8/30/24
Good tenants are treated poorly
First, when we moved into the apartment, it was not even clean.whoever painted our apartment painted over the dusty vents causing them to be super disgusting looking and impossible to clean. we signed agreeing that any water damage was our responsibility.these bathrooms are horrific and need complete and gutting and remodeling.
There are no windows and ventilation in the bathroom. In our shower, you can see an area in the walls that looks like it has been cut out, replaced, and painted over... many times.The walls are turning BLACK. The paint/drywall around the tub is also cracking and falling apart.
My husband and I tried to fix it and solve it ourselves.We have not even bothered calling the office or submitting a maintenance request. Their bathrooms need serious help and it needs more than just a coat of paint.Also, we felt we would be blamed for the issue.The week of our wedding shower, the drain that led to the floor and connected to our washer started flooding. The water was seeping out from the laundry room and into our kitchen and living area. it flooded again but this time it was SEWAGE WATER. We had to smell this for DAYS which has to be a biohazard. I called the office and tried to explain how extreme this issue was and how we were breathing in the smell of this sewage water. The management did not even come to see these issues and did not even offer an ounce of sympathy or help. Due to the smell, we were confined to our bedroom for a week as our carpets were being cleaned and dried. it still smells like sewage even after they cleaned it. The issue was a clogged pipe in the ground, which has not been drained or cleaned out for years (the guy fixing it literally told us this). Bugs and mice, which they claim they spray for and take care of, but do not. We recently moved out and gave Essex a significant notice and we were moved out within days. The move out when smooth, and we received an itemized bill about a month moving out that we didnt owe anything. Suddenly, we received a revised bill (mind you 3 months after we have moved out) saying we now owe $500. How is that okay to send someone a revised bill months after we have moved out? Also, nowhere in our agreement did it say that we have to pay rent if we break our lease and have months left in the lease. Absolutely ridiculous. We were great tenants who always paid on time and took care of our apartment. Sad to see that no matter if you are a good tenant that greedy property owners take advantage.
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