Most reviews regarding Rimsza Realty and Bill Rimsza himself detail buying and selling a home. However, Bill also rents out properties, and this is a review regarding my time renting with him.
Bill was *OK* to deal with. He was very short with me, however he was nice and kind to my fiance. Don't know why that was, but whatever. We were overcharged for our rent for the property we were renting, but I guess that's what happens when it's a last-minute thing, and I'm sure that's what Bill was banking on.
Getting ahold of Bill could sometimes be impossible, and when we did get ahold of him, he usually seemed busy and rushed.
When it came time for any repairs necessary for the property (which were only a couple of things at the beginning of our lease) he was slow, or outright lied about things, or did a terrible job of repairing/replacing things. I'll go over those things below:
We needed our dryer (included in the unit) looked at, since it sounded like a jet engine taking off any time it was turned on. Bill replaced the dryer with one that was quieter, but didn't dry anything very well. So, it was warrantied, and he had a professional come out and fix it. All-in-all about a 2 week ordeal. It was fixed in the end, but the time taken was unnecessary.
When we moved in, we had concerns about the master bathroom shower's tile grout. Bill said he would re-grout the shower. He never did, and swore up and down (lied) that he did. This led to a major issue where when the shower was used, water would leak into a light fixture, and drip down into the kitchen (it was a 2-level townhome, the master bathroom was right above the kitchen). We spent 2 1/2 weeks fighting with Bill to get it fixed. He did fix it eventually. We also had a problem with some wood trimming outside the master bedroom door coming up, which Bill said he would fix. He didn't, but when he came over to do something (I don't remember what, precisely) on the day we set to move in, he told us he fixed it. He hadn't, I did.
Also, when we moved in, we needed to scrub the place down. The refrigerator had mold, and crusty old melted ice cream remnants in the freezer. The countertops were all filthy, the floors were as well. It was really never cleaned before we moved in. We did clean the place upon moving out, but were charged $75 for cleaning.
Downstairs, there was a "den" (a 3rd bedroom with a 1/2 bath) which, like the rest of the house, had wood flooring. However, this wood flooring was by far, the worst flooring I've ever seen. Cheap, and when you walked over it, you could feel the wood flooring flex and press down against the floor underneath it (it likely wasn't laid down properly, Bill said he did it himself, and there was space between the wood flooring and the concrete underneath). This flooring, unlike anywhere else in the house, quickly cracked and peeled up. Upon moving out, we were charged $200 for 3 boards that ended up needing replacement due to the above.
Lastly, about 3 months into our lease, our roommate we had moved in with decided to move out, and get his name off the lease. Instead, Bill removed my name from the lease and kept his on. Bill told us to just cross his name out, and write mine in. We did, but his (the old roommate's) name was still kept on the lease. Mine apparently wasn't. When we moved out, we told Bill where to send the deposit return check, and who to make it out to. He sent it to the right address, but made the check out to the old roommate. Apparently he just didn't listen to anything we said?
Overall, Bill was pretty terrible when it came to renting with him. I wouldn't recommend him for rental purposes. read more
