This must be an age old problem…
Daughter is in Boston, and moves in to the new apartment on September 1.
Occupancy rates in Boston are very high, demand for moving services on September 1 is high and prices will also be high…
My kid had that issue. DH rented a UHaul truck…unloaded everything from apartment 1 on August 31. Drove with kid and friends to Plymouth for the night…with the truck…and stayed with friends.
Got up bright and early on September 1 so they could be in front of the new place at 7 a.m. They did this so the could get a parking space near apartment 2.
But if you want to do,this…I would suggest you rent that truck or van or whatever ASAP…because lots of folks will be doing the same.
We just rented it empty in CT…and returned it in CT.
Or ask the landlord if you can move yr stuff in a day early. If the apartment is empty, the landlord may allow it.
In Boston…this is not likely. Just about every apartment turns over the same day…September 1. The previous tenants don’t need to be out until midnight.
My kid never was able to move in early…not once…and neither were any of his friends. At least not to a newly leased apartment.
Here is another idea…to the OP…does your daughter know anyone who will be continuing a lease in the new building? Maybe that person will let your daughter leave her stuff a day early.
If she uses pod moving, she may be able to get the permits set up so the pod stays on the street outside her apartment on the 31st, then is moved on the first.
We too used the Uhaul for overnight storage.
@intparent and others. We are talking about Boston here. Every apartment in Boaton where college students live turns over on September 1. I seriously doubt that landlords would allow pods to be left on the property. Many of these are places with no driveways or off street parking. Even residents need paid permits to park in the street overnight.
Really…thousands and thousands of folks are moving between August 31 and September 1. The OP should talk to friends who have made this move.
Pack light…and if you have furniture, really the easiest way is to move it out to a van or truck on the 31st…and move it to the new place on the 1st.
It’s a crazy moving day in Boston…CRAZY.
I wouldn’t say every apartment. When D moved out to Boston in the fall, her first apartment was in Allston - it was 90% college students, but she was able to get a lease starting on November 1st, that went to November 1st. It’s pretty close to a dorm moving experience, but there are a few straggler leases.
Right…a few…but this OP already said…her move is September 1…and that is when there are a LOT of moves taking place in college apartment land in Boston.
It’s really not an easy day!!
If you use a moving company it is likely that they will be able to store things overnight and deliver it the next morning.
@thumper1 is probably right…but it’s still worth asking whether it’s possible to move in a day early or even a few hours early. Some people leave Boston for good a few days before their lease expires…and their apartment is empty. Offer to pay 1/30th the cost of monthly rent for the extra day. And if it’s not possible, rent that truck now.
It is interesting that most leases ends 8/31 and starts 9/1. When do landlords fix and clean those apartments? My kid’s college town leases end May 31 and starts 2nd week of Jun. The landlords take that week to clean up those apartments. Trust me, those apartments are filthy and many things are broken when those kids moved out. This presents its own challenges for those kids, because during that in between week, you have to move out the old apartment and can’t get into the new apartment.
I think it would still be worth it to ask if you could move in earlier in case the old tenant was a graduate who may have already moved out.
Thanks for the responses!
She’s been working and living in Boston for several years, and is actually moving in to a neighborhood that is too expensive for college students. Hopefully it will be less crazy than areas like Allston/Brighton.
Her roommate has relatives close by, so hopefully it will work to park a U-Haul in one of their driveways overnight.
Good question about when they do the cleaning, BTW…
I will see if I can help her get a U-Haul booked and she can check closer to the time to see if there is any leeway with moving in a day or two early. The apartment is currently occupied.
Check and make sure you can park a truck in the area. For security reasons…that was not allowed when DS made his moves…thus the drive to Plymouth for the night!
Great that this is not in the middle of college apartment land. But still…it is a crazy day in Boston.
Re: cleaning…one apartment DS moved into didn’t look like anyone had cleaned. They took pictures, and got a credit on their rent because THEY did the cleaning.
The other was spotless…and they knew the previous tenants who moved out the night before. I’m guessing there is a night crew who does this between midnight and 7 a.m.
Not only do they not do cleaning, my D moved into her first off campus apt (4th floor walk up) and there was still furniture left. It was rental furniture and the rental company arrived while we were moving in and had to ask us what to take out. Since her room mate had moved in early am, but was at lunch, my D was only positive about a couch and a chair. Turns out they left a chair and never did pick it up.
Some move out on 31, stay in a suburban hotel where they can park Uhaul. They have loops to attach a lock or cable lock.
My D is currently out of state on a co-op and just told us a few weeks ago the apartment was sold and new owner was hoping they could vacate by June 30. They hadn’t renewed lease. We did a happy dance.!
My son (not a student but lives in Brighton) landlord sent the cleaning person to apt. on 9/1 so he and friends just chilled out on the terrace while apt was getting cleaned. I have no idea where he slept the night before, I assume at a friends. He also only had a bed to move so just rented the little u/haul trailer. They also shopped the curb - as everyone just tosses out their furniture. Got a really nice leather sofa.
He thought about moving again but decided to stay put for another year. Plus, landlord said they are such good tenants he is not raising their rent.
Might be worthwhile for your daughter to see about an 11 month or 13 month lease to get her out of the 9/1 cycle. Would be much easier in the future re: uhaul rental and the like to be on a day different than all the college students.
We rented a storage unit so S2 and roomies could move stuff there over a couple of weeks and then unload a little at a time. Pretty reasonable for the convenience, but he’s in a fairly small town.