Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Sorry About the Mess - Why Apartments Require A Deposit


This is a Houston apartment, found during a recent hurricane evacuation inspection.
This is not hurricane damage - the apartment was found this way prior to the hurricane.

Sorry About the Mess

Sorry About the Mess


You know, there are these things called ashtrays? Naah, an empty cup will do.
Hard to believe there wasn't a fire with all the cigarettes.

Sorry About the Mess

Sorry About the Mess

Sorry About the Mess



I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that the resident is not likely to clean this place up. I know, I know, I shouldn't be judgmental. But let's just assume that the resident is not going to clean this up, what apartment deposit is sufficient enough to address this? And if it was, what cleaning service (and what rookie) is going to attempt this? I'm trying to attach a dollar figure with this, which's not in the thousands and I can't.

Sorry About the Mess


As a geek at heart, seeing a computer like this broke my heart. But again, this computer didn't really stand a chance. It was probably gone before anything touched it ... from the smoke in the air alone. OMG, speaking of which, I cannot even imagine the smell of this place!

Sorry About the Mess


Notice the small 'butt free' area around the bottom of the mouse where the person's hand rubbed the mouse pad, and what keys on the keyboard were used. I can't believe that the equipment is even working, much less usable.

Sorry About the Mess


And finally, the good part ...
Again, who exactly is going to clean this? And for how much? This place needs to be condemned, along with a 100-feet radius, and burnt down. That's some serious anti-jitter/shake on that camera. I would've been shaking getting ready to puke from the smell alone.

Sorry About the Mess

Sorry About the Mess


I don't want to even start to think (Damn! Too late.) about what that pile on the sink might be. Oh Lord, please tell me it's not what I think it is. O.M.G.!!

Sorry, I put a larger image in so I'm not the only one to suffer.

Sorry About the Mess


A very healthy assortment of food containers. I'm a fan of What-A-Burger, but after this I want to sue them.

Sorry About the Mess

Sorry About the Mess


Remember when you last said to a visitor "sorry about the mess, I haven't had a chance to clean today!"? Well ... ummm ... yeah.  ▣


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