European styling and sustainably built ADU for someone who prefers quiet, smaller spaces with great neighbors, yard, garden and very low utility bills. - Credit check, references required - Rental insurance advised for your own belongings as they are your responsibility - No Pets - No smoking inside, No growing inside - No subleasing - Option for unfurnished at $1200/month or $1400/month furnished (as seen in pictures) - 6 month lease, then month to month, 1 month advance notice requirement - $750 refundable deposit (everyone has gotten there's back) - $100 non-refundable cleaning fee The ADU - A tiny house: - A thoughtful full garage conversion located behind the house, which will also be for rent. - In 2015, it was the most sustainably built on the "Build Small, Live Large" tour of homes in Portland. - Very low utility bills: Solar on the main house roof keeps electricity to about $0 for 6-8 months a year for both properties. Electricity, garbage, sewer and water are then shared with main house tenants. Cable/Internet can also be shared with main house to keep costs down. - Extremely quiet structure due to advanced construction and insulation techniques - Bed loft on one side and ample storage loft on the other with movable ladder - Motorized 4x4 skylight with darkening shade and auto close/rain sensor - Solar Tube in Bathroom - 100% LED lighting - Energy Star doors, windows, toilet and faucets - Recycled: flooring, cabinets (from H.S. bleachers), trim work, doors and paint - Auto-cycled venting system to reduce moisture and stale air - All electric (stove, water heat, new MiniSplit/Ductless Heat Pump for both Heat and AC) - Storage shed located behind the ADU for gardening tools, bikes, and closed bins - Laundry on site and shared with main house - Furnished house includes 40 inch LED tv; bathroom, kitchen needs; bedding, queen bed, couch, coffee table, stools About the Neighborhood: Neighbors are quiet and kind. The property is close to Beach School on 2 dead-end streets which keep traffic down. It it is close to Adidas, Daimler, Kaiser; Yellow Max Line and 35 Greeley bus to downtown; easy access to I-5. It is close enough to Killingsworth, Alberta and Mississippi Districts, New Season's and Fred Meyer, but not too close. Back yard parties are part of the culture, yet the hood is quiet. The Yard and Gardens: - Owner will hire a maintenance firm to care for trees, shrubs, weeding of flower beds, fence line, and lawn - Owner hopes the tenant gardens as there is ample space, front and back, to grow organic vegetables. (no pesticides or herbicides allowed please) - Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and marion berries abound; pear, nectarine, plum and fig trees on the property 6 month lease, then month to month with one month advanced departure notification required.
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