My brother and I were considering an apartment in the same building I was presently living in. My brother submitted an application, along with an application fee of $700.00 that was to be applied to the security deposit if accepted.
We informed Gilbert we were not interested, as we had not heard if we were accepted after several weeks. The only thing I heard from Gilbert was him inquiring why my brother has a different last name. I explained why and he said he didn't foresee a problem. He never supplied us with a copy of his lease agreement; my brother has to this day never seen one, and the only one i have seen was from the previous unit a couple of years ago.
Formal acceptance and being provided with a copy of a lease are both required by state law. Despite not living up to his legal obligations, he is withholding the $700.00. He did however inform me that his brother is a layer that they will make it too cumbersome to get our money back.
I have also submitted a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection.
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