We rent off Pittlsey for two years while my husband when to college. We should have been tipped off that something was not right when they made us sign a lease two wmonths before we could move in and we had to paid rent for those two months even though we were not living there.
Second, even though we moved in September, we had to resign a lease for the following September in Feburary. The letter that they sent told us if we did not they would start showing our apartment. Being college students, we were not sure six months in advance whether we would be there or not because of the possibilty of finding employment away form Dekalb. But when told we could lose our place to live, if we did not sign, we felt we had no choice.
When we did decide to move, we gave notice in writing. Two months after we move out, we recieved a letter stating that Pittsley would find a tenant for the apartment. Then 8 months later we recieve a bill for "damages to the apartment and back rent" which was more then $4000. We have pictures of the apartment after we moved and there are not the damages he said. We have no idea what happen in that apartment since we have moved out and given him the keys. I also know that he has 45 days in which to give us the Security deposit back or the reason why.in Dekalb, it should not have taken him 7 months to find a new tenant for the apartment. I dont think he was looking too hard.
College Students BEWARE, this Landlord is out to rip you off. You would be better living in a cardboard box then let him take advantage of you
Jessica
Aurora, Illinois
U.S.A.
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