Dolley Madison Towers Residents Take the Long View- August 27, 2004 All it took to persuade Johanna Hofmann to move to the Dolley Madison Towers in Arlington 10 years ago was the view from a friend's balcony.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39227-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_realestate/rent Scuffing and Burning Questions- August 27, 2004 Edited questions from Apartment Life, Sara Gebhardt's online discussion about rental issues.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28168-2004Jul30.html?nav=rss_realestate/ren... Parking Restrictions Give Tenant Sticker Shock- August 27, 2004 Q I live in a large apartment complex. They recently changed the parking rules so no more than two cars per apartment are allowed at the complex. Also, guests are no longer allowed to park on-site, even though unmarked spots are open. They are now issuing two stickers per apartment. Would it be okay to ask a neighbor for a sticker and use it I'm worried management would consider it a sublease and get my neighbor in trouble. Doesn't the complex have to allow on-site visitor parking Parking on..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63501-2004Aug13.html?nav=rss_realestate/ren... Courting High-End Tenants on Massachusetts Avenue- August 27, 2004 A sense of luxury is apparent from the moment you step into Mass Court, a new 14-story apartment complex at 300 Massachusetts Ave. NW, on the edge of Chinatown and Judiciary Square.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54928-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_realestate/ren... With Shuttle, Bike Path and Metro, No Need for a Car- August 27, 2004 Sporting shades and clutching groceries from Trader Joe's, a petite 86-year-old woman disembarks from a free shuttle bus provided by Rockville's Pavilion Apartments..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45973-2004Aug6.html?nav=rss_realestate/rent Good Laundry Room Experiences Are Hampered By Lack of Etiquette- August 27, 2004 Jeff D'Andrea wasn't happy when he checked on his clothes in the laundry room of his Glover Park building and found his empty hamper filled with someone else's wet garments.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39229-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_realestate/rent Time Is of the Essence in Shared Laundry Rooms- August 27, 2004 Nobody really wants to handle other people's clothes in the laundry room, but many apartment residents view it as a necessity. At least that's the consensus of the e-mail and mail responses to my column about laundry room etiquette.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45975-2004Aug6.html?nav=rss_realestate/rent Oral Agreement Makes It Harder to Kick Out Roommate- August 27, 2004 Q I have a month-to-month rental agreement for an apartment. I like my rental unit, except that my roommate constantly has violent fights with her boyfriend. We called the police on him a couple of times and she put a restraining order on him as well. Today at about 1:30 a.m., I saw him go through the window to her bedroom. He left the same way at about 8:30 a.m. I don't have any written agreement with my roommate, and I am the only tenant on the rental agreement. I would like to give her an.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23870-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_realestate/rent Longevity and Loyalty Define Fillmore Garden- August 27, 2004 For those who think that all rental communities are impersonal and plagued with transient staff, take a look at Arlington's Fillmore Garden Apartments.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28172-2004Jul30.html?nav=rss_realestate/ren... Remodeling Gives Edlandria New Look, New Faces- August 27, 2004 Ray Shirey and his wife, Theda, have lived in four different units at Alexandria's Edlandria apartments since 1971. Their son, Jesse, 31, was born while they were living there.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63503-2004Aug13.html?nav=rss_realestate/ren... |