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Complaint Review: Peter Lombardo - Pete Lombardo - Lake Orion Michigan
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Peter Lombardo - Pete Lombardo
P.O. Box 372 Lake Orion, 48361 Michigan, U.S.A.
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Peter Lombardo - Pete Lombardo ripoff slumlord collects rent but will not make repairs Lake Orion Pontiac Michigan
My husband and I moved into a Pontiac MI residence owned by Pete Lombardo during the middle of September 2004. Before signing a lease with this landlord (slumlord), we were assured that all repairs would be made quickly. He touted himself as a handyman and stated over and over again that any repairs needed would be quickly repaired. We completed the commencement inventory checklist and the repairs remain the same as when we moved in.
After asking around, we discovered that Peter Lombardo is a pontiac slumlord. The community development department in Pontiac is overwhelmed by the amount of landlords in Pontiac that are just like him. They have been called repeatedly in regards to the violations, but they seem to loose the paperwork or address or overbook every time. He cashes our on-time $700 rent check every month but fails to show up to make the repairs. Note: The rent checks must be mailed. One of our repairs is the lack of adequate weatherproofing. If it is 30 degrees outside, it is even colder inside. The weather enters the premises through all doors and windows.
Pete Lombardo's signs advertising rentals are on many street corners in Pontiac MI. We have also ran into several of his past tenants that have had the same response to repairs as we have. It seems that he never makes the repairs, new people are moved in when you vacate. If you are considering housing in Pontiac MI, don't make the Pete Lombardo mistake.
Zerra
Pontiac, Michigan
U.S.A.
After asking around, we discovered that Peter Lombardo is a pontiac slumlord. The community development department in Pontiac is overwhelmed by the amount of landlords in Pontiac that are just like him. They have been called repeatedly in regards to the violations, but they seem to loose the paperwork or address or overbook every time. He cashes our on-time $700 rent check every month but fails to show up to make the repairs. Note: The rent checks must be mailed. One of our repairs is the lack of adequate weatherproofing. If it is 30 degrees outside, it is even colder inside. The weather enters the premises through all doors and windows.
Pete Lombardo's signs advertising rentals are on many street corners in Pontiac MI. We have also ran into several of his past tenants that have had the same response to repairs as we have. It seems that he never makes the repairs, new people are moved in when you vacate. If you are considering housing in Pontiac MI, don't make the Pete Lombardo mistake.
Zerra
Pontiac, Michigan
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Tiffany
Washington,District of Columbia,
U.S.A.
Go to court and have rent held in escrow
#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, January 26, 2005
Instead of going to a bank and holding your money yourself it's best to take you landlord to court because if you personally refuse to pay rent you could be considered in breach of you lease agreement and ultimately evicted although you are the victim. As a rentor your landlord is responsible for all necessary repairs. You should go to landlord/ tenant court and request that your rent be held in an escrow account by the courts. The landlord will not see a dime of your rent money until they come to court and prove to the judge that they have made all of the necessary repairs. Also, you may want to consider reporting your landlord to the housing authorities. They too can be inclined to force your landlord to make the necessay repairs.
Amy
Harbor Springs,Michigan,
U.S.A.
Renters Rights
#3Consumer Suggestion
Sun, January 23, 2005
I had been in the same situation as you a couple of years ago. My rental units roof was leaking...into the monitor of a computer!! So I did as you did and called and left msg after msg, and nothing. If you are still a renter at this time, and you get in the same or similar situation do this: Open a bank account at a bank you don't normally bank at, and if Mr.or Mrs. Landlord is not doing his part by giving you a "safe and habitable environment" You simply write him a letter and tell him what bank the funds are being held at and until he makes necessary repairs or whatever, and until then you will continue to do this. It is legal and the right thing to do. You as a renter have a zillion more rights than a landlord.
