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Park Kiely Apartments


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anonymous

Resident 2010

8/5/2010

First of all, I'd like to remind the "nerd" (word used with respect) tenants, who stick their heads in books or in front of computer monitors, to be full aware of this early termination trap. I am also soliciting suggestions for minimizing my lost -- a hefty penalty for early termination. My lease is suppose to terminate by Oct 31. I bought a house recently and try to terminate my lease by Aug 31. Last Saturday, I stopped by the leasing office to inform them I am leaving. ----- (-------?) told me I have to pay the rent of the remaining two months. I were stunned. When I renew my lease in this April, I did a math in a hope to minimize my lost. Of course, I need to take into account the early termination penalty. I check my previous agreement, there is no item about early termination. One of the ladies in the leasing office told me there are two options for early termination: 1) liable for rent until the lease term expires or the premises are re-let, whichever happens first. 2) pay cancellation free. "re-let" sounds to me a big joke. What the hell motivates Park Kiely to re-let my unit? At very least, tenants don't have control over re-let. Then, I asked what is the cancellation free. They told me the penalty is only one month rent. It sounded reasonable. I insisted on a signed agreement on the cancellation free. I was rejected. I thought Park Kiely is a big company, it is unlikely they can afford playing something filthy or unprofessional. I were wrong! I am wondering if the agreements signed between Park Kiely and its tenant are legal at all. There are no words about early termination. At the time the tenant want to leave early for some reasons, the Park Kiely can charge arbitrary amount of penalty! I am pretty much a law nut. could somebody shed some light on it? I moved to CA from east coast in Oct, 2007. I subleased the unit, where I have been living ever since, from an ------ sw engineer who was going to return to his home country. Honestly, I don't like archstone, I don't hate either. At least, the rent and utility were quite reasonable, and the people in rental office were quite friendly. After Park Kiely took over, the rent keeps rising, and the utility doubled overnight; however, the condition remain the same if not worse. I decided to leave. I soon changed my mind, in the midst of economic downturn, I am better off living there just in case I need to change job and need to move accordingly. So, I have to renew two short-term lease with Park Kiely.
    Manager

    8/7/2010

    Park Kiely Apartments
    I'm really sorry you feel this way. We are honoring your lease agreement as agreed upon by both parties. There are things we can, and can not, do when it comes to leases. There are very strict Fair Housing Laws we have to abide by. I again am extremely apologetic about the unclear response you may have heard from an office worker. Please do note that it is common when some residents have leases under old management and some under the new management. Companies have different lease break options. Excuses aside, our lease does not have a termination addendum. It defaults to rent responsible until the apartment is re-rented. As I told you when we talked, we market lease breaks the same as every other notice to vacate we receive. There is no difference with the marketing. We are not allowed to, and I believe (not 100% sure) it is illegal to do differently. I'm sorry to see you were unsatisfied with your home here to give us such low reviews, but you have every right to. I'm actually more concerned with you not understanding the process clearer, and think we are trying to trap people (which we of course are not). If you have any questions, please do not hesistate to contact me at the office (Jason).

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