I give Norman Realtors, Patricia "Patty" Jennings specifically, 1 - star because this site doesn't provide a rating of zero stars. She moved tenants into the house next to me. I have seen those tenants' dogs in my yard digging holes and defecating. The adults and children throw trash (to include cigarette butts and beer cans), tree branches and fist size pieces of cement and rocks, from their driveway, into my yard. I don't smoke nor drink alcohol (including beer). Because the next door tenants showed no respect for my property (they don't even respect the property they occupy) I asked them on several occasions to turn their music down, keep their dogs, kids and trash off my property. They chose to ignore my requests.
After the continued ignorant behavior of the tenants I contacted the owner of the property, which lead to "Patty" contacting me on behalf of Norman Realtors, the property management company of the property these tenants occupy. After telling "Patty" of her tenants behavior. She stated they weren't approved to have dogs on the premises. At that time, the tenants had two dogs. After speaking with "Patty", the tenants got two more dogs. They now have four unapproved dogs. Three of which are Pitbulls. None of the dogs are licensed nor registered. I told "Patty" who is residing within the house. She stated the man living there is not an authorized tenant. After I finished voicing my grievances to "Patty" and asked her to deal with her tenants, "Patty" said she can't do anything about them because she has to deal with them legally. That is true. She does have to deal with them legally. The unauthorized animals is a breach of the rental/lease agreement. The unauthorized animals is a breach of the rental/lease agreement.The unauthorized tenant is a breach of the rental/lease agreement.
Today I called "Patty" again, to voice a grievance of noise coming from the property she manages. She had been notified by Memphis PD that I had to recently call them about her tenant trespassing on my property. She asked what did the police tell me, to which I told her I was told to catch them in violating acts and file a suit. Then I told her that is exactly what I am doing. I have recorded the noise coming from the house, the trash in my yard and this phone call. "Patty" then said it is illegal to record the conversation because I didn't tell her at the start of the call. Then she immediately hung up on me. Either "Patty" assumes everyone is ignorant of the law and/or she is. It's not illegal for me to document/record (audio and video) incidences in which I am involved, to include phone conversations. If the person on the other end of the phone is not informed, at the start of the recording, said recording can't be submitted as evidence in a law suit. But said recording can be used to show her complicit behavior if, for example, one of the unauthorized dogs bites someone. Or the unauthorized tenant (whom I've witnessed lying passed out drunk, face down in the trash when he was supposed to be watching the young children residing in the house) assaults someone. Or any number of acts that violates city ordinances concerning tenant occupancy/behavior.
On a final note. If Patricia Jennings wasn't doing anything wrong, why did she hang up on me? If Patricia Jennings can't do anything about the noisy tenants in her charge, why did the loud music stop shortly after she hung up on me? read more
