Do not rent from LangSam property corp. Building manger for 4519 White plains rd named Jose C very unprofessional and incompetent.

Does anyone work for this company? Who are we paying rent to? Theres barely any heat.. repairs? Ha! Never happening.. they replaced my stove to one that still does not work. Noone to complain to. And still haven't received my lease renewal back. Tried contacting via phone & email countless times.. the office is pretty far from me & they make their own hours so its a risk going there directly. Langsam is a joke read more

Absolute worst management company in NYC. Do not believe anything they say. Mismanaged properties, lack of communication, rude workers, slacker supers. Multiple HPD health violations, 311 and 911 calls, and uncomfortable experiences. Overcharging for TRASH apartments. True definition of SLUMLORDS. Please save yourself the trouble and don't move in with them!!! read more

Langsam Property Services - Real Estate Services Near Me - Bronx, New York

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langsam is the wrong property to get involved with. they care nothing about you. Run run run. Roaches, rats and crack heads is what they'll move you in with. You'll get a brand new apartment not fully finished. Pull out your firdge and stove. There holes in the wall where rats and roaches will come through. Check everything before you move in. They only care about money not you. read more

Langsam Property Services - Real Estate Services Near Me - Bronx, New York

Would not recommend this property management to anyone not even if my life depending on it, I've called and left voicemails for two weeks asking for a copy of my lease because I received the rent receipt but not a physical copy of the actual lease. AND I STILL HAVE NOT Received nothing! No one answers the phones and then they change their hours and work when they feel like it so going into the office is useless because they're never there after 12. I went in at 9 o'clock in the morning, was told they don't open until 10 and some days they don't open until 11. How are they allowed to work two hours a day? Very unprofessional.. read more

I live in one of their tinton avenue buildings. My advice, stop contacting them when u need repairs. Go straight to 311 and make the complaint. The super is never around, buildings never cleaned. Took 3 months to get a floor swept. I fell behind in rent and they sent a bs letter stating if you need assistance to contact xyz but they never return calls or emails. Barely heat and hot water. When I moved in, I asked the tenants wassup with the heat. They said they never complain. No u need to complain because they will keep on doing it. true definitions of slumlords. read more

Another perfect example of an absentee landlord. I've been here for less than a year and im already desperate to get out of this building and away from this management company. They neglected to tell me the gas was off when I signed my lease so I spent the first 5 months without an oven or gas. The intercom doesn't work, my cabinets weren't attached to the wall, there are roaches everywhere, and there's a radiator pipe in my apt that constantly & loudly pumps out steam all fall/winter. I've called management, sent emails, and messages maybe a few hundred times, and i've withheld rent for the last 7 months in the hope that someone would get in touch. I've been ready to pay pending a single phone call to discuss the state of my apartment and they flat out refuse to get in touch. This should be illegal. Absentee landlords are destroying NYC and slowly kicking residents out of Harlem to make room to market rate housing. Its appalling and companies like these should be shut down for criminal negligence. An absolute disgrace. read more

I wish it was possible to put a negative rating. Never EVER rent with this management company you will never receive your security deposit and they will give you every excuse in the book as to why there is a delay. I moved out in September and it is now almost February and no check. They don't care if you file a claim with Attorney General or call them every day asking where the check is. Now in order to claim my deposit the only option is going to small claims court. The worst experience i've ever had with a management company even in NYC! read more

I have lived in this building for 30 years and it's always something with them. I wish to God I could pick myself up and move. Lord! It's like living in hell. read more

Even a single celled amoeba could do a better job than this company and that's highly insulting to the amoeba. If you're reading this trying to decide if you should rent from them, the answer is a resounding NO. RUN, as far as you can. They are unresponsive, bring up tons of mystery charges, and they don't even have superintendents on site, as is the case for my building. No smoke or CO2 detectors? Don't bother calling. Gaping hole that spans two feet in your apartment? You better patch it up yourself. Pests? Say hello to your new roommates. Linda Hernandez is the most incompetent of them all. read more

