Upcoming Events

February 6 ~ 6 PM Community Meeting
DaVinci Center, 470 Charles Street

March  5 ~ 6 PM Community Meeting, DaVinci Center

April 2 ~ 6 PM Community Meeting, DaVinci Center

May 7 ~ 6 PM Community Meeting, DaVinci Center

 

If you have any events you would like listed, e-mail.

When it’s time for you to leave your apartment, know these things.

You are required to give a thirty-day written notice, with the thirty days defined as "from the next rental due date. That means you need to tell me on the first of the month for the first of next month. If you plan to leave March 1^st, you legally need to tell me by January 29^th.

I do not treat anyone any differently once they have given notice.

I do reserve the right to show an apartment that someone will be leaving. I do not, however, advertise it until it is empty and I know exactly what kind of shape it has been left. Basically, I won’t be parading people through the home you are leaving, but if I hear from someone or get a referral on a good tenant, I will want to selectively let that person have an advance peek.

Since 2001, I have withheld only one security deposit from a departing tenant. That tenant sued me for it. She lost.

I like to get recommendations on repairs or improvements from departing tenants.

If you need me as a reference as you are leaving my building, absolutely no problem. I only give good references then, because we are either parting on amicable terms or I am so happy to be rid of you that I will never say anything to delay your departure.

When looking for references for subsequent moves, do not use me as a reference without checking directly with me first. I know what I can lawfully volunteer. I will not lie for you, because doing so impacts my reputation and could prevent someone else from getting an apartment.  In answering other questions, I am brutally honest, particularly if I did not like you as much as you think I did.

If you...

• treated me like crap or an idiot
• treated other tenants with disdain
• verbally or physically abused your spouse/roommates/children/pets
• verbally or physically abused me or other tenants
• could not show courtesy to others
• tried passing a bad check as your final month’s rent
• were such a slob that carpets or drywall had to be changed to get your smell out
• broke a lot of stuff
• left fist holes in the walls
• left owing money that I was que-sera-sera enough not to sue your ass for

...do NOT use me as a reference.

review guidelines for...
New Tenants
Existing Tenants
Former Tenants