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Richard Mallory
2219 Rimland Dr ste 301 bellingham, 98225 WA, United States
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Richard Mallory Property manager threats and negligence bellingham WA Washington
Background:
I found housing for my Seattle nursing assignment on a Facebook site. I worked with the owner of the condo to set up arrival and departure dates. After that, most communication was done via her property manager. I signed a contract from 4/1-6/2/18 however was very clear I would not be arriving until 4/6/18. I requested to stay until 7/6 about a week into my stay as my other housing plans changed. It was agreed by both owner and property manager that this would be fine. I paid first month rent and last month rent before I arrived in 3/18. I learned in the middle of my contract that short term leasing was prohibited in that building and immediately contacted the property manager to ensure I didn't need to do anything or I wouldn't be in trouble. The property manager advised me that everything was "taken care of" and he didn't know how they found out about me. I was never asked to sign another lease extending dates from 6/2-7/6/18. I also informed both owner and property manager that I would not be paying for professional cleaner as the condo was in complete filth when I arrived. Food and garbage left, smoke detectors dangling from ceiling, carpets very dirty, food caked on parts of oven and oven exhaust system. Unable to open windows in apartment for first 2 months of stay.
The property manager is now threating to sue me and contact my nursing associations because he says I owe rent for 7/1-7/6. I explained that since I arrived on 4/6 and will be departing 7/6 I have paid my owed amount. I paid 3 full months rent amount. It got to the point where I asked the property manager to stop texting me as he was calling me a liar and user and much more. He refused to stop.
I have reached out to property owner to provide explanation and I have contacted the property HOA to report short term lease violation. He has threatened to basically shame me in the rental world.
Overall, If I arrived on 4/1 and left 7/6/18, I would have NO problem paying for the extra days but this is not the case.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
richard
Seattle,Washington,
United States
Factually incorrect information
#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sat, February 02, 2019
Nichol Fett;
The information you've provided is clear attempt at revenge. I warn you if this is not removed within 7 days, I will request my attorney Matthew Cunnan with DC Law Group file a civil action against you for defamation of character and slander. This will be your only warning.
You signed a lease on 3-13-2018. This lease clearly states the calendar period for your lease stated the duration would start on 4-1-2018 and end 6-1-2018. It also clearly states you must have a professional clean the condo upon exit and there is no smoking allowed. You paid the deposit and first month’s rent. You were delayed for personal reasons and did not arrive in Seattle until the 6th, this is true however this does not legally entitle you to a 6-day credit. Any lawyer who reviews the lease will interpret this as I. You also did not request the credit when you arrived and had you; you would have been told there will be no credit. If you were going to arrive anytime after the 1st of the month and did not agree to pay for the entire month you would not have been awarded the lease. We had a line of nurses wanting the unit.
The owner did not want any direct contact with you and yet you continued to try and contact her an manipulate her. This is not allowed; your only point of contact for all issues related to the unit or lease was me.
When you arrived, we took a video of the inside of the condo and you did not complain of cleanliness or "hanging smoke detectors" or "garbage". Had you complained of anything at that time we would have taken care of it.
At the end of your lease which was 6-1-2018 you requested an additional month; this was a huge favor as the homeowner wanted to sell the unit at this peak time but elected to do you the favor and allow you the extra month. You then later that month requested to stay an additional 7 days which again delayed listing the property for sale and we chose to accept your request but told you a prorated daily rent would be charged. You agreed to that, I have the text messages. You also agreed to pay the homeowner directly when she came to town to inspect the property and make decisions about paint and staging. I reminded you to please have a check ready for her as well. You were not home when she came, and you had all the windows open in an attempt to cover up the cigarette smell; it was clear you were smoking which is illegal in any rental in Seattle and outlined in your lease.
There had been an ongoing issue between the home owners and the HOA regarding unreasonable rules around renters. This was not your problem, this was an issue between the condo owners and the HOA. That is the reason why you were told not to worry about it because it was none of your business. If this issue was of such grave concern, then why did you request to stay longer? You should know the HOA informed me of your call and laughed at your attempt at revenge and saw you as a child trying to manipulate the situation.
In summary this post was clearly a childish attempt at revenge. I am following the lease exactly as agreed upon. I also followed Seattle landlord tenant law to the exact letter. If this is not removed within a week be prepared to hire council. It should also be made clear that we have made no attempt to collect the unpaid rent or cleaning fees. You were not reported to the traveling nurse association, but this will all become public if this lie isn’t removed.
Richard Mallory