Less than 1 star is suitable. Maybe a half star for just existing. Terrible service. Been dealing with them for 4 years and every time I need something I need to call 311 before I can get them to respond to me. Run by a family member who knows a family member. You can go directly to their office and they will still deny you seeing your own landlord and/ managing agent. Tries to convince you to speak to the old lady who sits at the front desk who clearly was put there to just receive backlash. Every year, I get treated for mold, lead paint, broken tiles due to the foundation crumbling, no decent water pressure, leaking roofs to the point of caving in, DOES NOT RECOMMEND! They should be investigated by the Dept. Of Buildings asap!!! read more

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0 stars My parents are seniors no heat and hot water for well over a week. Hallway filthy, garbage and front yard filthy. Rodents, water bugs because of this. No one cares they do not take care of their properties! Disgusting I would never spend my money in one of their building where I can live in a beautiful building that is maintained. read more

If it was possible for zero stars this company would get it. I live in Washington Heights and Con Ed discovered a gas leak and shut the gas off. We were given hot plates............that's all. The updates that are put in the halls are ridiculous and because our dryers run on gas I have to go to a laundry mat. The contact I was calling started out nice but now all I get is crickets after leaving many messages. We deserve an abatement. No one should "live" like this. Plus no one should be allowed to run a "business" like this. They don't care about the tenants which are their bread and butter. If I could sue I would but with dirty companies like this they probably have dirty lawyers who will draw out the process until everything is back on. RIDICULOUS! read more

Langsam Property Services - 120 Haven Avenue - Real Estate Services Near Me - Bronx, New York

I agree. Zero stars. By far the worst management company out there. Lived in one of their Brooklyn apartments for 6 years and the overall experience could not have been worse. read more

I just moved into one of the Bronx apartments in April. Sad to say, but I'm already planning my next move. Management seems to never be available and neither is my landlord. I've been living in the building for 2 months now and I still haven't gotten my mailbox key! Also, unless I get answers from management I will be taking them to court. They raised my rent up $50 a month after I moved in. I'm like wtf! They failed to give me any 30 days notice. How do you increase my rent in the middle of my lease?! Also the rent mail shows a price that's $100 over what I originally signed and doesn't explain the extra charges. If no one has taken them to court I sure as hell will! read more

I have had a leak in my ceiling for months and a actual HOLE in the ceiling. This morning i woke up and there was a leak in my bedroom ceiling and once again, as predicted, my super does nothing. Will not answer his phone, will not come to answer his door, and neither will the Langsam office. Not to mention in the summer i had a literal LITERAL SNAKE IN MY APARTMENT. And my super did NOTHING. I called the police and I showed him the the snake and he said "it's not that big". I LIVE ON THE TOP FLOOR OF A WALK UP IN THE BRONX WHY IS THERE A SNAKE IN MY APARTMENT. I wish that was a joke. They are slum lords. Run away please. read more

Zero stars. Langsam property is the worst management company you could ever meet or imagine. simply the worst. No one answers the phone. When you go the office the lady in the front has a nasty attitude like if you're asking for free stuff or You're a piece of sh**. Building manager never return any calls or address concerns. They don't repair in the apt. I tried to condense It, the issues and my frustrations with this company, but this is the worse company. CAN'T wait to leave, already planing my next move. read more

On my lease renewal form, I checked off the option that stated: "I (we) will not renew my (our) lease and I (we) intend to vacate the apartment on the expiration date of the present lease." As an added precaution, I personally went to their offices in the Bronx so I could have this lease renewal form signed by the owner more than 60 days before my lease was due to expire and receive a copy. Having said that, the other comments in this these reviews about this organization's lack of competency are so "spot on" because the end result of all my effort is that I am still receiving rent bills as if nothing had ever happened and as if I never notified them of my intent to leave at the end of my lease. read more

I've been complaining about rats digging in the ceiling of my bedroom to come in for years, the rats have already made on hole and they are working on another hole, I've attached a video and sent it to the news I reside at 665 Dawson st Bronx, NY I've been up at 3am for weeks because of the rats read more

Langsam properties do not answer phones, return calls nor your deposit money. This is unacceptable. They should take better care of their customers. I reached out to them I'm advance to let them know I was not renewing my lease and that I wanted my deposit back. I, also, left a clean apartment and expected them to return my deposit. They were quick to answer when needing something from you. After that they disregard your calls. This is not a way to do business. read more

