I'm also with you on the bathtub thing. We spent so many years living in government housing where we don't have a choice of unit. If you refuse what they give you, they probably don't have another house for you.

There are some even within the building I'm living in now that I can't believe the owner didn't have resurfaced. I know it's expensive, but I'm telling you - bathrooms are a Big Deal, especially for female renters. Of the apartments I looked at when I was here (not that I had much of a choice - I was basically assigned this apartment), this was the only one that had a satisfactory bathroom.