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Complaint Review: Poinsettia Apartments And JAN Development - Hollywood California
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Poinsettia Apartments And JAN Development
1530 North Poinsettia Place Hollywood, 90046 California, U.S.A.
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Poinsettia Apartments And JAN Development Bait and Switch Hollywood California
I toured the Poinsettia Apartments in April 2002 and found it very nice, and the managers seemed good. They quoted me a specific rent rate for a 1-bd/1-ba apartment, and I decided to go for it.
I turned in my application with all the required info (there was a LOT of it). My application kept being returned to me because they needed MORE info. After a couple go-rounds, it turned out they needed my income tax returns info, my credit report (I have perfect credit, a 764 score), letters from my boss stating what I am paid (I work for one man, not a corporation, so I do not receive regular pay stubs), and my last three bank statements to proof I deposited the same amount that I claimed to make every month. I have perfect rental history as well, and I am a professional, educated, well-groomed woman in my early 20s, so I was not just some bum off the street (although it looked like a few other people who lived there were.)
After submitting all this and the promise of my firstborn child, I was told that since they could not determine my income (BS, I gave them all the info for that), they jacked up the rental amount AND the deposit amount until it was going to cost me $3000 JUST TO MOVE IN (a 1 bd/1 ba apartment, I reiterate), and no promise that my deposit would be refunded.
I almost did it, but then realized what a bait-and-switch scam this was, and I backed out and moved to a nice place near the beach, who gave me NO trouble moving in and actually said that Poinsettia's practices were illegal and out-of-line...I agree!
Kate
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.
I turned in my application with all the required info (there was a LOT of it). My application kept being returned to me because they needed MORE info. After a couple go-rounds, it turned out they needed my income tax returns info, my credit report (I have perfect credit, a 764 score), letters from my boss stating what I am paid (I work for one man, not a corporation, so I do not receive regular pay stubs), and my last three bank statements to proof I deposited the same amount that I claimed to make every month. I have perfect rental history as well, and I am a professional, educated, well-groomed woman in my early 20s, so I was not just some bum off the street (although it looked like a few other people who lived there were.)
After submitting all this and the promise of my firstborn child, I was told that since they could not determine my income (BS, I gave them all the info for that), they jacked up the rental amount AND the deposit amount until it was going to cost me $3000 JUST TO MOVE IN (a 1 bd/1 ba apartment, I reiterate), and no promise that my deposit would be refunded.
I almost did it, but then realized what a bait-and-switch scam this was, and I backed out and moved to a nice place near the beach, who gave me NO trouble moving in and actually said that Poinsettia's practices were illegal and out-of-line...I agree!
Kate
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.
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Beckles
Los Angeles,California,
USA
Poinsettia Apartments management are OK
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, February 01, 2010
Poinsettia Apartments is "a bait-and-switch scam"? I don't think so. As someone who lives in the apartment block, I can assure you that I'm not likely to be the victim of any scam involving illegal deposit holding or refusal to return deposits. Why do I say this? Because I'm an international fraudster myself, with years of experience at scamming people out of their money. They accepted my fake references easily enough, so there's fat chance of them giving me problems later. These guys ain't the tough nuts portrayed by Kate. They are a bunch of soft amateurs when compared with the real McCoy.
