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Just keep your apartment door closed. Your landlord friends can then go downstairs from their parlor level to your garden level, and through the common hallway, they can further go down to the basement, and then up the basement steps directly outside to their garden. We have this exact same setup (we own and live on the parlor floor) and my garden-level tenants don't mind it a bit. They keep their apartment door closed. It's very nice that your landlords let you share their garden, just be happy for that.

Posted by: elizabethJane at February 22, 2008 8:02 PM in response to Renting a garden apt

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Posted by: elizabethJane at April 19, 2008 8:40 AM in response to Gravesend Park Not So Grave Anymore

I don't really see why using a common hallway is invasive of privacy. If you're talking about sharing the garden, that's a different story. I live on the parlor floor of the house I own, and you end up using the garden a lot less, because it's a pain to drag dishes, bbq stuff, food etc. through the halls to the garden, and then back to your apt. Also every time you have to use the bathroom, having to go through this rigamarole. The good news is that they probably won't use the garden that often. The bad news is that since they're your friends, when you are BOTH using it and they need to go to the bathroom there might be pressure to let them use yours!

Posted by: guest at February 23, 2008 11:52 AM in response to Renting a garden apt

Do. Not. Rent. To/From. Friends.

DON'T!!!!!!

Posted by: guest at February 23, 2008 12:46 PM in response to Renting a garden apt

I agree with the person who pointed out a common hallway being shared means you exit your bedroom to go to the bathroom and your friend/landlord could be standing there. Or their kid, or their guests if they have people over for a cookout in the backyard.

It's such an unappealing situation. Why do it? Tell these people to pony up and build a darn stairs from their apartment to the garden because that's what they are living in, an apartment, even if they're the owners. If they want use of the whole house then they need to make it a one-family house.

Posted by: guest at February 23, 2008 1:29 PM in response to Renting a garden apt

1.29 Luckily you are living in America and people can agree what they want. Sounds like the owners want the situation they are offering. Sounds like WCS may or may or may not want it ... nobody can tell anybody to pony up and the landlords may not have cash anyway (hard times you know).

Posted by: guest at February 23, 2008 4:54 PM in response to Renting a garden apt

Yeah but 4:54, when people give their personal opinions about what the situation may end up being like once the OP is actually living with it, it could present scenarios the OP never thought about. I don't think this feedback is useless at all.

Posted by: guest at February 24, 2008 12:43 PM in response to Renting a garden apt

Yes...very useful information indeed
thank you all

Posted by: WCS at February 24, 2008 1:58 PM in response to Renting a garden apt