They illegally entered the premises with out permission and is not forcing us to pay for appliances because they claim false damages.
Anyone who wants to keep his/her sanity intact, DONOT EVER think for renting here.

User Responses
From: pearl8982	Date: 03/06/2009
How should we repsonse to such kind of landlord?
From: Anonymous	Date: 03/09/2009
So do I. I am still trying to find out that we can do. They are trying to find very minor issues and forcing full clauses of the lease. The intent is to gouge as much out of existing residents as they. I am going to speak to Sunnyvale city dept (project sentential) first. Pls let me know your email address if you think we should team on this.
From: rgvsucks	Date: 03/09/2009
How can we file a class action lawsuit ? I really need help with that.
From: Anonymous	Date: 03/10/2009
Sunnyvale Complex Settles Anti-Indian Bias Suit By SUNITA SOHRABJI India-West Staff Reporter SUNNYVALE, Calif. ?????? The owner and manager of a large Sunnyvale, Calif., apartment complex have settled a housing discrimination suit for $100,000, which alleged that Indian American tenants had been segregated into a less-desirable section of the property. The suit, which was settled out of court last month, alleged that Steve Pavlina, owner of Remington Grove, and manager Maria Arias refused to rent the more desirable cathedral ceiling apartments to Indian American tenants, and steered them instead towards low-ceiling apartments, in areas with high concentrations of Indian American residents. ??????This practice of making certain units ??????off limits?????? to tenants because of their national origin clearly violates California??????s Fair Employment and Housing Act,?????? Phyllis Cheng, director of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, told India-West. ??????The department found compelling evidence that the landlord rented only less desirable apartments to tenants of Indian national origin,?????? she said. Pavlina denied all allegations. ??????The Remington Grove apartments always maintain fair and non-discriminatory housing practices, and treat everyone the same,?????? he told India-West, adding, ??????Anything to the contrary has never been proven in court and we admit no wrongdoing.?????? Asked whether he empirically noticed clusters of Indian Americans living in certain areas of his property, Pavlina said the complex had a very diverse population, but statistics on race or ethnicity were not kept. One part of the complex was renovated more recently with new carpeting and appliances. ??????The managers preferred to rent that part of the complex to non--------,?????? Liza Cristol-Deman, an attorney with Brancart and Brancart, which represented the plaintiffs, alleged to India-West, explaining that such practices constituted special treatment for -------, which is illegal. A recent walk around the complex noting names on mailboxes indicated Indian American tenants seemed to be clustered into one section of the more than 200-unit complex. When India-West photographer Sameer Yagnik was preparing to take photos of the complex earlier this week, he was threatened with police action by Remington Grove management and ordered off the property. Several of Remington Grove??????s Indian American tenants ?????? who spoke to India-West on condition of anonymity, saying they feared reprisal from management ?????? said they had been steered towards the Indian section of the complex and away from the cathedral ceiling apartments. Narayan Kamasamudran, who has lived at Remington Grove for three years, told India-West he had been steered towards a low-ceilinged, one bedroom apartment. Kamasamudran, orginally from Tirupati, said his apartment was ??????okay, but kind of old,?????? adding that he remained there primarily for the location. The suit was brought on by a former manager for the complex, Martin Perez, and Project Sentinel, a non-profit tenant-landlord mediation organization. According to the suit, Perez said he was directed by Pavlina and Arias not to rent apartments with cathedral ceilings to prospective Indian American tenants because when ??????they cook food it stinks up the place,?????? and that cathedral ceiling apartments were harder to clean when Indian tenants left. Perez said he was directed to tell Indian American tenants that the cathedral ceiling apartments had applications pending and were not available. Project Sentinel sent out three groups of testers in 2005. In each case, the Indian testers were steered away from cathedral ceiling apartments, while Caucasians were offered lease applications for those units. Perez was subsequently fired in August 2005, apparently after renting a cathedral ceiling apartment to an Indian American tenant. Perez and Project Sentinel filed a complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing in February 2006. The DFEH found the case to have sufficient evidence and filed suit in Santa Clara Superior Court later that year. Ann Marquart, executive director of Project Sentinel, told India-West this was the largest such case her organization had seen, but similar national origin discrimination cases are becoming more common. ??????There are a wide range of food cooking smells,?????? she said. ??????What about bacon? Did they steer all cigarette smokers away from cathedral ceiling apartments??????? she queried, adding that there were a variety of products on the market to remove food-related smells. Project Sentinel will continue to send testers out to Remington Grove to see if discrimination against Indian Americans continues, despite the settlement. ??????We would consider taking legal action against the housing provider again if we see this type of situation continuing,?????? she said. Marquart urged Indian Americans who believe they??????ve been discriminated against because of national origin to contact their local housing agency, which can investigate the case using testers. Project Sentinel works throughout the Bay Area and in the Central Valley. Information about the organization is available at www.housing.org.
From: kumardesai	Date: 05/01/2009
I already got them to court in one of the instances. Its like if you calm down and speak soft, these guys think we can't go after them for whatever they do. They'll go ahead and try to purge money out of you. Be straight and fight them, and they will recede. (Well, you don't need to go to court or anything to fight them. But use strong words about the legalities). Tell them, you can go to any extent with them to fight for your right.
From: Anonymous	Date: 05/19/2009
these kinds of threats work only with rational people. We have a mad man loose there. City should have closed down this place for illegal practices and code violations. The bastard has started a side business of extortion, intimidation and vandalism.
From: sunita37	Date: 08/28/2009
Hi, I'm the person who wrote the above article - would love to do a followup if any of you will comment on the record. It would also be a good idea to contact Project Sentinel. Please do email me. Thanks and best, Sunita Sohrabji Staff Reporter India-West sunita@indiawest.com

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