   LOL! Someone is going to hate me...
  Perhaps some of you guys can recall that 8 months ago, I rented a fucked up small room in the city where I studied for the insane amount of money of 265 euros a month. 195 rent, 35 gas/electricity and 35 service costs.I filed a complaint at our ministry of housing(and other stuffs) about the renting  price. I filed the complaint within the 6 months that I lived there, and today, an inspector came to look at it.He measured it, noted some things down, and did his calculation based on points, and came down to a price of 90 euros. Whoa... That's a 105 flat rent paid too much.However, later tonight he called me, and said I didn't show him the shared living space(Which doesn't exist, however, I thought the shared place was including all the hallways and such felt under that category). So, he recalculated it all, and came to the conclusion that my rental price should have been 52 euros.So, some quick math shows I paid 195 - 52 = 143 euros too much a month. Since I filed my complaint within the 6 month term, I can reclaim my lost monies, which is  858 euros. In other words: She's going to hate the shit out of me...   
  Just be glad yout got your money back [grin]   ;  52 euros a month?what kind of place are you living in?   ;  Crazy euro rent system. Do they take neighborhood into account? Is it strictly a point system?   ;  I remember. I think... [grin] Isn't your landlord Chinese or something? Not that it matters, but I thought a Chinese landlord in the Netherlands was quite out of the ordinary.   ;Quote:Original post by tstrimpCrazy euro rent system. Do they take neighborhood into account? Is it strictly a point system?yes, yes, and yes.   ;Quote:Original post by EelcoQuote:Original post by tstrimpCrazy euro rent system. Do they take neighborhood into account? Is it strictly a point system?yes, yes, and yes.What counts as points then? What is the motivation for the landlord to do anything but the bare minimum to rent the place if they are required to price it a certain way?   ;  265 euros = £180.95. I wish I could find somewhere to stay that was that cheap... Most places here are closer to the £300 mark.   ;Quote:Original post by Evil Steve265 euros = £180.95. I wish I could find somewhere to stay that was that cheap... Most places here are closer to the £300 mark.Currently looking for a new apartment here in the states and we had to bump our limit up to $700 (~£372 || 545 Euro) and we are still having problems finding something we like. It's a good thing I don't live on one of the coasts!   ;  Well played. A friend of mine had a similar experience, except the investigator discovered it was in fact an illegal sublet and fined the houseowners severely.   