Great building bad management
Pros
Landlords leave you alone and building is pretty quiet and well kept. Great location, roof access, “laundry”, electronic entry.
Cons
One company dispatches a Super, one company takes the rent, one company shows the empty units, one company does the trash, one does the cleaning, and one owns the building. None of them are in communication at any time, ever. You are suddenly the link between everyone. Also, moldy windows.
Advice to the owners
Stop being so evasive/elusive.
Moldy, exploitative landlord
Pros
Close to park and transportation
Cons
Bad management, they will dock your security deposit based on how many maintenance tickets you submit, even though they had leaks, security issues, mold, and break-ins in the building and refused to fix things. This was a few years back, but when our unit was burglarized, the intruders broke our door and dented our walls. They didn’t fix this, and when we moved out, charged us $1000 off our deposit for “paint” because they said we submitted too many tickets (us trying to get them to repair what was broken). The night we were broken into they refused to fix our lock or find a 24 hr locksmith, and left us to sleep in an unlocked unit. Former tenants had no gas for weeks, and they moved out because of it. Should have listened to their warnings. Building has visible, external mold damage and inside, the units smelled moldy. I got sick living here, with constant cold symptoms for a year, that disappeared within weeks of moving to a safer apartment.
Advice to the owners
Do better. Pay to fix your mistakes and don’t steal from your tenants for things that are your responsibility to keep fixed, safe, and up to code (gas lines, burglary damage, mold behind your walls are NOT things your tenants should have to pay you to fix)
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