borrowing to Save Actually Makes Sense

Toekneesan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:03:17 -0800

Portland's got white ones, Austin has yellow ones, Vassar has them in pink. What are they? Community bikes. Colleges, universities, even whole cities are seeing the benefits of offering their students and citizens an alternative to cars, fossil fuels, and parking lots. Want to start a shared bike program in your community? Here's how. (previously)

Value-added housing costs

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:04:16 -0800

How far away from work do you live? How much of your pay gets used up to get you to and from work, get you around town, and pay for where you live? As gas and food prices continue to rise, "affordability" has become a more critical notion for everyday Americans. The Center for Neighborhood Technology developed their Housing + Transportation Affordability Index, which aims to help better inform renters and owners about the relationship of transportation options to where one lives.

Rent Vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market

Afroblanco — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:38:56 -0800

Rent Vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market

No Day But June 1st

crossoverman — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:29:58 -0800

Nearly 12 Years Old, ‘Rent’ Is to Close. The 1996 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical will close its doors at New York's Nederlander Theatre on June 1st. The 7th longest-running musical in Broadway history, it is based on Puccini's La Boheme and is credited with bringing young people to musical theatre and the invention of Broadway Rush ticketing - it sold its first two rows for $20: first in , first served on the day of the performance. Creator Jonathon Larson didn't live to see the phenomenal success of the show, dying from an aortic anuerysm on the morning of the show's off-Broadway premiere. A feature film version was released in 2005 (trailer) starring most of the Original Broadway Cast - who also reunited for a 10th Anniversary show in 2006, raising two million dollars for the Jonathon Larson Performing Arts Foundation and the New York Theatre Workshop where the show was first performed.

Please pass the syrup...

rfbjames — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:36:08 -0800

"A Ninja Pays Half My Rent" (YouTube 5:23) A short film directed by Steven K. Tsuchida.

Gloria Trembicky is a bad landlord

davebug — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:54:28 -0800

Gloria Trembicky is a bad landlord. Ever wish you knew more about your new landlord before signing the lease? Hopefully Gloria Trembicky won't have any more unsuspecting tenants. This well-documented story of disrepair, deceit and disorder should keep any landlord-Googler away (especially with the growing contributions emailed from former tenants). Also, it provides some great Schadenfreude for those of us not renting in NYC.

Christmas (trees) for rent.

grapefruitmoon — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:18:25 -0800

Do you feel bad about cutting down a tree in the prime of its life just for Christmas? If you live in San Francisco or Portland, OR you can rent a tree instead.

The Perfect Housemate! (twitch)

brownpau — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:33:48 -0800

Wanted: the perfect housemate! You just need to meet a few, um, requirements.

Art or not?

sour cream — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:31:55 -0800

Art or not is brought to you by Johannes Blank, the same guy who gave us Rent-A-German.

J. R. Hughto — Wed, 30 May 2001 10:08:47 -0800

And I thought the market was tight in Boston... A man was charged with killing two people -- one of whom was dismembered -- so he could move into their apartments, police said.

mathowie — Mon, 06 Mar 2000 11:36:48 -0800

Scary calculation of the day: I spend about $750/mo. on rent in LA, and while I was checking the price range on apartments in San Francisco, what I wanted was about $2500 per month. So in LA, I spend $9,000 per year on rent (actually it's half that, since I split it with my girlfriend), but in SF, it'd be $30,000 (!!!). For that cost, I could pay for a house in just a handful of years in any other state. Maybe Salon is right, or maybe they aren't.

MetaFilter posts tagged with rent

Bavarian Rent Control

When Borrowing to Save Actually Makes Sense

Value-added housing costs

Rent Vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market

No Day But June 1st

Please pass the syrup...

Gloria Trembicky is a bad landlord

Christmas (trees) for rent.

The Perfect Housemate! (*twitch*)

Art or not?

The Perfect Housemate! (twitch)