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Museum Terrace Apartments


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anonymous

Resident 2000 - 2009

8/12/2009

Mold due to Sealed Bathroom Vents

I've lived in Museum Terrace for many years now and can corroborate most comments posted prior to mine. The most critical issue is the fast-spreading mold problem throughout the building. This will only get worse because NONE OF THE BATHROOMS HAVE VENTILATION. Yes, they have fans that turn on when you flip on the light, but if you pull down the fan box, you'll see there's no actual ductwork for moist air to escape. The fan just blows around in an enclosed box in the ceiling. This is true of all the units, which explains why the bathrooms quickly fog up and remain damp (towels take forever to dry), which leads to mold issues. When I complained to Corina Colan (a prior manager to the current ------ Ray), she simply told me to "shower with the door open and the air conditioning on". Nice. When I attempted to point the issue out to a recent LA Housing Inspector that visited my unit, Porfirio Jimenez (a very hardworking maintenance guy who, despite G&K's incompetence, is a very trustworthy guy) was also present and got visibly nervous and quickly intervened, changing the subject. I was later told by a fellow resident that the poor -------- maintenance staff has been expressly warned by management that they will be fired if they reveal any of the building's many problems. I decided not to pursue the matter further since I'm leaving the building. Serious mold issues aside, here's a brief list of problems I've encountered: -UPS and FedEx boxes dropped off at my door are consistently stolen. -Power and water service disruptions are common. -Laundry machines are frequently in disrepair (or rigged to run for shorter cycles than posted). They also have usage restrictions (can't wash after 10PM). -Ghastly tar odors from the elevator wells. -Lazy/exceedingly obese non-threatening/responsive security staff -Lower floor apartments repeatedly experience kitchen backwash overflows from upper units that uncontrollably flood lower-floor kitchens with filthy water. -Certain units have actually been sealed off because of serious mold problems. -Tons of silverfish, bugs and some rats throughout building and in actual units. -Paper-thin walls, you can actually hear your neighbors breathe (never mind their yippy dogs). -Pool has serious structural issues, which lead to inevitable leakage of water down to the parking lot underneath--you can see water seepage marks in the concrete walls below the pool--kinda scary. -Sketchy people are starting to move in, stuff is getting stolen from common areas including: the TV in the gym, the laundry card/cash machine in the lobby, even the lobby phone used by management got stolen. Not good. Stay away. There's plenty of quality rental apartment inventory in the Miracle Mile--you don't need this place.

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