Waterford Apartments    |    Barbara Frey or Debbie Hebden    |    Ft. Myers    ,    Florida 33901    Landlord Complaint 20-1629

Back at the end of April (27th)Cortland Realty (Owner of Waterford) and where Debbie Hebden works a certified mail was sent that rent starting in June would not be paid unless this bed bug problem was rectified. I am one of four units that have this problem. I have not received a response. Now it's June and another letter was sent certified stating the above damages/moving expenses on June 10th, 2011. Ft. Myers Code Enforcement was out to my unit (Jermaine Jones) on June 10th and confirmed still have these parasites. I spoke with an attorney who told me to seek a constructive eviction, which I did in the second certified letter to Cortland Realty. Neither Barbara Frey or Debbie Hebden have called back or returned calls. Pest Control came out the last time on June 2 and he verified we still have these bugs. I have not, as I stated from my April letter, be paying Junes rent. They had more than the seven allotted days to fix this before I ceased paying my rent. Mays rent was paid in full. Unit has been deemed by one attorney "uninhabitable" in his opinion. Maintenance personnel was told of this problem back in April, management was told by another tenant back in March and because not enough people complained they waited to get someone out here and this allowed a complete infestation to compromise our living space. I want a clean exit out of my lease and feel that they are responsible for damaged items and moving expenses. Annette Lyn, Esq. has been notified and has been following my case.