If you value your peace of mind....DO NOT MOVE HERE
I've lived here for almost 4 years and I'm now having to make the most inconvenient but necessary choice to move out of this building. I would first like to say, my landlord is an absolute gem and my decision to move has absolutely nothing to do with him--but with another negligent landlord with tenants who moved in this year with dogs that they not only neglect, but one of which is violent. Also, these same tenants have the floor that we live on smelling like a dirty kennel as there are several potty stains from their dogs on our floor that have not been cleaned. They also would leave soiled dog pads in the trash room on our floor--which, some days would be left for days. My dog was bitten by one of the neighbors dogs. This same dog has approached my dog before the bite incident, but no one was injured that time. I was told by that dog's owner that the dog "doesn't bite". Well, that's unfortunately untrue. My dog had to get surgery. Her dog suffered no injuries as my dog didn't defend himself against the attacking dog. This same neighbor has her dogs on flimsy leashes, which she nor the other adult living in the unit are able to properly control. They live in front of the elevator on our floor and can be often heard scratching, crying, wrestling each other, breathing heavily at the door--and once the door is opened, one or both are running through the hallway. These dogs don't get walked very often...and I've been told that the owners of said dogs can't be taken on walks together because "they don't get along". The same dog who bit mine, growled at my daughter (who is the one that broke up the attack) days after the initial attack. A few days later, the same violent dog broke out of the apartment and was running through our hallway. The day after that, the occupants of that unit had their apartment door wide open while having an conversation. I escalated the issue to the Property Manager, who told me he would "handle it asap". That was about 2 weeks ago. This past Saturday, I emailed the Property Manager again to let him know that the same dogs and the male adult of that unit were in the hallway and when my daughter encountered them, the male tenant was struggling to put the dogs in the apartment--he puts the dog that we've never had an issue with in the apartment first and left the violent dog in the hallway with my daughter. I've made the suggestion to both the landlord of that unit and the property manager of the building that the violent/aggressive dog needs to be harnessed and muzzled when in common areas. Neither of them have addressed that issue and these neighbors continue to be not only negligent, but very poor examples of what being a neighbor actually is. My daughter and I are now carrying pepper spray each time we leave our apartment. This entire situation has caused me much anxiety as I feel unsafe in this environment as of late--AND it's filthy on my floor now. It has become increasingly dysfunctional during my time here--and it's time for me to move on. This is not the once peaceful living experience I once had. While it's fixable, the fact that none of the individuals who are supposed to be responsible to address these issues are actually addressing them, I have no choice but to move on--and at this point good riddance. The elevator has been broken for month with no repair in site. Maybe once the ONE functioning elevator breaks down (again), they'll send in a repair person. Meanwhile, I've been reporting the smell and stains on the carpet in our hallway along with the dog feces being left by those same negligent neighbors FOR MONTHS and again, nothing has been done. 0/10 would not recommend moving here if you value living in a safe, peaceful and well-maintained environment. 1001 doesn't have it and the management doesn't care. read more