1/5 Charles E. 11 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
So,
if
the
apartment
you
rented
looked
like
the
photographs
below
when
you
moved
in
(as
it
did
when
we
moved
in),
would
you
expect
to
be
charged
250
Euros
for
repainting
from
YOUR
security
deposit?
The
alleged
reason
was
that
I
had
scotch
taped
pictures
to
the
wall
to
relieve
the
unremitting
drabness
of
the
apartment.
I
took
the
pictures
down
and
removed
the
tape
before
leaving,
and
saw
no
blemishes
whatsoever.
If
in
fact
I
missed
anything,
it
would
be
fixable
with
a
couple
of
Euros
of
touchup
paint.
In
response
to
the
response,
several
points:
(1)
Repainting:
the
apartment
was
not
repainted
after
the
mold
was
removed.
This
was
at
our
request
because
of
concern
over
the
paint
fumes
that
would
further
affect
our
breathing.
Thus,
repainting
was
needed
after
we
left
in
any
event,
and
even
if
the
taped
pictures
left
a
residue
(which
I
did
not
see
when
I
took
them
down)
they
were
minor
at
worst.
(2)
Trash:
the
next
door
apartment
was
totally
gutted
by
workmen
during
our
stay.
This
work,
which
went
on
for
weeks,
was
very
noisy
and
disturbing
but
I
said
nothing
because
it
was
not
within
the
control
of
Apartments
Florence
to
do
anything
about
it.
Bad
luck
but
no
one’s
fault.
I
did
leave
two
bags
of
trash
on
the
deck
of
that
apartment
when
I
had
to
meet
my
cab
at
4:00
am,
and
I
intended
to
leave
a
note
asking
the
workmen
to
take
it
with
their
construction
trash
but
did
not
leave
the
note
in
my
rush.
I
apologized
for
that,
and,
in
retrospect,
it
was
a
poor
decision.
(3)
Conclusion:
The
Apartments
Florence
staff
was,
indeed,
cooperative
and
professional
(Barbara
is
great).
The
issue
is
that
the
apartment
should
never,
ever,
ever,
(emphasis
on
never)
have
been
leased
out
in
such
a
condition.
It
could
not
have
happened
over
night
(workmen
were
in
the
apartment
for
a
week
doing
repairs).
We
had
respiratory
issues
throughout
the
three
months
of
our
stay.
My
daughter
was
seen
by
a
home
viist
doctor
twice,
loaded
with
antibiotics,
and
continued
to
be
ill.
See
the
photo
below
of
the
warnings
from
the
State
of
California
about
mold.
So,
I
am
conflicted.
I
liked
the
staff
at
Apartments
Florence
-
they
are
very
nice
people.
That
said,
the
deficiencies
of
the
apartment
were
really
unacceptable.
It
was
not
the
luxury
apartment
that
was
advertised.
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