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My husband and I rented an apartment in Appleton, Wi from Sylvan Development about a year and 1/2 ago. We decided to buy a house in October of 2009. Therefore, we followed the lease and put a 2-month notice in on October 1st. Our landlord called us to inform us that under the lease it states that there is a no move out policy for the months of November-February. Therefore, by us giving a 2-month notice in October it would take us into November. We told them we would be vacating the apartment October 31st. Therefore, we reviewed the lease our parents and ourselves, we all found holes in the lease as far as this policy goes. Therefore, we take it to the next level by bringing in an Attorney to review it. It is very amusing to see an Attorney laugh at a lease and point out all the spelling mistakes. Therefore, after we are done laughing, he states that this lease is not a legal document because of a statement put in the lease about them charging leasees attorney fees. So he informed us that we signed a void lease, making us clear of everything. Our attorney is still doing some investigating and research. So far, we have very good ground. All I can say it, bring us to court, I dare you!\r
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1. Landlords are lazy and do not fix things in a timely manner\r
2. The landlords will enter your apartment without a notice when you are not home\r
3. Our dog barked for 2 hours when we were gone one night and we almost got the cops called on us and the landlord calling us at 2a.m. When I called to complain about another person’s dog barking every night for the past 2 weeks from 10pm-4am, they say there is not anything they can do about it. \r
4. They told us we had to have the garage clear enough to fit a car and not use it as a storage shed, but when you see other people who have obviously been there for a long time their garages are full to the ceiling and spilling out and the landlord clearly sees this, that’s ok. \r
5. We were asked to move our car because we were taking up 2 spots…there was an entire row of parking spots next to us that were empty. \r
6. When I called to ask the landlord for more details about the move out policy, she had no clue. She was completely useless as far as I’m concerned. She did not know the lease, the policies, the standards, the charges for things. NOTHING!\r
7. When you called the landlord in the middle of the day, no one would answer. You call the “emergency” number no one would answer. So I would leave a message and they would eventually call me back like 5 hours late. \r
8. The landlord yelled at us for our dog getting out and running around the pond side of the building where dogs are prohibited. When our neighbor daily would have her Lab outside throwing a ball for it off leash on the pond side, not a word was said. \r
9. They would purposely pile mounds of snow on your car and completely bury it when they snow plowed. \r
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All I can say is, there is better apartments out there and for probably cheaper. If you see a lease when looking at apartments and it says Sylvan Development on it…RUN! \r
Pros: nice looking apartments
Cons: landlords, corporate, lease, business ethics, etc etc
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