Complaint Review: Drouin Realty

The landlord of the property I currently reside in paid Drouin Realty to find a tenant for her vacant home. I saw an ad on craigslist that listed a 5 bedroom Townhome for rent for $1950. After seeing the ad I decided to contact them because I was considering renting it.

So when we finally decided to to rent it out they send me a fax stating how much rent, down payment it is going to be and the name to make the "money order" out to.

So on May 3rd, I made an initial deposit of $1000. I even received a receipt that stated that the total (rent $1950+deposit $1950 + pet deposit $300 =$4200 Total) remaining balance would be $3200. So on May 17th, when we went to the office to make the final payment and obtain the house keys, one of their employees says that I was $90 short.

Having a very hectic behind me (my car broke down that day),I thought that I made a mistake with the calculations. When i saw the contract it said $1995 rent per month. I asked the employee whether it wasn't $1950 , but she kept pushing saying that the rent was $1995. Me believing that her statement was right, I signed the contract, thinking that i might have confused the numbers.

So I signed the contract. Later that day when i came home, I found the paper she first wrote me out including the receipt. When I called them back that I was told that the rent is going to be $1950, she said that it was too late since I already signed the contract.

Resolution Sought: When I called them to complain, all they had to say is that it as only $45 more per month and that is not a big deal. If that is not a big deal they should pick up the $45 extra every month for the remaining time of the contract.When I decided to rent this property I was told that the rent is going to be $1950. And on the final day,after the deposit was made and after I had already given the 30 days notice to my previous residence, they switch it to $1995 without even telling me and trying to convince me that it was $1995 from the beginning . That is scamming and false advertisement.

Sarah
Tustin, California
U.S.A.