Comments on: can my landlord bad mouth me to other landlords

By: KKRRJ

KKRRJ — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:45:05 +0000

I currently live in this property and agree with the poor treatment of tenants. Because we are struggling financially and needed a more affordable housing option we are treated like we must be criminals, lazy or ignorant and need to be babysat. I am a college educated, business owner who just happens to be a single mom with zero support and the economy has greatly affected us. We chose this option so my children’s lives would not be disrupted as they are very active in church and school. I have always lived by very high standards, so this transition was not easy. But what made it worse, we moved into a flea infested apartment leaving my young children with bites all over their legs, fridge that didn’t work and we ended up throwing out all our food. Although these items were fixed (sorta, the fridge replaced now leaks black fluid from the bottom); they made me feel like it was somehow my fault, even attempting to blame my inability to stack my food in the freezer correctly. They are very intrusive to our daily living with their constant inspections and notices. I too have received false violations which I immediately responded to with documented proof. My children and I keep to ourselves and do not participate in their programs, we pay our rent on time and follow their long ridiculous list of rules, but I cannot wait to move out and actually have the freedom to live without feeling like I’ve given up my rights to some stupid government program.

By: Talise

Talise — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:42:41 +0000

I live in a mercy housing rental and the story of slander, bad references and false accusations rings true for me. They hire demoralizing and abusive people to manage the property or this is how they train them. There is no mercy, and some of the management sometimes has criminal ties. Brian Sample I believe your story. I have experience some of the abuse you describe in different ways where I live or saw others abused. The disheartening thing is that no one seems to be able to have an large enough impact to change how mercy housing treats its tenants. Its fought individually with each tenant and mostly legal aid lawyers. Legal aid lawyers can not be tough enough it seems to bring about the systemic change that is needed. I have heard of elderly and disabled people being treated with disrespect and it just sickens me. Thanks for letting me get some of this out in this response to your notice here.

By: Joyce Martin

Joyce Martin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:43:42 +0000

Brian:

You will soon discover that city, state and federal agencies are worthless. After 10 months of spinning my wheels, an attorney finally directed me to, badreferences.com. They mostly handle employment law issues, but they also bust landlords who slander you. Attorneys need solid evidence and you need a clean reference–win, win.