Leeanne
Oklahoma City,#2Author of original report
Thu, June 17, 2004
I would like to point out that McSha Properties who are Section 8 housing providers at Forest Creek in OKC only offer subsidized housing because of the tax benefits offered them by the federal government for doing so. In other words, it is more important for Section 8 landlords to maintain their tax-exempt status with the IRS and thus report larger earnings for their company than it is for them to provide affordable housing to the disabled. Amy Holdge at Forest Creek and Kerri West at McSha told me that I posed a risk to their "tax-exempt status with the IRS" because of the supposed and fabricated problems with my part-time income information. I would like to point out that if you are a Section 8 tenant at any McSha Property who might pose a risk to their tax-exempt status with the IRS, McSha Properties will not hesitate to put you out on the street on a moment's notice. Money over people, but that is the practice of McSha Properties and their greedy employees. As I was unable to afford an attorney because I am disabled and have a limited income, they took full advantage of my situation. They evicted me in violation of Oklahoma State Law (which requires at least a 10 day notice of eviction and an opportunity for the tenant to rectify any non-compliance with the lease, which they did not do). McSha and Forest Creek took almost every cent of my deposit (almost $200) and every cent of my rent check for February 2004 to cover another $200 in legal fees, even though I only lived in the apartment for 19 days. I moved out on the evening of the 19th of Feb. and left my keys in the drop box. I called Amy Holdge at Forest Creek the morning of Feb. 20 to remind her that I moved out the day before and left my keys in the drop box, which she acknowledged. Later that month when she decided to refund a whopping $15 of my deposit, she stated that she "couldn't remember" exactly when I moved out and tried to charge me additional rent up to the 20th of Feb. I had to go to the Better Business Bureau to get this matter resolved as they were completely unwilling to correct the mistake over what she called "such a small amount" and "not worth her time" to correct. No amount is small if you are disabled and have little income.