I've been living in the one bedroom apartment 605 for more than a year and it has been great. The building is well looked after, and the new manager Cyrena is very accommodating. I had to move because I needed a two bedroom which they do not have there. It was still really nice - cosy, bright (which I love), with a pool to use in the summer, quiet neighbours (mostly seniors and some professionals) and in a fantastic location!
I recently had a negative experience living in an apartment owned by the Georgian House (a family business) for one year. The fridge stopped working, and after I informed Serena (the building keeper and owner's daughter) she told me to keep the dial at a lower temperature - but it didn't work. I emailed her multiple times before she sent a repairman without prior notice and charged me for the bill; even then, the fridge still wasn't functioning properly. She eventually brought in an older, smaller refrigerator as a replacement, which was not what I had seen when signing my rent agreement; however, this one worked well enough that I didn't complain. Eventually though Serena showed up to take out the small fridge and replace it with the broken one again. This meant that I needed to spend most of my time away from home at friends' apartments who did have working fridges.
Sadly, things only got worse from there - Bruce (the landlord) demanded access to use my apartment as an ongoing entrance for exterior repair crews and threatened me personally about it; he also locked me out of my unit before my rent was over without warning so that I had to stay with friends overnight until police confirmed his actions were unlawful; plus he attemI recently had a negative experience living in an apartment owned by the Georgian House (a family business) for one year. The fridge stopped working, and after I informed Serena (the building keeper and owner's daughter) she told me to keep the dial at a lower temperature - but it didn't work. I emailed her multiple times before she sent a repairman without prior notice and charged me for the bill; even then, the fridge still wasn't functioning properly. She eventually brought in an older, smaller refrigerator as a replacement, which was not what I had seen when signing my rent agreement; however, this one worked well enough that I didn't complain. Eventually though Serena showed up to take out the small fridge and replace it with the broken one again. This meant that I needed to spend most of my time away from home at friends' apartments who did have working fridges.
Sadly, things only got worse from there - Bruce (the landlord) demanded access to use my apartment as an ongoing entrance for exterior repair crews and threatened me personally about it; he also locked me out of my unit before my rent was over without warning so that I had to stay with friends overnight until police confirmed his actions were unlawful; plus he attempted to charge additional fees on final house inspection and there was even a rat infestation!
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