Renters Beware...The building right outside of the office is INFESTED with Roaches. (Interior Unit 056) Make sure you read the fine print when renting or ALL of your personal belongings will only be valued at $500 with their insurance. Where to start, we rented the small unit in July of 2022 as we were waiting for our home to close. This unit only contained personal items such as Electronics, Cloths, Shoes, Guns, and other personal items. Which we moved with us from NJ as we drove down to Florida. As the closing date approached, we went to the Unit in August to see what was in there and this is where the nightmare began. On 8/23 or 8/24 my wife and I went to look at some of the boxes. We noticed what seemed to be sand or small asphalt specs. I was looking at the ceiling and noticed nothing. Thank God we were loading the items onto the cart and not directly into the vehicle. After wiping off some of the boxes with my hands, I saw multiple roaches running...I dropped everything and called the service center as we were there after hours. Then we googled what the dust or specs were and it was roach feces and or roach eggs. I took videos and put everything back. The next day I went back to speak to the office and first spoke to Fred. He was completely understanding and compassionate. On the other hand his boss was there, Tim, was rude and obnoxious. He had the nerve to say I must have brought them....I lost my mind... The story goes on to where they called an exterminator to come and treat the unit. I asked the exterminator; would you take anything back to your home and he said "Absolutely Not". Maybe the guns after they were sealed in bags for 45 days. So, we threw everything away...Between 6 and 10K... The exterminator sprays the entire unit and say let's meet back in 30 days. We go back in 30 days and there was still evidence of roaches, mind you at this point the unit is basically empty. He cleans the floor and re applies spray, adds glue traps, and bait boxes, then says let's check back in 30-45 days. I go back around the 45 day mark to find Roach Feces EVERYWHERE as well as roaches stuck in the glue traps. I walk back into the office to Alert the staff and speak to Tim. He was all smiles and said "Ok, I will call the exterminator again". No compassion for what I've went through and or NO compassion or care for the Other Units in and around my unit. I left and sent an email asking for a contact at their corporate office. I received an email from their corporate office saying, "Mr Grieco, Thank you for the photos. Again, I feel badly that you incurred any damage due to a tenant's inability to abide by the lease. Reliant, however, has acted quickly to address any issues with our pest control team, as your pictures prove. As I stated, not only do we have a preventative maintenance contract in place at all locations, but we are also happy to call them out in these scenarios for further treatment. Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer any other compensation beyond the amount you were paid by SBOA, our tenant insurance." So they blame another renter/tenant. SAD! Zero Accountability!
It is not right, that I have to absorb that kind of LOSS when it is 100% the Storage Facility's Responsibility! I plan to let the world know about the Lack of Cleanliness, Customer Service, Customer Compassion, and ROACH Infestation. Again, please be careful and make sure you read the fine print so that this doesn't happen to you and your family!! Next Stop, Yelp, LinkedIn, BBB... read more