Thursday, March 6, 2014

greystar does cut it

i've given a month to get it right... they failed... i refer to the apartment community in which i live... they have messed up enough so that i will be writing bad reviews about them for a long time... the biggest mess up is not apologizing until weeks of intrusive and dangerous construction lead me to move out of the bedroom... they hired a contractor to replace the siding to beautiful the community and ultimately, charge more for rent... the contractors busted holes through bedroom walls partly because they are quite dangerously incompetent and partly because the buildings are old and the walls easily crumble... and are sealed poorly and filled with mold... heavy pest control keeps the outdoor life from moving indoors, but that's pretty typical of florida... we accepted the older construction and flaws because we are paying lower rent than the market rate... though we are paying the same as a mortgage if we bought a house, but that's another story...

anyway, greystar is the company that manages the property and the community manager is a reasonably polite and decent person... she is probably quite polite and kind, even, but my perspective is quite tainted at the moment... for one thing, a half dozen occasions i got home and found construction was done in the bedroom and it was left a mess with sharp rusty nails in the carpet... three times, at least, the lights were unplugged and once the power was turned off... that night there was a three inch rusty nail sticking up from a baseboard they removed... the baseboard was left laying across the bedroom floor with the nail sticking up right next to the lamp... i (and they) are very lucky i did not find the nail with my foot as i stumbled in the dark trying to find the circuit breaker and plug to plug the lamp back in... that's just the tip of the mess...

the wholes in the walls were through to the outside so the insulation and carpet (and drywall) were damaged and after a month of that damage, there is mold growing in the walls and who knows what else... they did not seal the outside wall properly and did not notice for weeks even as i complained and told them i moved out of the bedroom because it is unsafe and unhealthy... they ignored the dangers and i could sue, but i have no interest in spending my time in courts... it is still the best suited apartment for us based on the layout, size, price, location, and the various other intangibles that go into such a decision... still, it sucks very much... greystar sucks very much...

i've lived in communities run by three of the top ten management companies... i have experienced much more incompetent and ruder managers and staff and much poorer service... but never have i felt unsafe and unhealthy like i do now... for a month i have slept on the couch, aching and missing rem sleep and feeling like crap most every morning... i forget while i am out each day and then wish i did not go back home at night... it does not feel like home anymore... that is the kind of community life greystar provided... and no respect or tangible compensation... that is the insult to the injury...

greystar sucks... they may be the biggest... they also suck...

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