Now I know I can pack up and leave right now, but I want to make sure they can't hold anything over my head. I live in north Texas (Tarrant Co), I have been at the same apartment for 2 years. A new management company took over 6 months ago, even though I only have 3 months left, I can't live in this place anymore. It used to be beautiful and quiet, now the past month there have been drug busts and new drunk neighbors that slam everything right outside of my door. I know THAT is not ground for leaving, but this next part might be. Things that are wrong:
*Black mold around caulking of bathtub- could be just black mildew, neither of us are sick.
*Stress cracks in walls from failing structure and 5 month drought
*Hole in bathroom wall they have been notified in writing with 3 times but refuse to fix it, more just brushing it off
*Doors coming off hinges because of cheap frame and short screws
*Ceiling paint chips blowing out of ac ducts (don't know if the ceiling is falling behind vents)
*Waking up every other day with door unlocked and pushed open, once I forgot to lock it before bed, woke up and it was completely open and I have a cat. All the other times I made sure the chain lock was on, but they still opened it, and didn't close it back and lock it. ALL WHILE I'M SLEEPING
* I have ONLY 3 windows, and ONLY ONE I can open. One doesn't have a screen so I fear for my cat, the other was broken, then "replaced" (old management) but they broke it again in the process of replacing so they just used silicon to seal the cracks- doesn't help in case I know
*Roaches that when they renovated the apt below me disturbed several nests. (they are under control now I only see one or two a week, thank you wal-mart for fixing the problem for $3 that the maintenance failed to fix.
*Along with the roaches when they renovated the apartment below me, they never told us, so all the fumes from resurfacing made me, my pets, and family sick. We had to leave for 2 days, thinking it was a meth lab, because they NEVER inform on repairs.
*Utility bills that have doubled, used to be $50/mo, now is over $100 with NO explanation and they refuse to show me the water and gas bills for the whole complex. My lease says they have to show me if I ask, but they still refuse. Also lease states that with the size of my apartment it will never go over $50, and if they push it over it is illegal.
*faulty plugs that let off sparks when plugging anything in, not just one or 2, but it almost looks like the 4th of july, but does not do it every time you plug something in. I have tape over the plugs so we don't use them.
*They have not sprayed for bugs for 6 months! I have requested it at least 3 times a month the past 6 months, but NOTHING.
*there are more problems like if someone throws a candy or gum wrapper out of their vehicle and if it landed closest to your car then YOU get a $25 fine AND a lease violation even though you didn't do it. Hired towing company to look at every car every night to make sure everyone is in the right place even though over 1/2 of the complex has moved out already (not an exaggeration), they made us get bright red parking stickers, the least it could have been was static cling instead of permanent. Also the towing company they hired, the bail money for your car totals to almost $3k even for one night. I wouldn't say that if I didn't have the proof, a few friends of mine that live here have been towed and the bill is astronomical! They wait till the end of the month to do most of the towing, I'm guessing trying to kick people out by giving them a $3k bill on top of rent due on the 1st. The company is called Mosaic Residential, there's several reports to the BBB about them, and EVERY complex is the same. Thanks to apartment rating guides, I have read about their other complexes and the maintenance and office performance is the EXACT same.
This apartment sounds horrible, I know. Adding in the 1970's AC units 1/2 the tenants have. The 1970's insulation, or better yet, lack there of. This place is a dump, I didn't have ANY of those problems I listed above until the new management company took over. They have tried to get us to sign a new lease though without getting the new renovations, which would raise the rent from $500 to $625 for a very small very outdated efficiency apartment. I have informed the managers of my problems in writing 3 times and all has been notarized before giving it to them. At my old apartment it was in my lease that if we gave them a letter with what needed to be done, if they didn't fix it after the third time giving them the letter, I could be let out of my lease with no problems or complications. Does anyone know if it's a federal law, state law in TX, city law, or was that only at my last apartment, that I could get out of my lease if they still didn't send maintenance to fix a problem they had been reminded of 3 times in writing. Any one have ANY advice other then just leaving and breaking the lease? Have they done anything wrong making me eligible to legally break the lease? I live in Bedford, TX, just in case there is a city law, you would need to know that. I've tried searching for everything but just come up with yahoo answers, and sites similar that wont be able to help.
