Roach Problem for Months | Case#**-*773
AURORA,
CO -
80012 6417
This is part of a letter I sent to Maxx Properties in late May 2013 - For the last 5 months I have had a roach problem. When I first move in that building, it was not quite filled up yet; they renovated it due to a fire. Now I have roaches in my kitchen and bathroom. I have asked them to spray of them several times and they have come to spray but it is not doing me any good. I am a very clean person and I do not want to live in filth. I think they need to do that whole building at once to take care of the problem.
I have been complaining about the roaches several times before my written complaint. It has been since May of my written complaint I still have had a roach problem and it is still not taken care of and it is getting worse. The Wentworth Apartments has had 2 inspections since then and the latest was Aug 5th 2013. Then on Aug 7th 2013 they left another note on my door saying they were going to send their people to spray the building again. I have bombed my apartment twice since my written complaint then and they have sprayed my apartment at least once a month and these nasty roaches are still there. I am totally scared of bugs and have been so stress out. I do not cook in my kitchen anymore and I hate going home. I have been told by Valerie Munoz the Manager of Wentworth Apartment that she has been told by maintenance, my apartment is very clean. I am not a nasty person and I hate filth. I have lived up to my part in paying my rent and I think it is only fair that Maxx properties live up to theirs. Currently my lease is up in March 2014. I cannot live in this apartment anymore and my only wish is to be released from my lease with at least 30 days to find another place to live. Can someone please HELP!
Thanking you in advance
Linda Perry
They Want Me Out | Case#**-*148
RIVIERA BEACH,
FL -
33410 7411
I feel they don\'t have to put me out after four years paying on time not behind just one or two despritencies that wasnt major.
Various Problems | Case#**-*438
LANSING,
MI -
48911 3830
My wife and I have experienced an unacceptable level of wrongdoing by MTH causing negative financial, physical, medical, and emotional effects.
Nobody met us for our scheduled tour prior to applying.
We were given the wrong apartment. We noticed this the day prior to our scheduled move-in date. We went to check our mail packages only to find that the unit MTH gave us was in the basement. Not a balcony unit that we chose.
This huge error cost Shiloh to miss work in order to drive from St Johns to East Lansing due to the outright refusal of the property manager to assist/communicate with us. This was the first time MTH triggered Shiloh\\\'s disability. There were/are many more instances of mental health crisis caused by MTH.
Our move-in date was delayed 1 day to \\\"allow for cleaning\\\" of the correct unit...
The apartment was a disaster and no cleaning had been done. Most pointedly, there were over 20 sharps found on the floors/carpet, drywall mud everywhere, and the toilet was so filthy and clogged, it wouldn\\\'t flush and we went over a week without a functioning toilet. Only after filing a complaint with the health department did MTH acknowledge the maintenance request by sending someone without identification and without prior notice to our apartment.
The dishwasher falls out from under the counter b/c it was never installed properly. (MTH has been aware since June 2nd). Now the dishwasher doesn\\\'t dry nor drain properly.
We were told we would be charged a higher rent if we moved into the correct unit instead of accepting MTHs mistake.
We were not given mailbox keys or exterior door keys when we picked up the unit key (from the office receptionist b/c the property manager refused to help/communicate with us since June 30th). We experienced 2 lockouts due to the lack of keys.
We have an invalid charge on our account that was supposed to be removed weeks ago.
There are several other maintenance requests outstanding since June 2nd.
Overall, MTH has refused to respond to any communications since we moved in.
Be certain there is more for us to say but there is a character limit to this question.
Breach of agreement, failure to make repairs, attempt to evict | Case#**-*557
Rockdale,
Texas -
76567
I am in the process of moving from OK to TX. I rented this house on Jan. 15, 2011 and signed a one-year lease for $750/month rent and a $750 deposit to be paid in monthly installments of $100. At the time of lease signing, I specified that conditional to my taking the home some repairs would have to be completed first. Landlord agreed and assured me these repairs would be done prior to taking occupancy. However, the repairs were not completed as promised. For the past four months I have repeatedly requested that the landlord hold up her end of the agreement and get the repairs made. I even offered to pay a contractor myself and deduct it from the deposit, but landlord would not agree to this.
In the meantime, I began to check rents for comparable homes in the area and soon realized that I was being charged an outrageously high price for rent -- 25-50% higher than what other homes here are going for. I believe that the landlord took advantage of me because she knew I was from out of state and unfamiliar with the local market, and also because I am 77 years old and in very poor health.
