436 S 6th St E, Missoula, MT 59801

NOTE: CORRECT ADDRESS IS AS LISTED IN THE LISTING ITSELF: 436 S 6th WEST (NOT 436 S 6th East). Ground floor of historic house, built in 1875. Large, light, bright 1 bedroom with very large kitchen, professional Wolf Range, dishwasher, new refrigerator. Living room with window seat, cozy gas fireplace heat. Baseboard heaters. Large bedroom. Shower, no bathtub. Laundry room with W/D hookups. Many cabinets. Covered front porch with porch swing looks across S 6th street to Sacajawea park. Large back yard is shared with friendly upstairs tenants who have 1 dog. Chicken Coop. Garden site. Lawn watering and care of both front and back yards in summer will be tenants' responsibility. Snow removal from front sidewalk in winter is tenants' responsibility. Some outdoor storage in carriage house. Parking on street or in alley behind house. Dog / cat possible for fee of $50 / pet / month. Dogs over 60# $70/month due to wear and tear on wood flooring. Utilities shared 50/50 with upstairs tenants. Trash paid by landlord. No tobacco use anywhere on property by tenants or visitors. Bus stop at end of block. Very close to UM, hip strip, and downtown, around the corner from the Orange Street Food Farm. $1600. First month plus $2000 security / cleaning deposit. Prospective tenants are advised that this is an historic home; most homes - including this one - were not built to current building codes in 1875. Nevertheless, it is a wonderful house with tons of character and history. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING: Prospective tenants of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to apply. All prospective tenants will be screened using the same criteria. If interested, it is preferred that you submit the online application provided on this site. Alternatively, you may provide NAME AND EMAIL address and a free preliminary application will be sent to you. Viewing will be scheduled AFTER an initial application is received. Paper applications are also available. Background check (it is already completed if you have filled out the application on this site) is required prior to signing lease. Available for viewing starting January 23. Available for occupancy soon thereafter. Six month lease, ending July 31. May consider 18 month lease. 12 month lease not available since leases ending in summer months are beneficial for both tenant and landlord. Absolutely no tobacco products anywhere on the property, inside or out. Utilities are shared with upstairs tenants at 50/50 rate, assuming there are the same number of tenants upstairs as there are downstairs. Percentages paid by upstairs and downstairs tenants may be adjusted due to extenuating circumstances (e.g. tenant keeps their unit at 80+ degrees). Utilities vary depending primarily on tenants' use of gas and electricity, especially in winter, as well as tenants' conservation habits: Use of the provided storm windows where available, keeping doors shut and turning lights off when possible, turning heat down at night, etc. Gas fireplace has a programmable thermostat. Water bills will vary depending on need for watering of lawns and gardens in the summer. That said, the highest power bill this year was in Nov-Dec and was around $450 (split with the tenants on second floor, this equals $225/month). Power in summer averages $120-150. There is no central air conditioning; tenant may use window unit, although opening the house up at 5 am in summer, and using fans to vent the home keeps it pretty comfortable. Prospective tenants are advised that while electrical service was upgraded last year, it is an old house; simultaneous use of consumptive appliances (microwave + hairdryer + toaster) may blow a breaker. While this is not dangerous, it can be annoying. Water averages $40-50 / month for the entire house. Both power and water rates have recently increased and are expected to increase again in the near future. Tenant will pay own internet access. If tenant has dogs, they will be expected to clean up after them on a twice-weekly basis. Multiple piles of feces in the back yard will not be acceptable. Similarly, any cat boxes must be maintained daily to curtail odor. Snow removal on the sidewalk in front of the house must be accomplished by 9 am per city ordinance. Many people walk to the grocery store, and some are elderly; use of ice-melt will sometimes be required on sidewalk and walkways to mailbox and front door, for safety's sake. Parking on the street does not usually present any difficulty, particularly because there are no houses across the street, only the park.