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manningsarm

Resident 2003 - 2004

6/26/2005

I was a resident of this property that is managed by Vencel Property Management and it was a horrible experience; the worst in my four years in Bloomington. <br><br>It was a great location, but that was about it. Instead of getting a water bill directly from City of Bloomington Utilities, Vencel receives the bill and then charges the tenants to pay for it. The water bill for my apartment was typically in the range of $8-15/month. That is, except for one month, when I received a bill for $135.81! Vencel said there was no leak and had no excuse for such an outrageous billing. They simply said that I was responsible for the bill. I had to take them to court for this fraudulent billing! And the security deposit? Kiss it goodbye, because they will make up anything to retain it. <br><br>They painted the outside of it during my stay and did such a sloppy job that the windows were "painted shut." They never fixed it, despite several complaints.<br><br>The heater stopped working. They "fixed" it - 4 times. Parking was a pain because I only had one assigned spot and nowhere for visitors to park (without getting a ticket). It's also a noisy building and extremely noisy area, especially later in the week.<br><br>The insulation is so poor that four-foot ice sickles form on the gutters and the winter I lived there, the ice sickles were so heavy that it ripped the gutters right off the building. I shot out of bed thinking that a car slammed into the building! We tried to tell Vencel about it weeks ahead of time but they did nothing and the ice sickles only got larger.<br>Additionally, in my time there, the toilet broke, the door knob broke and the outside stairway nearly collapsed.<br><br>Vencel Properties is a fraudulent and unscrupulous landlord/management that cannot be trusted. Take this warning and run.

    Review 12 out of 12

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