A WEEK AGO I WAS PRETTY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT LIVING HERE SO I POSTED A PRETTY GOOD REVIEW. IT HASN'T BEEN A WEEK SINCE I POSTED IT AND I GOT A LETTER ON MY FRONT DOOR TODAY RAISING MY RENT BY $140 A MONTH (FROM $860 TO $1000) FOR A TWO BEDROOM WITH A SMALL DEN. WHEN I MOVED INTO THIS APARTMENT BUMS WERE SLEEPING IN THE HALLWAY AND PEOPLE WERE PEEING IN THE CORNERS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT COME TO THIS PLACE WITHOUT A POLICE ESCORT. THERE WERE PEOPLE HANGING OUT ON THE BALCONIES DRINKING AND SMOKING WEED. SOMEONE WAS CLIMBING UP THE BALCONY TRYING TO BREAK INTO MY TOWN HOUSE. I KEPT TO MYSELF, SMILED AND ENDURED BECAUSE I NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR MY FAMILY. I WATCHED AS THEY MOVED OVER 60% OF THE TENANTS OUT OF THIS PLACE. ALL THE TIME FEARING THAT I WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE TO BE PUT OUT. I KEPT POSITIVE THROUGH ALL THAT AND SO MUCH MORE. I FELT THAT FINALLY MY FAITH WAS PAYING OFF AND SOMETHING GOOD WAS COMING FROM MY CHOICE TO MOVE HERE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE PLACE IS QUIETER BUT THIS PLACE HAS GOT A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DEMAND PREMIUM PRICES FOR RENT. UNTIL JUST MONTHS AGO MY DEN WAS FLOODED FROM OUTSIDE. MY BEDROOM LEAKED ALL LAST WINTER FROM IN THE WALLS. TWO MONTHS AGO MY HOT WATER HEATER BURST AND FLOODED MY BEDROOM AND KITCHEN. I'VE HAD MOLD A MAJORITY OF THE TIME I LIVED HERE. I HAD TO SACRIFICE TO PURCHASE AN AIR PURIFIER. MY CARS ARE STILL BEING BROKEN INTO, I STILL SEE PROSTITUTES EVERYDAY LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY EVERYDAY. I STILL DON'T WALK ALONE LESS SOMEONE SEES ME AS A PROSTITUTE. ANY WOMAN IN HER RIGHT MIND WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE STREET IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER DARK. I AM A SINGLE PARENT, STUDENT, AND I WORK PART-TIME. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE MANAGEMENT WILL RECONSIDER THE INCREASE BUT IF THEY DON'T I'LL SUFFER THE TIME, AND EXPENSE OF HAVING TO MOVE AGAIN. NOT TO MENTION LOSING MY NEW FRIENDS. I FEEL THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE TO STATE THE BAD AS WELL AS THE GOOD. IF YOU WANT SECURITY THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST PLACE TO MOVE TO-WHEN YOU BECOME MONTH TO MONTH YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF HAVING TO MOVE AGAIN BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T VALUE THEIR COMMUNITY OF TENANTS FURTHER THAN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THEY ARE PAYING FOR RENT. I WILL UPDATE THIS POSTING IF THINGS CHANGE.

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From: Butterfly97	Date: 08/21/2007
yeah, we had mold too. One of the MANY reasons we moved!

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