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Dorchester House


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Rmjones777

prospectiveVisited 2021

7/15/2021

I had my name on the list for an apt here for 2 years. I called again to see if they had anything yet and she said yes. So my friend and I drove 10 hours down here to talk to them and see the apartments. We are both quality people with one small 10 lbs support animal apiece I am even disabled due to internal issues. Even after I had read some bad reviews online I knew I was smart enough to to give the place the benefit of the doubt. When we got there Cynthia was there because Slyvia was on vacation. She was so excited to show me the apartment she loved the fact that I'm a singer songwriter from Nashville and do hair she saw all the possibilities of me living there ( I THOUGHT) she even agreed upon my support animal and all. Then she gave me the paperwork to fill out. We went to breakfast and I read the the paperwork that said they were charging me a 300 deposit for my registered support animal. So it was going to cost way more than what I thought or had to move in with. So my friend and I came up with a plan to split the costs of the apt and he would just come visit once a month to get away ro rhe Beach that way he could help me with all the fees. We even discussed that if they said no that he would go ahead and take a studio apt as he didn't want me in a strange city alone as a woman. So maybe I could take the one bedroom and him the studio therefore they would not only be renting one apt but 2!!! When we went back in and suggested we take the one place and split it Cynthia was excited about the prospects once again then we asked about why we would need 2 dog deposits since they are registered support animals and the smallest one would only there one week a month. And Cythnias whole demeanor changed in a blink of eye. We we're shocked so we both noticed it and excused ourselves to go talk again. When we left I looked up laws on charging for support animals and it says it is Illegal in Oregon to charge any deposit on a support animal and even discrimination but they wanted 600 bucks for 2 small 10 lbs ones. We went back in still wanting to work it out trying the be nice when I showed the laws to her she immediately got a scowl on her face and said this is not a good fit then I didnt even get to tell her we were willing to take 2 apts! I asked to talk to the owner Cynthia would not even give me the owners name! Cynthia slammed the judgment gavel down and that was that because I asked quality questions. She finally made up a name of the owner which was also Illegal. This was a blatant discrimination when she noticed that she wouldn't be able to control us as older retirement aged people she made the decision to burn that bridge of us being able to rent after we had driven 10 HOURS to do what it took to rent a place so we both could do our businesses and give back to the community of this very. With Darwin being a home designer and maintenence person me being able to provide entertainment for the community and do hair we thought this would be a great fit but she did not because we asked questions and KNEW the Laws! Which was our Right. I could see that they like to lure people in there that they can threaten and control possibly people who are disabled in ways that they have to out up with abuse. Because this woman seemed like she could be abusive. As we walked around on a tour someone tried to ask her a question 2 times and she barked at them "I don't have time for that I'm on a TOUR" I was shocked but again blew it off as maybe she was having a bad day. Not wanting to judge her as she obviously did us. I talked to a man in town who said if they do not rent to us without the dog fee that we can sue.I had to call the ER last night from emotional stress and disappointment. It's been suggested I go to the housing authority and report this today. Which I plan to do but again I've been waiting to give this place a chance to treat us with dignity. So as of now I'd say DO YOUR RESEARCH dont get tour heart broke they act so nice but can turn like a rabid dog in two seconds if they know you have half a brain.

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