Zero stars. By far the worst management company out there. Not sure where to begin. Lived under their roof as a tenant for 4 years in park slope Brooklyn. Building had a rodent problem and building manager Michael Bayne dragged his feet to get pest control over. Once they finally did come to treat the building they handed out old school spring traps and just said to set them. They never decided to treat the basement because the super of the building does not live anywhere near the building to let them in. Employees at Langsam also do not like to answer their phones. Once when I did call I reached a receptionist! She explained the building managers are usually out of the office on site at the buildings. This is a complete lie, since being a tenant for 4 year I had never seen him at the building, keep in mind I work nights an am at home all day to see who comes and goes. Along with the super not living in or near building, he was the laziest guy in the world. Couldn't fix or maintain anything. When it snowed our building would be the last one cleaned up on our block. My pregnant girlfriend also fell on their front steps due to the snow not being removed in a timely fashion after at snow storm. On top of the lack of snow removal, the super had once asked an 80 year old neighbor of the building who's lived on the block his entire life if he could clean off the ice and snow. One winter I had a leak in my closet with water dripping down and had to move all my contents out of the closet, took a while to for mr. Bayne to return my call to fix the issue, then on top of that it was a few more days till a contractor was out to fix it. Their solution! A new coat of paint where the water damage was, no looking at the roof and no looking into the cause of the problem. The water leaking happened 3 more times and had 3 more coats of paint until I harassed them enough to have roofers come out and look at the problem. I honesty could go on and on about how terrible the building was, from conditions of the exterior steps crumbling away, to interior steps in the stairwell missing the laminate flooring pieces or having loose one that slip out. Or their legal department or building managers that don't return calls. Problems with the heat, problems with the hot water which the plumber told me that their boiler is extremely outdated but management claims theirs no issues. Terrible company and terrible building, Mark F. Engel & Matthew Engel, CEO and president, you should be ashamed on the business you own. Do your set a favor and don't rent one of their properties. I really wish Yelp would allow rating zero stars the 1 star they don't deserve. read more

This landlord has owned this building for 8 months now, and they still have not done anything to fix up the building. There's graffiti all over the walls, theres piss in the staircase, they're dogs and cats in this building when its a NO PETS building! There are numerous mice running around because they promised to give us free extermination services but yet he NEVER came. Here's a hint, NEVER RENT FROM THESE CORRUPT PEOPLE. I can't wait to move out of the Bronx for good! read more

I have been living at one of the buildings owned by this company since 1991 and the ONLY reason I have NOT moved out is because the rent is reasonable. BUT I agree with all the negative reviews. This place changes property mangers constantly and NEVER inform the tenant. They NEVER want to fix ANYTHING and if they do they try to come at you that its a major capital improvement and try to increase your rent. I put in an application to transfer to a lower floor 2 bedroom apt in the same building almost years ago and the property manager at the time "Tuly" must have thrown it out because the new property manger "Carmen" and her boss "Brian" claim there is nothing on file for me AND that they no longer allow current tenants to move to a different apartment within the same building. Can someone please explain to me how that makes any sense. They will still have a vacant apartment to fix and rent out to someone else. I have medical issues that make it hard for me to walk up the 5 flights, YES - There is no elevator in the building. I was told I could submit a transfer application but with the understanding that it would be for a different building - AGAIN how does this make any sense - unless you transferring me to a building with an elevator. I can't believe this company has not been on the news for being so bad. You never get anyone on the phone - calls always go to voice mail and when you do get a call back they try to speak to you like your some type of idiot or lowlife. This is an excerpt from their website. http://www.langsamprop.com/Property-Management.html "A large portion of Langsam's tenants could be characterized as low or moderate income." How dare they write something like this be it true or not you don't refer to your tenants like this. Major Zero Stars for them. read more

Slum Lord Behavior. Cracking walls, lead paint chips, leaks that take months to fix, crumbling floors that won't allow you to place furniture against the walls. No valid contacts, just generalized emails that get ignored. Always hire carpenters off the books. They told me I shouldn't expect much because the building is too old and fixing the real problems is too much money. read more

For 14 years this company managed the apt., building I live in. Everyone I encountered there wast very professional. Anytime I needed something fixed I received a response and it was done in a timely fashion. I had 2 different building managers (Cesar then Michael) both of whom were very polite and helpful. I never had issues with my lease or lease renewal. If I called Accounting, I was able to speak with someone. I would certainly recommend this company. read more