*Black mold around caulking of bathtub- could be just black mildew, neither of us are sick.
*Stress cracks in walls from failing structure and 5 month drought
*Hole in bathroom wall they have been notified in writing with 3 times but refuse to fix it, more just brushing it off
*Doors coming off hinges because of cheap frame and short screws
*Ceiling paint chips blowing out of ac ducts (don't know if the ceiling is falling behind vents)
*Waking up every other day with door unlocked and pushed open, once I forgot to lock it before bed, woke up and it was completely open and I have a cat. All the other times I made sure the chain lock was on, but they still opened it, and didn't close it back and lock it. ALL WHILE I'M SLEEPING
* I have ONLY 3 windows, and ONLY ONE I can open. One doesn't have a screen so I fear for my cat, the other was broken, then "replaced" (old management) but they broke it again in the process of replacing so they just used silicon to seal the cracks- doesn't help in case I know
*Roaches that when they renovated the apt below me disturbed several nests. (they are under control now I only see one or two a week, thank you wal-mart for fixing the problem for $3 that the maintenance failed to fix.
*Along with the roaches when they renovated the apartment below me, they never told us, so all the fumes from resurfacing made me, my pets, and family sick. We had to leave for 2 days, thinking it was a meth lab, because they NEVER inform on repairs.
*Utility bills that have doubled, used to be $50/mo, now is over $100 with NO explanation and they refuse to show me the water and gas bills for the whole complex. My lease says they have to show me if I ask, but they still refuse. Also lease states that with the size of my apartment it will never go over $50, and if they push it over it is illegal.
*faulty plugs that let off sparks when plugging anything in, not just one or 2, but it almost looks like the 4th of july, but does not do it every time you plug something in. I have tape over the plugs so we don't use them.
*They have not sprayed for bugs for 6 months! I have requested it at least 3 times a month the past 6 months, but NOTHING.
*there are more problems like if someone throws a candy or gum wrapper out of their vehicle and if it landed closest to your car then YOU get a $25 fine AND a lease violation even though you didn't do it. Hired towing company to look at every car every night to make sure everyone is in the right place even though over 1/2 of the complex has moved out already (not an exaggeration), they made us get bright red parking stickers, the least it could have been was static cling instead of permanent. Also the towing company they hired, the bail money for your car totals to almost $3k even for one night. I wouldn't say that if I didn't have the proof, a few friends of mine that live here have been towed and the bill is astronomical! They wait till the end of the month to do most of the towing, I'm guessing trying to kick people out by giving them a $3k bill on top of rent due on the 1st. The company is called Mosaic Residential, there's several reports to the BBB about them, and EVERY complex is the same. Thanks to apartment rating guides, I have read about their other complexes and the maintenance and office performance is the EXACT same.
This apartment sounds horrible, I know. Adding in the 1970's AC units 1/2 the tenants have. The 1970's insulation, or better yet, lack there of. This place is a dump, I didn't have ANY of those problems I listed above until the new management company took over. They have tried to get us to sign a new lease though without getting the new renovations, which would raise the rent from $500 to $625 for a very small very outdated efficiency apartment. I have informed the managers of my problems in writing 3 times and all has been notarized before giving it to them. At my old apartment it was in my lease that if we gave them a letter with what needed to be done, if they didn't fix it after the third time giving them the letter, I could be let out of my lease with no problems or complications. Does anyone know if it's a federal law, state law in TX, city law, or was that only at my last apartment, that I could get out of my lease if they still didn't send maintenance to fix a problem they had been reminded of 3 times in writing. Any one have ANY advice other then just leaving and breaking the lease? Have they done anything wrong making me eligible to legally break the lease? I live in Bedford, TX, just in case there is a city law, you would need to know that. I've tried searching for everything but just come up with yahoo answers, and sites similar that wont be able to help.
