I lived in this building for a year. The ...
I lived in this building for a year. The building itself was fantastic, as were the neighbors. The owner of my unit, was on the other hand, a complete dead-beat. Moved in with many “tick-list” items … in 12-months, 1 was addressed and that took 3+ months. The landlord’s “property manager” was equally useless. From day one … the landlord was uncooperative as was the PM. The unit had tiles popping up from the backer-board (in the shower). These were so bad, I cut my toe and twas hospitalized for septicemia, on my Birthday … not one bit of concern was shown by the landlord or the PM.
Over the course of my tenancy, I made regular and timely rent payments. I overstayed my lease … because I was also sure I would never be reimbursed for my lease-deposit or for the money I spent improving the unit itself.
I will not name names today … as I am suing the landlord for breach of contract, real-estate fraud, libel, unsafe living conditions, lost wages, medical expenses, attorney's fees and expense reimbursement.
What did I learn : never take possession of a property until the property is “as advertised and contracted”.