Ripped off
United States of America#2Consumer Comment
Mon, August 20, 2012
Great, I got involved with Hamel Real Estate too, and now from reading reviews and my interactions with him, looks like I will be looking at small claims court in the near future. He has added so much aggravation to my life in the short amount of time that I have dealt with him. I am willing to devote time so that this does not happen to another person. Time to get the word out.
AggrievedTenant
Albany,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, August 14, 2012
I was ripped off by Bill Hamel as well and I'm in the process of suing him and Hamel Real Estate.
You can read my RipOff Report posting below:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/hamel-real-estate/real-estate-services/hamel-real-estate-bill-hamel-F1027.htm
Bill Hamel is a rental property manager in Albany NY. I moved over 300 miles to Albany in 2009 to attend graduate school. I found Hamel Real Estate on Craigslist and rented an apartment through them, I should have known something was wrong immediately when they made me compete with a renter and pay for half a months rent before I moved into the apartment in addition 1st month's rent or the security deposit.
After living in the apartment for a year and discovering mold, Bill Hamel, recommended another apartment that he was managing and rolled my security deposit over into the new place, sight unseen. To his credit, it was an improvement.
The problems didn't occur until my lease was up in the Spring of 2012. After graduation, I decided not to renew my lease and rent month-to-month. One month into our monthly agreement Hamel terminated the lease and gave me less than 1 calendar month to move as required by New York Real Property Law for all rentals outside of New York
City. Furthermore, because the move out date was for a partial month Hamel demanded a full month's rent. I responded that I could move out of the residence before the beginning of the month and Hamel whined that I needed to give him 1 months notice even though he just terminated the lease and he would keep my security deposit as ransom.
Hamel is a scam artist and had no intent of returning my $1725 security deposit. My only alternative is small claims court.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/hamel-real-estate/real-estate-services/hamel-real-estate-bill-hamel-F1027.htm