Living basement in summer time is very covinent and awesome because it is very cool. However, the winter is coming soon and I don't recommend you living basement no matter how it is cheap.Tell you the truth, I had lived in basement at homestay for 11 months. For a young and brave boy, it is not a problem at all because I know my purpose is to study English at homestay, so I ignore the living condition. You'd better find an apartment or house.* F% D# N! A6 J# X
Originally posted by 只想赚钱 at 2004-8-6 11:19 PM: 0 p8 ^) h4 D- }9 L' T6 G5 f能进阳光,可感觉不好,你试想一下,把你现在的卧室门关上,把窗户遮来只剩80cmX40cm或再大一些,而且当外面感觉越暖和时,地下室感觉越冷,反正不能长住。
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House的Basement是这样。Apartment的Basement好些。其实是半地下,窗户全在地上。如果朝南,有阳光,就好多了。另外,这里的Apartment多为三层,冬天三楼可能会冷,而二楼往往太热。Basement没有这些问题。就是天天看人的脚,不太舒服。
Apartment很多是month-by-month,就是逐月续约。每栋楼一个锅炉房。一般是烧油或天然气。大多数Apartment包水、暖气、车位(少数,如high-rise,例外)。一般不包电费,少数例外,如大学的房子、Boardwalk的high-rise。电费一般$30-$50/mo。搬出须提前一个月书面通知。如果没有损坏且卫生打扫干净,可取回全部的押金。遇上坏房东,押金也可能(全部或部分)拿不回来。打官司理论上很简单,实际几乎不可行。0 V1 A" d T7 u; o0 u; B
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所以千万要找个好房东。