I currently live here in a 3 bed/ 2ba unit - bldg 3808. They will not tell you that the complex…read moreisn't smoke free upfront, so I will. Do you have asthma, COPD, other respiratory problems, children, or merely just want to breathe clean air? DO NOT MOVE HERE. The entire complex is NOT SMOKE-FREE. They DO NOT have ANY designated smoking areas or any buildings that are smoke free. Inside the unit, aside from one small ceiling fan located in the dining area, no other forms of ventilation exist. You must open windows and doors.
* My Summer Experience *
Imagine that it's 90 deg in the summer, you have your windows open. Your neighbors begin smoking on their patios and in front of their unit. You're trying to get a cross draft in but the smoke from cigarettes and pot, along with who knows what is billowing through the windows and infiltrates the entire unit. You, the nonsmoker, are forced to shut your windows so you can breathe and its 90 degrees! And, you've explained the situation to everyone - the owner, your neighbors, the onsite personnel, and property management, but they don't offer remedies or make changes.
* No Response From Owner or Agent*
I've contacted Dan Cyr, Dancyr42@gmail.com, the owner of the complex who can illicit this change, along with the attorneys office, Winslow Law Group, who is listed as the registered agent, but neither respond.
* Solution - Breaking of the Lease *
The only remedy offered to me, as I was picking up mail in the office, was to break my lease but made no mention of a fee. Later that night, I emailed the management office my intent to vacate early. Because i hadn't received a response from management, I texted the onsite office 3 days later asking if they received my intent to vacate. Lisa, who works onsite, said they never received it and I would be charged $1700 for early termination. Later, she said, that I'd have to pay through my lease and they would credit back to when a new tenant moves in - my lease expires 10.31 so they would have $3,400 regardless if I vacated early or not. Mind you, it takes weeks before maintenance completes a work order so it's laughable to think they'd show my unit any sooner. They would already have Sept and Oct rent so why would they show the unit?
* Expense to Vacate Unit Early *
Let me breakdown the huge expense IMPOSED ON ME. If I vacated now, I'd have to pay for another rental, lets say $2k for September, another $2k for October, plus admin fees of $300 and sec dep of $500,, plus $3,400 for this unit from September- October. That's over $8.000. All of this so that I could breathe without congestion and coughing from smoke. And this was the only solution they offered to me from the office!
* Contact from Management Office *
Mike, from the Management Company, Olympic Management (OMC) raised his voice at me. I was attempting to answer his question but he cuts me off and i explain that i wasnt finished. He then raised his voice and yells at me that I was done speaking and it was his turn. Well, I am not the type of woman who will allow anyone unable to control their emotions to speak to me in this manner.
If you value your health and peace, go elsewhere. Plus the area is very sketchy! Don't go on the trail!