Apartment bait and switch

By Rayz

In Oct. of 2008 I rented my first apt. At that time I was shown a very nice 2 bdrm. apt. Upon moving him, I was very dissappointed when I opened the door because it looked nothing like what I was shown. (Bait & Switch Tactic) There had been no cleaning done and we had to run the sweeper prior to unloading the truck ! The carpets were filthy, stained & damaged from cigarette burns. It took them a wek to clean them and they still look bad ! Nothing had been cleaned. There was paint overspray all over kitchen cabinets, ect. and I believe this was during previous tenants stay because walls were not freshly painted. I had no hot water for showers due to a problem with a hot water heater malfunction and it took more than a week to be fixed, I have a leak around my bedroom window and when it rains it drip drip drips, there was tile flooring in cabinets for lining which had been glued and the glue has seeped through and all over the pots & pans, they advertised a seperate laundry room but instead this unit had the washer/dryer hook-up in the kitchen and now I have no room for my table & chairs What used to be laundry room smells like a dirty ashtray ! There are safety issues/code violations, marijuana odor in hallway, drug deals taking place in the parking lot, and also very smelly cooking odors, loud music 24/7 and the list goes on & on. I typed a letter of complaint along with a list of repairs and gave it to management and asked that these repairs be made or I would escrow my rent money with the courts. I also asked if I could give a 30 day notice and terminate my lease because of the “Bait & Switch” , drugs on the premises, repairs, ect. and they refused. They offered to move me to another unit, but I fear for my safety and also the safety of my fiance because of the drugs and would simply like to terminate my lease. The management has since made a few minor/petty repairs to pacify me, but the bigger issues are going unaddressed ! Does anyone have any advise ?

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