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The_Kentwood_Farms t1_jacfo7w wrote

$30 a month for air filters? I've never heard of that one, especially since that size of a house probably has 1 air filter that needs to be changed every 3 months or so.

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Gothmom85 t1_jackysk wrote

I've been seeing this pop up a lot for "property management" companies who are supposed to do everything for the owner like maintenance and repairs.

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Ill_Temperature_4654 OP t1_jacg12k wrote

Yeah that’s exactly what it is. It’s robbery. They send one filter every three months. But they put it under the guise of this program that you could purchase renters insurance, it helps “build your credit”, which we don’t need, and some coupons or something. And it’s mandatory! Like just make the rent $30 more if you want the money that bad.

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DyreTitan t1_jad3oz0 wrote

I will add renters insurance is very helpful but never get it through the company you are renting from.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_jad9nl3 wrote

people should ALWAYS get renters insurance. Saved my butt once.

But they should get it from the same company that does their car insurance.

It's cheap insurance

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Ill_Temperature_4654 OP t1_jadocee wrote

Oh no I got it through my auto insurance. I just thought that if they were mandating $30 a month and it included insurance then it’s not as much of a scam

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lalalinnybug t1_jadoqsz wrote

Is this Dodson? Sounds suspiciously like Dodson

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Ill_Temperature_4654 OP t1_jadptb1 wrote

No! Surprisingly! They were impossible to work remotely. But I had seen similar charges with them.

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Stitchmond t1_jacpttw wrote

They got those gold-framed, diamond-filament, Gucci filters that Aphrodite rubs on her breasts before packaging. They're expensive.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_jad9gie wrote

with pets people should really change filter once a month. But people are horrible about it. I have come across some amazingly bad filters. I used to think the filter change fee was nuts, but the repairs I've seen are starting to justify it.

And gas and labor cost money. Now in apt buildings much less justification

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CrowMiller t1_jad6sgt wrote

My apt in Manchester has it too. It’s required and charged as “Tenant Convenience” lmao

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The_Kentwood_Farms t1_jad789b wrote

What's funny is, if the rent for a place was $10 higher a month and the landlord just had a service send a new filter every 3 months (which is about what it actually costs) I'd be stoked as a tenant that it's something I don't have to worry about it.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_jad9s25 wrote

I pay $25 a filter for the filters in my house, because I have a dog. The 1900s aren't cheap.

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jennbo t1_jaem3dx wrote

they make us do it too, but it's only $10 a month

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