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« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2007, 01:23:22 PM » |
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Its brownish yellow. Its like a stain.
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« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2007, 01:26:53 PM » |
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There is a gel bleach ~ clorox that is really good for stains like that. Make sure that you rinse it really really good though. You will have to let it set (covered) for a while, then rinse. It might take more than once. It removes tea stains which are some really hard stains to get out.
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« Reply #27 on: December 06, 2007, 04:51:20 PM » |
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Is it a kind of a crusty stain? Or a yellow one?
Aack! Yuck! That sounds sorta gross to me red! I know of a few other things that are crusty and/or yellow...but we won't go into that here.  Anyhow, as another poster mentioned, try that gel bleach product. You might also try Clorox bathroom cleaner w/bleach. Bleach can do wonders for stains. Just spray down the tub well and then leave. After an hour or so, return, scrub lightly and rinse thoroughly. However, the bleach smell will be very strong when you return to the bathroom to clean...so don't be breathing in all those bleach fumes or someone will find you passed out in the bathroom, along with those stains. Good luck with that.
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« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2007, 05:02:33 PM » |
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And while we're coming up with things that can knock you out in the bathroom don't forget- never never never combine bleach and ammonia-that amazingly toxic combination causes a release of chlorine gas, promptly rendering you as dead as a doughnut! Which is just as dead as a doornail, but tastier... 
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« Reply #29 on: December 06, 2007, 11:06:02 PM » |
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once ya get it all clean you have to stay on top of it. every day its got to be cleaned. after dinner before you do anything else do the dishes. right away. don't let them sit. take each room at a time. Its really not the difficult if you do it everyday. I spend on average an hour a day. that's sweeping, moping, cleaning the bathroom(every single day). dishes, laundry, making beds, etc... you can do it tiff. you will feel so much better once its clean. I feel stressed if the house is even a little messy. unfortunately house work isn't like somethings were you can take a day off. once you do that it gets overwhelming. sounds like that's where you are now. your husband has to help and your daughter is old enough to pick up after herself. they both need to help. And while we're coming up with things that can knock you out in the bathroom don't forget- never never never combine bleach and ammonia-that amazingly toxic combination causes a release of chlorine gas, promptly rendering you as dead as a doughnut! Which is just as dead as a doornail, but tastier...  Its really surprising how many people do not know this.
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« Reply #30 on: December 06, 2007, 11:13:09 PM » |
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A yellow-brown stain can also be from iron in the water. Another good cleaner is "Bon Ami".
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« Reply #31 on: December 07, 2007, 06:27:15 AM » |
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Another suggestion for Tiff (as though you don't have enough already here)...do try to talk to someone at your university who can assist students with legal issues. Among other concerns, you might have cause to ask for a refund on the paint job. Didn't you mention lead paint in your place? Seems like landlords are required to do something about that if there are children under 6 years old living in the house. You might claim that it was her responsibility to have your house painted in the first place. In any case, you need to start documenting the things she charges you for along with everything you've already forked out and find out if you're really liable for these expenses. The way things are going, you're never going to see your deposit again. Get someone local and in-the-know on your side!
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« Reply #32 on: December 07, 2007, 08:16:29 AM » |
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Another suggestion for Tiff (as though you don't have enough already here)...do try to talk to someone at your university who can assist students with legal issues. Among other concerns, you might have cause to ask for a refund on the paint job. Didn't you mention lead paint in your place? Seems like landlords are required to do something about that if there are children under 6 years old living in the house. You might claim that it was her responsibility to have your house painted in the first place. In any case, you need to start documenting the things she charges you for along with everything you've already forked out and find out if you're really liable for these expenses. The way things are going, you're never going to see your deposit again. Get someone local and in-the-know on your side!
Wow Im surprised you remebered that. Yea the lead paint has never been removed. Its not inside the house, but it is on the outside of the house. She doesn't seem to care about that. Just all the other stuff.
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« Reply #33 on: December 07, 2007, 10:00:56 AM » |
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I agree with nkb, some of the provisions in your lease (assuming they are even in there), seem a little bit onerous, and perhaps illegal in some states depending on your state's tenant/landlord laws.
I have frankly never heard of a landlord requiring you to pay for painting in the middle of a lease (might depend on how long you have been there, though). It is generally expected that painting will have to be done at the end of the lease.
Also I know it is *required* in some states that landlords give 24 notice of entry, except in emergency conditions, and don't believe that can be waived in a lease, at least in some states.
I would check out your rights, ESPECIALLY with lead paint!!!
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« Reply #34 on: December 07, 2007, 11:39:12 AM » |
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Weve been there 2 years now. The painting was last year. My daughter had drew permanet marker on the refridgerator, wall in the kitchen, and bathroom. It wasn't that bad, It didn't bother us. And we would have painted it before we left but. She was so set on repainting the house. She kept asking and asking. And I told her no. Theres no way we would do it until we are about to move out. But she went behind my back and told my husband. My husband sleeps in the day, because he works nights. So if you ask him anything in the daytime, hes half asleep. So he was like sure go ahead.
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« Reply #35 on: December 09, 2007, 01:46:02 PM » |
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I just wanted to say, try Mean Green with Bleach or Scrubbing Bubbles. We have really hard water that leaves green stains on the tub and those two things are the only things that will get it off. They both reek to high heaven but they really do clean the tub well. Try either one of those. Good luck.
