Excellent_Insect_270 t1_jcgd81r wrote on March 16, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Reply to comment by moologist in My “luxury” apartment buildings trash compactor is next to our apartment, wakes me up all hours of the night, and the building refuses to do anything. What should I do? by CCIRMAJOR26

Right, because sales agents trying to rent out their units are going to be honest about the negative issues. Oh yeah, well, we do spray for roaches X times per month, and we have some mice problems, and this unit is near the trash chute so it’s super loud! You still want it, right?

moologist t1_jcgdk5s wrote on March 16, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Being lied to by a leasing agent about pest control is not the same as physically touring a unit to make sure it meets your needs and you know it.

OnYourLonesome t1_jch2hm0 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 7:49 PM

Thank you for proving the point. OP probably shouldn't have taken the agents' word at face value and done a little bit of research on their own into the conditions of the place they would be living in and spending a huge chunk of money on.

I'm sure they will keep that in mind for the future, and hopefully stop calling people bootlickers for telling them to use their noggin.

Excellent_Insect_270 t1_jchpq1i wrote on March 16, 2023 at 10:22 PM

Well, that's not where I was going with that lol. I agree with the main poster of the sub-thread - there was no reasonable level of due diligence that would have caught this unless you specifically asked, "Is this unit next to the trash chute?" You have 30-45 minutes maybe on your tour and you have to ask about pricing and availability, application requirements and process, move in fees, parking, etc etc. There are SO many things to cover, it's really not fair to say that OP should have known to ask about this very specific issue. Before seeing this post, I never would have known that this is something you need to ask about.