Because of my advanced COPD, I am unable to walk or breathe without assistance. As a result, I am having to take this move very slowly. My daughter has been helping me bring small loads down from Oklahoma, making weekend trips about once a month, until my move will be complete in September. No one has been living in the house full-time during the moving process. While I am in Oklahoma, my daughter (who lives 60 miles away in Austin) comes to check on the house a few days a week. However, even an overnight stay is impractical because the only toilet has still not been repaired.
By mid-April I finally had enough of being put off and told the landlord I expected her to honor the terms of our original agreement. Landlord said there was no lease, she never signed it, and that we were on a month to month. This came as news to me. I gave the landlord a deadline of May 1st to complete repairs and asked for a 20% rent reduction that reflects the local market and what the house in its present condition is actually worth. To stress that I was serious, I sent half a month's rent and let the landlord know I would happily pay the remaining half upon completion of repairs and a new SIGNED lease. Landlord responded with a 3-day notice to vacate April 28. Eviction proceedings have not been filed. Landlord continues to accept my money but won't fix anything or address my concerns.
Trying To Be Wicked From You Legally Built Granny Unit Structure | Case#**-*536
BONSALL,
CA -
92003 4917
Trying to have me evicted on the basis of being a nussiance. I have lived here for six years, and it is my family who owns the property. I’ve gotten three day notice to quit, and that’s pretty much it, if I read the laws correctly They are not able to be to evict Me without first tearing down said property, and giving me 60 day notice, and paying for me to relocate
Bed Bugs | Case#**-*140
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK -
73106 4433
Before we moved into this rentalproperty we were told that there was a bed bug problem that was beingfixed. This is a rentalproperty that needed alot of work. We put the work into the house and later discovered that the bug problem was ongoing even after treatment. We have now learned that the problem with bed bugs has caused allergic reactions with my daughter as she has been bitten repeatedly. We see no further reason in staying in our lease as we have learned bed bugs are very hard to kill off and we are having to pay rent at another residence because we can no longer continue to go into this house. My doctor tolde me that it can cause problems with my daughters health if we continue to stay.
HEALTH AND INCONVENIENCE HAZARD | Case#**-*821 This complex is very inconsiderate...I have been asking for months that my sink disposal is broken since i moved in these apartments on 05/17/2014 no one has tried to fix it now there is NATS FLYING AROUND....On top there we never have hot water or go thru long periods of time with NO WATER at all...my kids would wake up in the morning and would try to brush their teeth and take a bath and the water would be...it would stay off for 8hours period sometimes a WHOLE DAY...RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE HOLES IN MY WALLS AND MY TUB IS COVERED UP THEREFORE I CANT TAKE A BATH ALSO EVERYONE IN MY HOUSE IS SICK THROWING UP AND RUNNING FEVERS DUE TO WHATEVER IS COMING OUT OF THOSE HOLES IN MY WALL..I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING AND ALL I GET IS APOLOGIES...NOW YOU WANT TO EVICT ME? SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN
Warranty Of Habitability | Case#**-*863
JUSTICE,
IL -
60458 2233
i moved in to an apartment about a month and half ago. when i first moved in and was cleaning i found a few little bugs here and there and didnt think anything of it at the time. after about a week of living here my girlfriend starting noticing the little bit marks on her. well we found more and more of these little bugs in our bedroom and started researching what they were. turns out to be bed bugs. we informed our landlord and it took him about a 10 days to get an exterminator to come and do an inspection. we have now had 5 different inspections and sprayings from this extermination company. the company told the landlord numerous times that they believe the whole building is infested. what are my legal rights that i can do to move on and get away from this problem since the landlord doesnt want to do anything about this
Shady Atlanta Landlord-RENTER BEWARE | Case#**-*135
Atlanta,
Georgia -
30324
I rented a condo from the owner, Christopher Heber, and was sent a letter that Christopher Heber failed to complete his due diligence and read the rules and regulations for the HOA and apply for a permit to rent his condo in The Richmond in Atlanta, GA.
The HOA gave me 10 days to find a new place to live. Christopher Heber refused to give me my deposit back and refused to compensate for any of my moving expenses.
I had to take Christopher Heber to small claims court and when I won, he STILL wouldn't pay me.
Christopher Heber is the worst landlord and I highly suggest to STAY AWAY from this scam artist!
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