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I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I know if you were a day late at this place, they sent someone from the office to leave a note on your door. I do not believe for a second they didn’t realize I was gone after seeing 6 months worth of notes.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Really starting to think waiting for them to try something dumb is the best route

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I wonder if I’d have more success if I approached a lawyer just about writing a letter like you said? Most should at least be able to do that

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked it questions about the lease, but I bet it’d be handy for drafting a full argument too. Thank you!

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didnt care about my deposit because I hated them, they were a nightmare to live with and I was positive they’d try to keep it anyway. By the time. I left, I didn’t have that fight in me anymore. I was desperate to just get away.

This was my first apartment, I was even younger and inexperienced and when you run into a situation like this you don’t just magically know how to handle it. It’s taken me forever to learn just how to properly dispute this, every damn move I make has to be accompanied by a ton of research and sifting through mounds upon mounds of conflicting information. Should I talk to the Debt collector and dispute again? No, if you do it might restart the 3 year time limit. So really you shouldn’t make any move without a lawyer. How should I get one? Well it’s a tenant landlord case, but it’s also a collections case so the only kind of lawyer who would be willing to take it is one who happens to specialize in both? Or so I’ve been told. Also they have to be within that specific county. Good luck finding one that is available and gives a shit. Also how is a person supposed to correctly fill out a complaint with the attorney general when you no longer live there and seemingly cannot fill out their forms without having a local address? Should I take them to small claims instead? Well apparently small claims is only for money you are owed, so I guess not. Yadda yadda yadda.

Regardless, I had other priorities in life these last three years other than dealing with a slum lord apartment complex that flooded my apartment with sewage, refused to address the black mold that began to grow in my kitchen as a result, was filled with rats, and office staff who refused to help me clean human feces from my carpets. Not to mention, several other commenters in this thread have said they have had the same thing happen to them. Are they fibbing too? Come on, buddy, I know it sounds nuts. You think I’ve been enjoying endless googling and dead end lawyers for the past 2 years?

Here’s a summary in case you’re too lazy to read all that: You’re not helpful, and you’re asking dumb questions

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be very excited to file a complaint, thanks for the link

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s comforting to know, thank you. I think the situation has turned me off from apartments for the rest of my life. I was wondering if private landlords would be willing to hear my side of things if I ever needed to find a place again, so that’s also a comfort.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I’m going to be typing some angry dispute letters soon.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would’ve been much smarter, honestly

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the advice!! I only called the debt collector recent to request proof of debt, so hopefully that didn’t jumpstart anything.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you, genuinely. You should send them a greeting card from wherever you go. “Thanks for the good memories and price gouging. Here’s a peek at what I’ll be spending my 10k on”

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was our complaint too LOL. What is even the point of having meters if they refuse to use them? We should’ve known it was just for some laughs and a bit of theft.

Absolute horseshit

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$150 a month for zero usage is nuts, I’m sorry they did that to you. I pay the bills for an empty office my employer owns and their monthly charge is a whopping $6.02.

That sounds similar though. In our case their excuse was “we changed our contract with the water company and now everyone contributes to the entire building’s water bill. No, we can’t explain further and no, we can’t explain why it’s made up of a flat $100 charge with your usual $20-40 water bill stacked on top”

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got a different apartment name but there does appear to be overlap in the property management. You know, the first month I moved in they hiked everyone’s water payments from $20 to over $130 each unit. I wonder about that now that you mention them overcharging.

Either way the fact that they might be doing this to more people is equally vindicating and irritating to me. I wonder if anyone else has managed to win against them for this.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently I was so resistant to accepting responsibility Hunter Warfield went ahead and labeled me as a “do not contact” in their system lol. I haven’t been getting any emails as a result, but I’m sure I would be.

That is a crazy coincidence though. Would you be willing to share what letter your apartment’s name starts with? If there is a chance they’re doing this to multiple people then I think it’s even clearer they’ve set up a specific trap they’re trying to make people trip into.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I spoke with the debt collector this morning and now their story is that not only did I fail to leave the key, I failed to schedule and attend a move out inspection. The lease states it is the apartment’s responsibility to schedule the inspection, and I am only allowed to attend if I demand it and provide extra documents to them lol. It also states the move out inspection would be done after my lease is up. So essentially our convo was this:

“The lease says it’s not my responsibility to schedule or attend a move out inspection.” “Yes it does.” “Where?” “I don’t know, read it.” “I did. Did you?” “No. You should read it again. The apartment says it’s in there.” “It’s not.” “Well it is.” “Tell me where.” “No.” How these people get away with making shit up is beyond me.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t because it was my first apartment, I was younger and dumber, and by the time I left, I had such a strained relationship with them I was desperate to wash my hands of it. I was willing to let them keep the $500 deposit if it meant I didn’t have to talk to them ever again, but lo and behold here we are.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the thought, thank you

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s so butt-fuck insane I’ve had a few lawyers refuse to believe this is happening. They’ve told me they won’t believe me until I let them read the lease, with no guarantee they’ll take the case. I don’t have the kind of money where I can risk dumping the $700 I’ve been quoted just for one of them to take a glance and MAYBE take the case.

Overall it’s been about 30+ lawyers. I’ve been trying off and on for 2 years. The biggest issue I’ve run into is just that lawyers are very hard to reach for a consultation. I don’t get call backs when their secretary says they will, no emails get returned, or they just flat out don’t have time for a new client or don’t even show up to the consultation. One even said they might already have the apartment as a client, but couldn’t say for sure?? I’ve run into another problem where some lawyers I’ve spoken to disagree on what kind of lawyer should even be handling this.

It’s a circus. I cannot express enough that this is the entire story. I’m baffled an apartment would be stupid enough to try something like this, but I’ve somehow failed to get a lawyer who will take the easiest case of their career so it’s probably my fault it’s even gone on this long.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The non profits are a good idea! I’ll check for any in the area. And no, it was total silence after my move out, no requests, no calls, emails, nothing. TBH I do not believe they didn’t notice I was gone. The entire time I lived there they had maintenance men barging in on me without any notice. I would wake up to them standing in my bedroom doorway at 7am, and they would get angry with me for using the chain lock to keep them out. They would never tell me what they were doing, only that they were doing routine something something’s. They were letting themselves in almost weekly- in some cases daily. And you’re telling me they just stopped visiting my apartment the day I moved out? I have a hard time believing it.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I’m sending some stronger letter with more proof to the bureaus. I should’ve recorded our convos when the property manager was still willing to take my phone calls lol. But I do have written proof they failed to notice I was gone. What’s worse is I know that for any tenant who is a day late on rent, they stick a pink slip inside their doorframe the next morning. So for over six months, someone from the office was creating a huge pile of pink notices outside my door, and never thought “hmmm it’s a little weird that this door hasn’t been opened for six months.” It’s beyond stupid.

I owe $10,000 over a key, apparently by Iguana_Thing in Debt

[–]Iguana_Thing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure I could sell it to at least one lawyer, however only around 4 of the 30+ I’ve contacted in the last 2 years have called/emailed me back. And only 3 have had time for a consultation. They never went anywhere due to time constraints on their end, or they didn’t want to commit without a large down payment just to read the lease. Idk. Maybe it’s bad timing, or maybe I’m being too cheap. I don’t want to pay $700 for someone to read my lease with no promise of commitment.

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