The Fist
Mesa,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, September 19, 2002
Your ordeal is common. Mesa has no rental rules of any kind. The Arizona Landlord and Tenant's Act is not only not enforced here, the local JP judges (Mormons all!) make sure it is not even acknowledged. On two occasions, my goods, valuable ones, were damaged by leakage during rainstorms, all due to roof work long since reported and never done. In one case, even though the prime defendant never even SHOWED UP, the "judge", a jerk named Passey, ruled in his favor. He filed no answer, presented no evidence of any kind, did not even have an attorney present. The scum made up bogus "rules" to cover his dishonesty and legal error, basically to reinforce the local concept that landlords are, indeed, "LORDS OF THE LAND"....the more so if they are of the "right" religion. In the second case, I consulted with five private attorneys, who basically told me I was right, my landlord had violated the law, plain and simple, but that I had no chance at all of winning in Mesa. Evidence and the law were simply not relevant. In Mesa, it is perfectly legal to have twenty people in a one-bedroom apartment. If the wiring is dangerous or defective, "inspectors" will not even come to the property without first receiving the permission of the landlord. Though the law clearly states that unhealthful or unlivable conditions are not to be tolerated, no legal authority, and especially not the county, will move against horrendous mold growth in virtual slums. The way the so-called "Slumlord" act is used, it is simply a working tool for the extremely wealthy, again mostly LDS, to acquire key property cheaply. No suit or even investigation has EVER (nor will one EVER) be brought against a Mesa LDS member in good standing. Learn to like and enjoy cockroaches: They own and run the city of Mesa, and they are the reason this city's growth will never include a first-class, enlightened company. Mesa is looking to assure sweat shop conditions for everyone, and only seeks sweat shop industry. It is a city whose "fathers" have chosen municipal financial suicide to enrich the ten to fifteen key extended families who have run this city for a century and a half. The biggest industries here are methamphetamine and crack cocaine, totally unpoliced. The biggest industry, legally, is "law enforcement", though candidly, your typical speed or coke dealer is probably more honest than your local cop.
concerned parent
Mesa,#3Consumer Comment
Sat, June 01, 2002
At 148 South Lazona 85204 Cindy is dealing crack cocaine and selling pot in large amounts on a daily basis. The police are aware but seem to be afraid of her and her clan of prisonee visitors. They won't enter her yard without backups. There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of her guys. She hides behind her vicious dogs and the punk guys that guard her house while they are baking their goodies. They are up to no good so just take them all out for the good of the neighborhood. It seems the police think the area is not worth it but some of us older residents think otherwise. Clean up our neighborhood before we elect your bosses out of office, Mesa Police!!!