Complaint Review: The Lakeway Apartments The Lakeways Westdale Asset Management

I moved into this loft in july of 09.  it had high ceilings, so i asked multiple time about the electricity bill and was told each time that i asked that they were not sure how much the bills were.  within the first week of living there i was told by other residents that the previous two tenants moved out because of the high electricity bills.  I was also told by another resident that when it rains it will flood in my loft....he was more than right.  I told the property manager. nothing was done.  then there was a leak in the bathroom.  i told the manager about this.  they could not find anything wrong.  about 5 months later water poured in from the bathroom ceiling.  the hot water heater had been leaking the whole time. not only did it leak in the bathroom, but all over my clothes in the closet as well.  after clearing out the closet i noticed that black mold had been growing were the leak had been.  as winter came it became the electricity bills continued to go up until the feb bill came that totaled $800.00.  that's $150.00 less than my rent.  oh, and during jan and feb the elevator was broken for two weeks, fixed for one week, and then broken again for another week.  i lived on the 6th floor.  needless to say i had had it. the lease was 7 months and we had been there 8.  i gave my 30 day noticed and moved out.  i did owe a pro-rated amount of around $380.00.  I explained that the conditions of the apartment were barley up to standards and that I don't think i shouldn't have to pay them another penny.  they told me i was going to collections.  what i was not told is that there were sending me to collections for $2,100.00!!!!!!  they said that i broke my contract.  are you kidding me?  when i called them and said that i thought this was totally unfair, but I would pay the amount a Kelley Miller said she would get back to me.  three days later she called me back and said that i i was out of luck and that i had to deal with the collection agency for the total amount of $2,100.00.  This is extortion!!!!!