I live in the Bronx NY and currently rent a property from them for years now and i love the area i live in because its close to everything but the management team for langsam is terrible and irresponsible!!!! We have a super who doesnt speak english and its hard to communicate with him and trying to call management is like a needle in a haystack because we can never get through and get a response it took years to get ahold of somebody just to get repairs done i cant tell you when we had an inspection even after telling their property manager that we been smelling gas for almost a year when they finally came to switch stoves i was told i couldve died??? scary! the communication is often non existent i find myself taking off days often to sit at home and the repair people dont show up or we gotta wait till they give us a time frame or they just pop up?? on top of that it usually causes conflict with me and the companies they use always a lot of confusion of what is suppose to get done and who is gonna show up just awful!! for years they never changed the boiler i have a young child and it used to often be no hot water especially winter time. i pay my rent every month i expect competent service and respect towards tenants esp those who pay rent i bet if we lived in a midtown manhattan building we would get respectable service and wouldnt have all these issues this goes to show class of neighborhood matters this is really sad because i like the area and the apartment but the service is God awful i can keep going on about the issues here in this building but i'll stop here have a great day. read more

The management sucks unprofessional and rude. They need to learn how to speak to people the staff is horrible specially the legal department ghetto ladies who cant even speak correctly to people judge you from the bottom of your toes to your hair. Seems like they only hire people from their family. Winter is the worse time of the year because most likely they will say the "boiler" is broken every other day there a problem with the hot water as well. The worse part is dealing with mickey mouse and entire family. They do send a exterminator when your at work. What are the odds of that?. So you are a working parent like me chances are u will never see him. Unfortunately I still live in this building, Looking for an apartment has been a difficult task. If I could give this place a zero I would. read more

They are the worst. Will not answer calls, everyone in the building knew the boiler was failing but of course they waited till the very end and in need of a new boiler. We went about 7-10 days with no heat. Did they post anything in the hallway to let us know what was going on? No. Did they suggest maybe staying with friends or relatives or offer to get us heaters, no, and we didn't know what was going on and when and if the boiler would be fixed. This was during the pandemic. They gave us every excuse under the sun about the boiler, well it's the valves, you need new radiators, etc. All bullshit. My flushometer broke at 3am in the morning of course there was no one to answer emergency calls. I called the super, nope he didn't answer. So I laid out $600. for a plumber to come, did i get my money back, NO and they didn't give a shit after I told them what happened. They didn't care that gallons of water were being flushed down the toilet, well when we end up like Arizona maybe they will. They literally did not care. The filthiest hallway, it was never cleaned, not once. Like everyone else said, they never answer calls, for a management co. there is no communication skills here whatsoever. My husband's name was on the lease but I wanted my name on there too, okay send the papers and we will make sure your name is on the lease, no they didn't. I send copies of everything i needed to, marriage certificate, birth certificate they never processed any of it. When i called and asked they said well we have it here in our office, meaning my papers. I told them what good were my papers in your office? they need to be send to the building dept. Lazy people, they just want to take your rent and not put a penny into the building or anywhere or the upkeep of it. You could literally tear out your hair with these people. It is very stressful read more

All the bad things that are being said about this management company are true. The rents were I live a very cheap. I pay $850 a month for a 1 bedroom apt in Yonkers in a quiet beautiful neighborhood. I would be very happy except: 1) the apt is over run by water bugs. 2) the building on certain lines have a bed bug problem. They have an exterminator who sprays something down that doesn't have any smell to it and the bugs eat and love it. It doesn't kill them then, he hands you some sticky traps that the mice jump over. 3) the super doesn't fix anything and is always out sick even though he lives in the building he won't answer his door. he cuts his phone off so you can't "disturb" him 4) the super has an attitude problem don't dare ask him to fix anything after 5pm or you might get cussed out 5) the building has a bad mice problem they eat through the wood floor you can actually hear them knowing at night. you'll find holes and have to stuff them with steel wool yourself. 6)the building has a noise problem there is no insulation between apartments and you can clearly hear your neighbors if they were in your apartment. I wear earphones because the woman up over me has a new baby and 2 other children that run and jump all day all night and she has 2 other adults that also have moved in. the building manager does nothing. they are supposed to have 85% carpeting with padding on the floor but the manager doesn't enforce it. why is someone with those many children being allowed live in a small 1 bedroom apt ? Section 8 perhaps. 7) they allow any and everyone to rent as long as you can pay the rent (drug dealers, pedophiles and prostitutes (who use their apt to prostitute) live there causing the cops to come to the building at least several times a week. there have been several high profile drug busts in the building. 8) they don't answer their phones or return your calls after you've left several messages. 9) the only way to get something done is if you don't pay your rent and end up in landlord tenant court then the judge will order them to fix whatever needs to be fixed. who needs that stress and aggravation. then you end up paying their attorney fees unless you remember to ask the judge to waive the fees. which they will do I found out if you explain why you withheld your rent. I found my apartment on craigslist need I say more. They are so unprofessional, rude and lazy except when it's time to collect the rent then they perk up. Run do not be fooled by the low rents. People are always moving in and then move right back out as soon as their lease is up. If you want to live in a quiet clean building free of rodents and bugs DO NOT RENT FROM LANGSAM MANAGMENT COMPANY. You have been forewarned. read more

