Article 1468 of cmu.misc.market.apartments: Path: pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!hf09+@andrew.cmu.edu From: hf09+@andrew.cmu.edu (Henry Christopher Frey) Newsgroups: cmu.misc.market.apartments Subject: Landlord Comments: Sachs Message-ID: Date: 8 Jul 91 17:29:58 GMT Sender: netnews+@cs.cmu.edu Distribution: cmu Organization: Carnegie Mellon Lines: 144 Approved: bboard-news_gateway Attention: apartments bboard Original-To: CMU-Apartments This is one in a series of posts summarizing comments given to me regarding landlords. I have deleted the names of the people commenting, but have tried to include the date of their comments. The comments are in the order received by me. I disclaim any liability for use of these comments by you, your agents, or your assignees. I make no warrantee or representation whatsoever, expressed or implied, with respect to the use of any information disclosed in this message, including fitness for a certain purpose. If you have any follow up comments on this summary, please direct them to cmu.market.apartments, and not to me. Comments about Sachs Management Company follow below... -------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Sach's Management Yes. The house I live in now used to be leased through Sach's. The person who we had to deal with was a real pain. The water heater broke in winter and we were told to take cold showers because they were good for us. It was fixed 2 days later though (she had to call the owner first). The other thing to do is write down any conversation you have with them that has a date by when they or you will do something. The old lady we had to deal with forgot most things. The problem doesn't seem to be with just the way they treat the tennants but with how they treat the owners as well. The owner of our house changed to a different agency because of the way Sach's dealt with everything. I know he had trouble getting the security deposit transferred from them to the new agency. I imagine tennants have simliar problems. -------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Sachs Mgmt Thanks for the reply. I am really concerned because Ray (the lady) said that we should be approved three days ago and that we should be able to sign a lease today (Friday). Well, I still haven't been approved and Ray keeps putting off calling the necessary people. Has Sach's been that slow with you? I think they ran things pretty quickly with me. This is what happened: Mr. Sachs showed me 2 apts on 5th Ave, and I liked the MarkWalt. He told me he would mail me an application, but happened to have one in his car. I mailed it to him, along w/ $399 for the deposit. A few days later, I got a contract, which I signed and mailed with another $399 for the first month's rent. There was a strange situation with the lease at my current apt, so he called me to straighten things out. It was a very smooth process. Maybe they can't get a hold of your current landlord? The only other thing I can think of is time for a credit check. He let me move some stuff in before June 1, but said they would start charging if I tried to move in before May 30. to me it is more like she is dying on the phone. Yep, that's more like it. :^) -------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Sach's Management Rae is pretty much a droid. She knows how to get a lease signed, collect rent, and pass messages to and from the owner. Repair requests frequently get dropped. There is no followup. We've more or less given up on getting minor things fixed. On the other hand, the management company doesn't particularly seem to be out to screw you. There's simply no initiative. I'm currently renting from Sach's, so don't pass on my name... -------------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone out there had any problems with Sach's Management, i.e. them being > slow, not answering questions, always saying "I will have to call the owners > and see what they say", not answering questions, not giving details, etc.? > Any positive or negative comments would be appreciated. I've been renting from them for two years. They're awful. Firstly, they're next to non-existant except when they want us to do something. We've had repairs go for more than a year without anything being done. Secondly, Rae, the person we have to deal with, is extraordinarily rude, bordering on nasty. She seems to have something against anybody younger than 80. Thirdly, they recently gave our names and phone number out to a moving service when it came time for the house we were living in to be sold. I will never rent from them again. -------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Sach's Management Cc: I rent from Sach's management and have found them to be pretty helpful; I've never really had any problems with my apartment, and the people in the building seem to be happy with them and they are known for prompt service. They seem pretty honest about advantages and disadvantages of places. The woman (Ray) who works in the office is weird. For instance, I wanted to borrow the phone to call a bank down the street and she yelled that I could just walk. ------- End of Forwarded Message __________________________________________________________________ Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1991 17:01-EDT Subject: Re: Reliable Realtors/Agents A friend of mine is going through a terrible time with Sachs. If you have to deal with them, at all costs avoid "Rae" or "Ray" (a rude forgetful woman, by all accounts). _________________________________________________________________________ Date: Tue, 2 Jul 91 17:25:03 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Seek Landlord Comments Briefly, Sachs management is Hell to deal with. Rae Sachs tends to be extremely nasty and it is impossible to get any work done on the House in less than 4 months time. _________________________________________________________________________ Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1991 17:28:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Seek Landlord Comments AVOID SACHS MANAGEMENT!!!!!!! If you want gory details, I could give 'em. Basically, they give 0 maintainance, 0 security (3 break-ins this month), and are unresponsive to complaints.