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Sunny51379
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My lease is from 9/10/99 to 9/30/00. About a month before moving, I was given the address of the apartment that was to be mine. When I drove by, I noticed that one of the windows had only one and a half shutters. When brought to the attention of property management, I was told that all the apartments were getting a "face lift" and that it would be fixed before I moved in. On moving day it still wasn't fixed. When brought up again, they said it would be done by the end of summer (which I assumed meant the end of September). Again, it was not done. I have brought the matter up NUMEROUS times since, only to be given more excuses and broken promises. They won't even just take the half shutter down for me.
Aside from piddly things like that, my apartment has flooded twice in the past seven months (to no fault of my own) creating damage to the downstairs carpet and ceiling. Requests for maintenance had to be made several times before any action was taken. Because they waited so long to do anything, the carpet is permanently damaged and creates a foul odor at times. The manager verbally agreed to credit my rent for the number of days before they finally did anything. However, I kept having them reclean the carpets because the smell would not go away and they refused to replace it. Well, their carpet cleaning company tried to tell me that the smell was coming from the cats and then the manager refused to credit my rent due to the cost of cleaning. My roommate and I payed a $300 pet deposit ($100 potentially refundable) and $20 extra a month per cat (2 cats). Regardless as to whether or not the cats had any accidents (it didn't smell before the floods), the carpet needs to be replaced. My fear is that they're going to try to stick the blame on me and make me pay for the replacement. How can I defend myself?
Also, I recently turned in written notice that we will be vacating the premises no later than 9/30/00. Well, I just received written notice from them of the remaining rent I owe along with a checklist of all the cleaning that needs to be done to the apartment. But, what struck me as strange is that they also insist on a pre-inspection of the apartment before I move out, along with another after I turn in my keys. Can they do that? What is their purpose? I obviously can't do the thorough cleaning they want until all of my stuff is moved out.
I apoligize for the length of this note, but I'm 21 and a first time renter with limited knowledge in this area. I'd appreciate any help. Oh, and I live in Ohio.
Aside from piddly things like that, my apartment has flooded twice in the past seven months (to no fault of my own) creating damage to the downstairs carpet and ceiling. Requests for maintenance had to be made several times before any action was taken. Because they waited so long to do anything, the carpet is permanently damaged and creates a foul odor at times. The manager verbally agreed to credit my rent for the number of days before they finally did anything. However, I kept having them reclean the carpets because the smell would not go away and they refused to replace it. Well, their carpet cleaning company tried to tell me that the smell was coming from the cats and then the manager refused to credit my rent due to the cost of cleaning. My roommate and I payed a $300 pet deposit ($100 potentially refundable) and $20 extra a month per cat (2 cats). Regardless as to whether or not the cats had any accidents (it didn't smell before the floods), the carpet needs to be replaced. My fear is that they're going to try to stick the blame on me and make me pay for the replacement. How can I defend myself?
Also, I recently turned in written notice that we will be vacating the premises no later than 9/30/00. Well, I just received written notice from them of the remaining rent I owe along with a checklist of all the cleaning that needs to be done to the apartment. But, what struck me as strange is that they also insist on a pre-inspection of the apartment before I move out, along with another after I turn in my keys. Can they do that? What is their purpose? I obviously can't do the thorough cleaning they want until all of my stuff is moved out.
I apoligize for the length of this note, but I'm 21 and a first time renter with limited knowledge in this area. I'd appreciate any help. Oh, and I live in Ohio.