Darwin Apartment 2930 N. 35 th st Phx, Az 85018
Month to Month Lease RED Flag they can make you move out without reason & a 30 day notice.
I would not recommend Darwin apartments to anyone. James the manager, or Frank Zerna, the owner, is a liar, unprofessional, misleading and deceitful. The apartment was built in 1967 and has serious mold issues. I'll keep it short & straight to the point. I moved in Nov. 2020. I complained about a foul smell 3 times. The 3rd time was in writing on 2/23/23. On 3/14/23 James came to my apartment #24, 2 bedrooms & told me that my duaughter and I need vacate ASAP due to the mold issues they would need to do some serious work in the walls to resolve the issue. Which would take 2-3 months.( which was work they NEVER did) my daughter and I stayed in a hotel that night which James or Frank the owner paid for. When we returned we had to move temporarily to apartment #37 & stored our belongings in apt #36 which both had the same moldy smell that made me sick as well but I won't go into how he tried to charge me more for a 1 bedroom than the 2 bedroom b/c it was remodeled.
We were told we could move back into # 24 4/16/23 my daughter and I with movers who moved only the big stuff per James request, my 17yr old daughter and I did the rest. Mind you apt #24 is downstairs & #36 & #37 are upstairs, it was not easy & extremely exhausting.( missed a full week of work)
Moving forward we moved back into apt #24 on 4/16/23 only for James to give us a letter to terminate our lease agreement & for us to move by 5/31/23. We moved out on 5/20/23 James then told me they would not be prorating the move since I moved before 5/31/23 nor would they return my deposit of $1300.00 because they had to repaint the apartment. Which I should not have been charged for because it was normal wear and tear. Under the circumstances and all the inconvenience I should have been fully refunded.
I later spoke with the young lady who stayed in apt #37 which is where James put us while they aired out apt #24 and she stated she had the same foul odors in her apartment. Mind you, apt #37 has not been filled since she has moved out, also the same as apt #36.
My concern is for the next tenants that choose to stay in either of these 3 apartments 24, 36, & 37, is that this is an ongoing issue in which Frank / James will not be fixing anytime soon. However, they will continue to rent it out for their own personal gain & profits. With no concern for their tenants' well-being.
James did tell me and had me sign papers saying if I told my neighbors I would have to leave. James also told me to say, if they asked that Darwin apartment is remodeling my apt #24 which was a lie. I told him I already told my neighbors ( I love & honor my neighbors). So when they asked me after I already told them, "I signed papers and if you have any questions about what I told you go ask James." I refused to lie.
Which is the real reason he made us move.
When in fact under the circumstances it's what's best.
This situation was a total nightmare. If you enjoy nightmares, this is the perfect place for you.
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