had a great experience George, Mina and Nida Bravo great team a lot of paper work but it was el worth it all thank you all read more

worssssst. never rent from these people. rent if its your LAST HOPE. BEWARE all of their buildings are infested with mice including the buildings in MANHATTAN. the RENTS are low but the apartments are comparable to the NYC Transit stations. ALLLLL THE Managing AGENTS are lIARS... read more

Let's start by saying it's impossible to reach almost anyone at Langsam except for legal. If you try reaching the property managers you'll probably get their voice mail and maybe no call back. The one person i could always reach and if i couldnt by phone i could always reach by email was Josy Chapparo. She is always amazing help even if you don't have any legal issues she is quick to respond and send you anything you need. Whenever i needed a copy of my lease, needed a breakdown or had any questions she is always willing to help in a timely matter and would always keep you posted. read more

If I could give this company less than one star I would. We rented from them starting in 2018 until June 2020. When we signed the lease we were told we would get a prorated first month because we did not move into the apartment until the middle of the month. When we all did the math and sent in the prorated amount for rent they had the audacity to tell us no you did not pay your full rent and now you owe us money. It took 3+ months to get someone on the phone to talk about this situation and when we asked who our property manager was they never knew or even had and answer for us. Finally it was actually their fault because they never deposited one of the roommates rent checks and they wanted to fight us on the prorated amount. After 6 months it was finally just dropped and they let us go on our way paying rent. Fast forward to March 2020 Corona is now in full force and we ask about the price of rent for the next coming year. Thinking about potentially renewing. it was going to be increased and they didn't want to do month to month, we said okay we will be out the first week in June. We all moved out and turned in our keys by June 10th. It is now September 25th and our security deposit has still not been returned. The first check they sent us was made out to a name that was never one of the tenants while we lived there. Now a new check has been sent it is in someone else from the leases name, and I asked in at minimum 6 emails to have the check in my name is they are going to send it to me so that i can deal with it. Just got the check and it is in one of the other tenants names, so I have to mail her the check and wait for her to then deposit and pay me all of my security deposit when she has no obligation to do that. If you are looking at renting from them run away far far away. They are the worst kinds of people. Oh yeah and we were almost evicted out of our apartment because it is an illegal basement dwelling, and the property owner called to essentially confess that he knows they are breaking the law but if we let them in we are homeless. read more

I'm a tenant in a Queens apartment building serviced by Langsam. For over 15 yrs I've been very satisfied with the Langsam services provided. My super is responsive, friendly and very helpful. No major rodent/bug problems and repairs are made in a timely manner. I wish they operated another building close to me that has an elevator because this 3 story walk-up I live in is challenging as I get older. I do agree that phone calls to their office could be handled better but once I speak with someone, they're helpful. read more

This has turned to be one of the worse management office. It wasn't like that when I first moved in. Now It's impossible to get in contact with anyone at the office when you do they are so rude & unprofessional. From the front desk to the legal department. They Take forever to fix things. Winters are hell, this winter that just passed boiler broke. We went through almost the whole winter with no heat. The only reason we got any heat was because the city came in & gave them a couple of summons thank you 311. When they finally gave us heat the weather was already getting warmer. They do not notify you if there's not going to be any hot water or no water at all you have to find out yourself when your trying to get ready to go to work, Which sucks!! When I first moved in, the building was well kept very cleaned the super would clean every other day. He Would keep the walls in the hallway looking like new. if cleaning them wouldn't do it he would paint them. Now the Building is always dirty gets cleaned every 2 weeks the super we have now loves to pay attention to everything but not what he actually gets paid to do Which is to keep the building clean & communicate nicely with tenants. I've given complaints at the management office serial times, but nothing has changed. I would not recommend this property management office to no one. read more

