KatyStardust's Profile

There are limits to what a landloard or property management company can charge per person for a credit check. I'm not even sure a $75 processing fee is legal, as they would have to chalk it up to the going rate for administrative hourly - does it really take 7.5-ish hours of admin to process your friend's contract? I think not.

About 3-4 years ago, a landlord in California could not charge more than $35, I don't imagine that limit has been jacked up THAT much since. That's not to say that people have not been illegally overcharged - I think it happens quite often.

The best book I can refer you to is the one I used to refer rental owners to, to know their rights (why now know what they should know): Nolo's The California Landlords Lawbook: Right & Responsibility.

Also, to evict you - as previously said above - they would have to give you some form of notice, no matter what terms of the agreement you broke. They MUST give you a 3, 30 or 60-day notice (if they're just ending a month-to-month and you've been there for over a year they have to give you 60 instead of 30 days).

Of course, I say all of this assuming that there is no other backstory of events that has occurred to give the landlords any reason to evict you otherwise - if that's the case, eat crow before they proceed to filing.

I have black thumbs of death. I would absolutely love to grow some fresh mint on my windowsill. My fiance loves fresh mint ice cream (not like anything you can buy in the stores) and I'd LOVE to make him some this summer.

When I try out the fresh tea from my weekly CSA, I sometimes pair it with shortbread cookies. They soak up everything nice and add a hint of sweetness to the beverage without having to add anything to it.

Oh I would LOVE to use this to frame some of the photography taken at my wedding!

I was blown away by the anticlimactic "Final Exam."

Aside from that, the sheer dedicated nature of her cooking was truly inspiring. So interesting to hear the difference between American products versus European products - even back then! Makes you wonder how that has all evolved.

I would LOVE to give these to my new niece and nephew-in-laws!

I smell tested these scents yesterday - and Cinnamon Bark was divine!

Ooh - I love their recipes!

This would get me through my newlywed status without having to spend all my time ironing my new husbands' shirts - and leaves me to spend my time doing more important things...

Name: Kate Whelan

Choice of Blick Wall Decal:
Chandelier in Black
Flock in Snow
Iron Vines in Tomato

Why I Should Win/Project Plan:
Simply put, we're saving for our wedding therefore, our home decor has been put on the backburner. blik decals are a quick & easy - yet impactive - fix to our ongoing design dilemmas. We moved into this house and have been slowly fixing it up as time allows - but time is slim with a wedding on the way.

I plan on placing the chandelier in the dining room adjacent to the family room. We had a very Scarface-like white marble fireplace to work - but a few coats of a gorgeous blue-gray paint took the focus away from that eyesore. The chandelier would be a great contrast to the paint in the dining room and add style to an othersie lackluster area.

The flock in snow is for the niche in the kitchen ceiling. The kitchen needs some brightening - and I have planned to pain the niche a bright focal color like lime or yellow for sometime - placing these decals atop the paint would look amazing.

The iron vines in tomato is for our bedroom. After purchasing loads of stark white furniture and a trellis print gray/white ensemble from dwell - we have very little color in the room. I would use the iron vines to create a headboard on the wall behind the bed.