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Subject: cmu.misc.market #36365 - Re: Apartment Unlimited, Landlord warning 
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 92 8:31:25 EDT
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I missed the original warning....

In article <1992Sep22.095508.27652@u.washington.edu>, birnbaum@riemann.math.washington.edu (Z.W. Birnbaum) writes:
|> Two years ago I was a tenant of Apartment Unlimited, the
|> owners were the same, and I was quite satisfied with them.
|> Their rental levels are quite more reasonable than those
|> of similar buildings in the Pittsburgh area.  Not only that,
|> they do not raise rents so often, and when they do it is 
|> usually less than an inflationary correction. As a result
|> of this if you stay about 4 or 5 years, your rent will be
|> significantly lower (a least $100.00 less) than current
|> rentals. 
|> 
|> I do not see anything wrong in taking 4 hours to provide
|> lockout assistance or charging for it.  After all getting
|> lockout is a fault of the tenant.
|> 
|> I would also like to add that Mr. Gross was very quick 
|> in returning 80% of my security deposit. He sent it 3 days
|> after I left, when the law allows him to keep for a considerably
|> longer period (2 or 3 weeks). The charges they assesed me
|> were very reasonable: cleaning of blinds and of light
|> fixtures.
|> 
|> These apartments are owned by a German family and they
|> are quite meticulous, but also very honest. Of course
|> they could had treated you differently, but I find it 
|> unlikely. At least in my long tenancy I have heard about
|> very very few complaints, and really minor.
|> 
|> Bill.