First floor three room apartment for rent. Clean, cozy and comfortable
with front porch and large back yard. Close to central city and many
amenities as well as bus route. Heat, water, sewer, garbage,
refrigerator and stove included. Tenant responsible for
electricity. Perfect for single adult. First month security and
references necessary. Off street parking available. No smoking!

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Category: apts/housing for rent
Title: Newly remodeled upstairs apartment for rent

Rent includes heat, water, sewer, garbage; tenant pays electric, internet. 

This is Unit C, the upstairs, one bedroom apartment in a newly
remodeled three unit building in South Scranton.  An enormous
light-filled bedroom facing the street has a peekaboo view across the
valley and gorgeous sunsets.  Entering from the street you go up to
the raised front deck and into an entryway shared with the downstairs
apartment. By the interior stairs you reach your landing, with jacket
hooks and space for a bicycle, at your private unit front door, which
opens to the middle, living room.  In the rear are kitchen, bathroom
with tub/shower, and rear deck, balcony and stairs.

See the photos.

Parking includes street parking in front and off-street parking spaces
shared with other building tenants, presently newly gravelled and soon
to be paved.

Speaking of other tenants, we really hope that you will find a
neighborly community with your future neighbors here, or better yet
that you will bring your friends along to be your neighbors and fellow
tenants in this building.

Because the apartments are all brand new remodels and are all vacant
at once, we are taking this rare opportunity to also advertise them
together as a single lease for all three units in the building, priced
for the same total rent for the building but divided evenly among four
individual tenants at 550 per tenant plus utilities, or alternatively,
divided per apartment as two one bedrooms (850 each including heating)
and one two bedroom apartment (850 not including heat). The numbers
are different because of the cost of heating, and because a two
bedroom apartment doesn't rent for much more on the market than a one
bedroom apartment.  Under a group lease for the whole building you can
divide it how you like if it adds up to the same.

So we hope you will organize with your responsible friends, family, or
colleagues to join a group lease.  We have 12 month leases but will
let you go any time if you find a good replacement for yourself and
leave in good order; this also lets your group regroup when anyone
leaves, so its not a lifetime commitment.  We are extra tenant
friendly: you can add a child, boyfriend, >5-day visitor, etc., for
$275/month per additional (i.e., extra tenant's rent is at half
price). We will also allow a pet with a $500 pet deposit and $50/month
rent for each cat or dog. Nowoodchucks!

To encourage community there is a big, shared, front deck, and the
back yard has a picnic table space, and a fire pit for hanging out is
planned for spring, and the grass should recover soon from the
excavation project for the parking spaces.  We hope you will love
living here.

Please call text or email to set up a time to visit for a look and to
fill out the rental application (we are using the one at
tomveatch.com/re for now).  We will run your a credit check for $20,
due with the signed application, and will reject your application if
your MyRental.com score is below 600, so please keep up on your
credit.

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Want to live with friends?<P>

I am looking to find, or help you to create, an independent co-living
group to potentially lease a triplex home. containing 4 bedrooms, 3
kitchens, living rooms, and bathrooms, a yard, shared laundry, and a
basement.<P>

With places to hang out together as well as your own private spaces to
be alone when you like, you can find your balance together. Life can
be that much better, together.<P>

For four tenants, the whole-building rent will be $550 each, plus
shared utilities. Additional residents after the fourth (e.g., kids,
boyfriends...) will cost $275/month rent each. (So if you keep a group
of six in there for example then a share, one sixth of the total is
just $458) A deposit of $550 each will be returned after you move out
if your space passes inspection. Non-damage-causing pets are allowed
with an added $550 security deposit and $50/month pet rent.<P>


This is a very liveable double block building containing (A) one
two-bedroom apartment on the left side and (B and C) two one-bedroom
apartments on the right side. B and C each have a good sized kitchen,
a master bedroom, and a living room (which could serve as a
walk-through bedroom) plus a bathroom (B shower only, C
tub/shower). The basement floods a bit in heavy rains but can be used
for storage off the ground if you use plastic shelving. The yard
contains a picnic table area suitable for barbecues and hanging out in
good weather. The three units each have separate entrances and a small
deck on the back as well as a big shared front balcony. Parking is
easy with street parking in the front and off street parking in the
back of the lot and near by, shared by tenants. Efficient heating with
natural gas fired steam radiators. Tenants are responsible for heat,
electric and internet (you can save money by sharing an internet
service). Owner pays water, sewer, and garbage. Appliances provided:
Three refrigerators and gas stoves; one clothes washer and dryer (in
A). A second building in the back of the lot with two more bedrooms is
being remodeled now and could be potentially leased together with this
after it is done.<P>

Young, old, or mixed, this is a perfect home for a group to live in
together. Share your friendships, your blessings and your burdens by
sharing your living responsibilities, your lease, your porch and even
your cooking. Life together is better, more fun, less expensive (and
you live longer). Why pay three or four times for internet services
when you can share?<P>

This group lease is flexible but structured so you can replace
yourself and move out any month and the lease can easily be extended
annually.<P>

If you might like to join or create your own community in South
Scranton, please contact me by email to say you are thinking about
it. Perhaps, start a conversation with your friends about each other's
aspirations.<P>

9/15/2019: remodel complete! You will be the first tenants to enjoy
this house.<P>

9/17/2019: I have two prospective group members if you would rather
join than create your own group. I can put you in touch, just ask.<P>

For more information about this way of living together please visit
rentalcohousing.org<P>

And if you are still reading this,<BR>
Thank you!<P>