Incompetent, unresponsive, unaccountable,and all together unprofessional.Sent me a notice that we qualified for a reduced rental rental apt at steinway estates. First question when I Called to make appt for interview was if owning my own apt was an issue,I was assured several times that it was not.First question when I went for the interview was if owning my current apt would be an issue,was assured multiple times it would not be. Was asked to get about 6 notirized letters, and a ton of other paper work,had to itemize ,line by line,every deposit on my bnk statement for previous 6 months,like 7total hours of work.Was told we were certain to get this apt within a month.Called for updates,never got responses from at least 10 calls,emails,Vm full half the time,finally got one on the phone who said,after 3 months and hving passed up several other nice apartments based on the assurance of said idiot from 3 months earlier,that O Yea, you own an apartment, yea you don't qualify based on that...??? O yea we took $50 to run your credit and although we should have realized that 3 months ago,let alone from the very first moment we spoke,sorry you dont qualify.O if I hadn'nt called and you accidentally picked up the phone I would have been still walkign arounf thinking that were in with this great new apartment for me,my 2 yr old daughter and my PREGNANT WIFE. you should have gotten a letter.....O No Miss Fuckface we never got the letter,O we'll send 1 out,O Ok don't hurt yourself.So Beware these people re not accountable to anyone because it looks like they are admins for the city of new york,so good luck trying to get any sort of recourse because the people you would cal to complain,are in bed with these people. read more

What a joke?? This supposedly "property management" company is responsible for conducting interviews at the Steinway Estates/19-80 Steinway Street. I just came from there and all I have to say is "rude" and "unprofessional". Thank you for forcing me to take time off work, for having me print years worth records & dig through archived paperwork JUST FOR MY TIME TO BE WASTED. A gentleman named Allan who is conducting the interviews didn't even give me 5 min. and turned me away as soon as I told him that my marital status changed from 'Fiance' to 'Single." What does my status have anything to do with meeting the requirements to qualify for an apartment? Yes, I was engaged at the time I filled out the application back in March but now it's October and the engagement didn't work out. So why am I being penalized for a change in status/life? It's not like we got a divorce or he passed away, we just broke up. So what's the big deal. To not even be given some common courtesy and overlook something so trivial and be told "what's on the form has to match what's in front of him" is preposterous and sexual harassment. Expect to hear from my lawyer! read more

Building manager for 710 Warburton ave Yonkers NY is the worst. Margo never ever responds back to you she should not even have a phone. She doesn't care about the building nor the people that live in the apartment. We don't have a super building is always dirty and you guessed it we don't have a manager neither because Margo is unresponsive unprofessional doesn't care and looks like she doesn't pick up her phone on purpose. So if this building is your last resort just stay homeless until you find something better because rent is a bit high for just a one bedroom. Margo should be demoted to cleaning bathrooms in her office and someone who truly care about people should take her spot. read more

I've resided at my current address for over 16 years. During that time Alice Aponte who is the manager of the property has been very attentive to all my needs in order to maintain my apartment in excellent living conditions. Thank you Alice! read more

It's almost a year later. There is no cold water right now! We still have a rubber-ized construction glove acting as a washer for the drain below our kitchen sink. The cheap peel & stick 99 cent tiles are coming up. There has also been oil-like fumes coming up through radiators and our tub is getting rustier & rustier. LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES won't do anything and when they do it's on their sweet time. The super John is absurd and is a part of the problem.We've only had partial repairs done on the windows and that's it. We had a plumber come and make a mess of our bathroom to fix our neighbor's problem. We've had plumbers come and look at the glove-washer and say they would come back never to return. Pretty soon the only option will be Landlord tenant court because I can't take it anymore! BTW: Why the heck is yelp filtering my review. I LIVE HERE YELP & I HAVE THE 311 COMPLAINT #s TO PROVE WHAT I'M SAYING! You can't get any more accurate than that. read more