View Full Version : Where do I go to get assistance with my apartment complaints?
kittysrgr8te
Oct 5, 2010, 01:05 AM
Property management suck for {company name removed} & they are screwing me over. Is there a company or association or someone who can tell me if what they are trying to do is legl?
excon
Oct 5, 2010, 03:43 AM
Hello k:
Yeah. US. Speak!
excon
ScottGem
Oct 5, 2010, 03:57 AM
Please detail what they are trying to do. Include your general locale since laws vary. We can then try to advise you or point to an agency that can help. Please use the Answer options to post follow-up info.
kittysrgr8te
Oct 5, 2010, 08:25 AM
I am in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is supposed to be a gated community- however the gates are never closed because they are always broken & they don't want to pay their 10,000 deductible. There is an indoor pool that has god knows what growing in it because all they do is dump in DOUBLE the amount of chlorine in it to keep it clean, charge 30.00 for "replacement" gate key to open gates-if they happen to get closed, demand us to buy blinds & replace the ones we have if there is more than 1 slat missing or they will come do it for 30.00 per blind, half the electrical outlets don't work for whatever reason- maintenance says "gotta get a new plug we will order it" & they never do, I know it sounds like some pettythings but on top of all of this they continuously raise the rent every year, what can I do?
excon
Oct 5, 2010, 08:43 AM
I know it sounds like some petty things but on top of all of this they continously raise the rent every year, what can I do?Hello again, k:
Landlord and/or HOA's are supposed to take care of the petty things as well as the major things... Which brings up my question... What is the LEGAL relationship between you? Are you a tenant in an apartment building, a tenant in a condominium, or a condo owner?
Whatever you are, you SHOULD have a WRITTEN agreement with them that provides for your remedy's. That would be the FIRST place I'd look. Read them, and then check back.
excon
AK lawyer
Oct 5, 2010, 09:24 AM
... I know it sounds like some pettythings but on top of all of this they continously raise the rent every year, what can I do?
Yes, it's petty, and assuming you have a year's lease they have the right to raise the rent when the lease expires (absent some sort of rent control law). What can you do? Next time the lease expires, move (after giving notice).
kittysrgr8te
Oct 5, 2010, 09:32 AM
Thank you Scott & AK Lawyer, your answers were very helpful!
excon
Oct 5, 2010, 09:48 AM
Hello again, k:
What am I, chopped liver?
excon
AK lawyer
Oct 5, 2010, 09:55 AM
thank you Scott & AK Lawyer, your answers were very helpful!
Hello again, k:
What am I, chopped liver?
excon
*Imitating Academy Award aceptance speach*
Thank you. Thank you. I never could have done this without the help of the little people. I want to thank
My parents;
my teachers;
my wife; and, last but not least ...
Excon.
ScottGem
Oct 5, 2010, 03:12 PM
As excon said, we need to know what your status is. There also has to be some documentation of what they are supposed to provide.
twinkiedooter
Oct 7, 2010, 05:13 PM
Hello again, k:
What am I, chopped liver?
excon
No dear Exie you are smoked lox on a bagel... yummy!! My favorite!
And we are having your Oscar made up for presentation at our annual awards ceremony on AMHD the second Tuesday of next week.
twinkiedooter
Oct 7, 2010, 05:24 PM
Oh Exie I forgot the cream cheese and was coming back to add that in and voilą you already did! One of my favorite Sunday brunch meals in NYC.