Does anyone have any advice on suing a property management company for suspicious billings and practices?
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Unless you have pictures with dates on them, forget it. It is your word against theirs. Of course they are not going to paint over wallpaper. Is this prior to your moving in? Then you shouldn't have. Read the contract that you signed as to who is responsible for painting and cleaning expense. If you signed something that said you were going to pay a painting and cleaning deposit, then you did, you're out of luck, unless you indicated in writing to the management that the condition is unsatisfactory, and saved yourself a copy of it. Ask to see their receipt from the company that performed the work. You probably have no recourse. Never assume someone is going to do what they say they're going to. Have a contract drawn up to your atisfaction with the specifications of what "satisfactory" are, if they are not professional enough to have one.
500881
Contact the housing authorities, or land lord tenant court....and good luck.
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Consumer Fraud Awareness\nhttp://www.westernunion.com/info/faqSecurity.asp
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Try the very old and well-established Better Business Bureau.\nHere you can find complaints, track record, and reliability.\nIf this isn't enough, don't simply google the company name because you'll get advertisements, false reviews, and a lot more irrelevant stuff.\nWord of mouth is useful too, if it's possible to obtain.
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There is this concept called "caveat emptor" which means "buyer beware". It essentially means that courts are going to place buyers with the responsibility to ask questions about things that look out of place when buying a home. Since you saw their belonging on top of crates and didn't ask "why", this may be used against you but I doubt it. (Was there anything else that was obvious something was wrong iwth the house?--if so, you are gonna have a hard case).\nBut besides this concept, I am going to say "yes" you have a case for fraud. Please remember that there is a statute of limitations (meaning the end time when you can sue) for fraud, depending on your state statute which is typically 2 years from the date of the incident which I suppose in your case would be when you viewed the home. \nWhat would even strengthen your case is if you directly asked them, with a witness of course, "Are there any problems? Is there any damage?etc.---something along those lines" because then you can point to the previous owners as directly committing fraud on you. However, if the owners simply did not say anything about the sewer system and you didn't ask any questions like this that required and received an affirmative answer, you might be in for a harder fight.\nConclusion- Gather your facts more specifically and consult your state statute for the time limit on the staute of limitations.
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You could pay an escrow company to take the risk but that will cut into your profits.\n\nBasically this is the risk you run with dealing with a company in a place that you are unlikely to be able to get legal redress.  The best guarantee you have is the lure of regular business.\n\nGood luck
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First thing, talk to the manager, of the real estate business. If they can't resolve the issue, I would report it to the Better Business Bureau. It wouldn't hurt, to tell\nwhat happened, to a lawyer.
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There should be an economic crime unit in your county or state, where they investigate white-collar crime.  The easiest thing you can do is to get a form from them stipulating the breach of contract.  Then just mail via certified mail to their address.
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I'm sorry, I missed part 1... but let me try here...\n\nMold is a real problem for apartment complexs, but it's really not the problem of the AG, maybe the health department.\n\nThere has been an awful lot of attention given to this problem in commercial real estate over the past 4 years.  A number of lawsuits still persist and their have been initiatives to come up with a standard resolution.\n\nWhat I'd recommend is that you search for mold commercial real estate rulings.  This will give you a little more.  Add Idaho to the search phrase to see if there have been initiatives in your state.\n\nYou may want to seek the advice of a RE or Cival attorney.
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Contact your real estate agent to recommend a property inspector.  He/she should be unbiased in his assessment and might even offer some advice.
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Most places will charge you a fee to do what you can do yourself, so just skip the middleman and do it youself.\n\nContact the companies that show negative information on your report and deal with them directly.\n\nJust make sure you get everything in writing.  It's easy for a company rep to SAY this is the deal and then have the company say, "we show no record of that 'deal'."
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Check the BBB,I have heard  good and bad things about this company.Also type in waterhousereport(scam)in google.
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In larger markets there is often a Real Estate Board Association which usually has a non-member website that allows the public access to contact information.  Of course there are state and national boards too.  I highly suggest you send your info via snail mail (to their office addresses and their home address if possible) rather than easily deletable or filtered spam on their email.  You have to remember that Realtors are inundated by dozens and dozens of companies trying to sell them stuff.
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<>Since this is apparently a fraudulent entity, maybe you'd better contact the Better Business Bureau or Bureau of Consumer Affairs, or whatever equivalent(s) you have.
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Go to the blue pages of your phone book and look up the number for your city or township government. Call the number and ask for assistance with your rental regarding a safety violation. Once it's reported, you will probably find a legal way to put your rent in an escrow account until the work is done. Especially effective if the WHOLE BUILDING does the same thing!\nBut you need to get the gov't on your side and do everything by the book or you could get a black mark on your references.\n\nCity government is there to help you.
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you need to sue the management company.  find a lawyer who deals with that sort of litigation.  your dues are to be used to maintain the grounds and other amenities.  Obviously that is not happening and on top of that it looks like they are not getting dues at this point in order to fix the grounds.\n\nlegal action.  get the community to file together.
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don't take their word on it - they can go after your house - check with a laywer immediately...