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« Reply #36 on: December 14, 2007, 11:08:33 PM » |
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Tiff hun, Im very honest and it gets me in hit water , PLEASE dont HATE me after this.... The MOTHER side of me talking to you. Plenty of single mothers in 20's CLEAN & take care of babies & work. You know hunnys not helping but financial YOU have to take on the JOB hun. PART of being a womens job. If this lady is a bleach queen like myself and has " power" over you she can call the CPS on you rather its dirty or not and make your LIFE even more HECK.TRUST me its a NITEMARE, Take 10 mins a day to CLEAN. wash something , vacuum ,BLEACH stuff. Magic erraser works MAGIC on babies ART WORK. Ill send you some. You spend 10 minutes on here you can MAKE yourself clean your bATHROOM.We all have have things we HATE to do as WOMEN but HAVE to do. I understand money is tight all over the USA but maybe have MERRY MAIDS come in for a small general cleaning the day b4 cruela devila comes to inspect.It costs 30 to 40 dollars.Depnds on what you have them do.PLEASE please dont HATE me now. Im being honest with you. Put on a RICARD SIMMONS cd and MOVE your B O D Y to the oldies ... 
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« Reply #37 on: December 14, 2007, 11:27:39 PM » |
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As far as the painting goes Tif hun Shes hearing its dirty so she comes to inspect and YOU a awesome girl to LET her IN because YOU do NOT have to let her in w/o a 48 to 72 hr notice depend on state.Shes trying to teach YOU hun by making you repaint ( 200.00) whoever does it) rather than evict YOU which can cost YOU and HER lots of MONEY.The home is her investment with her life savings in it.If the home is detroyed shes out 200 thousand. Besides shes very OLD TIF you have to see her SIDE as well.
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« Reply #38 on: December 19, 2007, 10:15:05 AM » |
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As a landlord myself, I must say that it is very hard to maintain rental property, with all the various people moving in and out. Most renters do not consider the rental as THEIR home to care for, so they don't. But that sort of thinking is wrong. Renters should keep up their rental as IF it were their own place. I certainly would want to if I were renting.
Being cordial and polite to the landlord will go a long way...when and if you want something extra done to the place you live. If you had offered to share the cost of painting the rental, and offered before everyone got upset, perhaps it would have cost you less money. I will bend over backwards to try to accomodate a good tenant, a long-term tenant, just to keep from having to turn over the property again.
Renters should always read their leases/rental agreements BEFORE forking over the deposit on a rental. Once the lease is signed and money paid, the tenant has to follow the rules in the lease. Always ask questions about a part of any lease/agreement you don't understand.
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« Reply #39 on: December 19, 2007, 10:24:15 AM » |
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I rented from a wonderful couple right after me and Jimmie got married ~ we always paid on time and she just really liked us. We were in the middle of their farm and I can't tell you how many times I had to go and wrangle cows to keep them from getting hit on the road. I would take the phone, call her, and chase cows all at the same time!!! My son thought that it was so funny to look outside and see a cow staring in the window!!
I would have loved to have stayed there, but we couldn't afford the electric bills and she couldn't afford to upgrade to central heat and air. It was hard to leave though!
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« Reply #40 on: December 19, 2007, 02:48:13 PM » |
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I'm understanding these things now. It takes me a while. But I figure it out sooner or later. Weve been here two years, she likes us as renters, because she doesnt have that many problems with us. (Just the cleaning). Where her previous renters had smoking, drinking, parties, dogs, just alot of Lease breaking. I've been cleaning more and more each day. So its not as hectic to do. I love those mr clean erasers. I've used them on just about everything. Now if they would only work on clothes!!!  Daughter loves to get stains on her clothes.
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« Reply #41 on: December 19, 2007, 02:59:46 PM » |
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Tide Stain Pen. Keep one on you, in your purse/diaper bag... She spills on herself, hit her with the pen. It will keep the stain from setting.
Cleaning stinks! But, it is so much easier to keep up then to have to face it when you let it go.
You're doing great. Keep up the good work.
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« Reply #42 on: December 19, 2007, 04:09:58 PM » |
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I'm understanding these things now. It takes me a while. But I figure it out sooner or later. Weve been here two years, she likes us as renters, because she doesnt have that many problems with us. (Just the cleaning). Where her previous renters had smoking, drinking, parties, dogs, just alot of Lease breaking. I've been cleaning more and more each day. So its not as hectic to do. I love those mr clean erasers. I've used them on just about everything. Now if they would only work on clothes!!!  Daughter loves to get stains on her clothes.  We knew you could do it! Those stain pens are great! You can even teach her to use it herself. If the Tide pen doesn't get it out, I have always found that rubbing Era laundry soap on the stains works wonders. When my son was little, he was the dirt, grass stain, oil stain kid. Our motto was "Era gets out all that Jeff gets into!"
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« Reply #43 on: December 19, 2007, 11:05:50 PM » |
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Our daughter gets everything you can imagine on her clothes. I thoroughly spray either "Spray N Wash" or "Shout" on the stains (there's never just one stain) and let it sit for two to three days before laundering. If it's going to come out, that usually does it. Those little bottles of Carbona are great too. They make different ones for different stains.
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« Reply #44 on: December 20, 2007, 04:00:50 AM » |
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