Royal Parc Apartments - Miles Properties Inc. Tenants Association Tenants' Options

Register written complaints with RP specifically describing, in some detail, exactly what the problem is which Tenant is complaining about. Example 1: "All Exterior lighting for building H, at the 5143 entrance are out and have been out for the past six (6) months." We need these problems corrected immediately Example 2: "Laundry room lighting for building H, at the 5143 entrance are out and have been out for the past six (6) months. And both the washing machine and dryer are not working in this building or in building G or in building J and have not been working for the past six (6) months. We need these problems corrected immediately or we are entitled to a reduction in our rent for reduced basic services." All letters must be signed and dated to be effective. If Tenant feels the problem is IMPORTANT . . . Tenant should mail the "Notice" to Royal Parc via certified mail with return receipt. Special Note: Only use Example 2 if the problem is a serious one relating to a truly basic service. A non-functioning air-conditioner during hot periods WOULD QUALIFY as a SERIOUS PROBLEM "relating to a truly basic service." A complaint about several pieces of waste paper blowing across the yard in an unsightly manner WOULD NOT QUALIFY as a SERIOUS PROBLEM "relating to a truly basic service." Example 2 is used to establish and preserve a Tenant's right to offset his rent where RP fails to correct a serious problem within a reasonable time after receiving the Tenant's notice. If a serious immediate health or safety risk is involved, RP is does not have a week to make corrections. Corrections must be made immediately. Special Note: Always ... Always ... Always register your complaints IN WRITING, signed and dated, and always keep the original for your records. Never ... Never ... Never ... just call in a complaint without also immediately sending RP a written complaint. Follow these rules and they might be effective in getting things corrected swiftly, without RP dragging its heels.

Consider Moving Out and Not Renewing Your Lease if you are having chronic, irreconcilable problems with the Royal Parc Management. Make Royal Parc earn your support and your tenancy. In a one-one-one situation, Royal Parc may frequently treat Tenants as "expendable" and as "insignificant." If you feel you've been treated that way and if you resent being treated that way . . . think about not renewing your lease, leaving and never looking back.

Give Royal Parc a Bad Rating if you are having chronic, irreconcilable problems with the Royal Parc management. Our "Contacts Webpage" contains pinpoint Websites links for specifically rating the Royal Parc Apartments. If you feel Royal Parc Apartments is being poorly run, poorly managed, poorly maintained ... take the time to tell others by going to the "Apartment Ratings" section (our "Contacts" webpage) and write a flame, a complaint, an opinion. It only takes a few minutes.

Report Serious Problems to the Proper Government Authorities: If you have a serious problem involving health, safety, sanitation issues, which RP is refusing to immediately correct, contact the appropriate government agency and register your complaint. This is especially advisable if you believe the danger is imminent and immediate. If the danger is not immediate, you must first register a written complaint with RP as described above and give them seven (7) days to correct the problem before registering a complaint with the appropriate government agency. It all depends on how potentially dangerous the problem is.

Consider an Offset in Your Rent Payment if the Problems Involve a "Basic Service" and RP Has Refused To Correct the Problems Within A Reasonable Time After Written Notice From the Tenant: BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT UTILIZING THIS OPTION. If it is not done properly under the appropriate circumstances, the Tenant can get into trouble. See our discussion of this option at our "Royal Parc Lease" webpage. YOU WOULD BE WELL-ADVISED TO GET COMPETENT LEGAL ADVICE FROM AN ATTORNEY WHO CAN COMPETENTLY DETERMINE WHETHER YOU ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO OFF-SET YOUR RENT PAYMENT. Do this before taking such off-set action. If it is not done properly under the appropriate circumstances, the Tenant can get into trouble. The fact that the Royal Parc Lease declares Tenants Can Never Make Rent Payment Off-sets IS NOT NECESSARILY AN ACCURATE LEGAL STATEMENT. There are circumstance where, if proper procedures are followed, a Tenant IS entitled to an off-set of his rent payment, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE ROYAL PARC LEASE CLAIMS TO THE CONTRARY. An attorney competent in handling landlord-tenant cases can give you guidance in determining what applies in YOUR case. We have provided some very generalized off-set guidelines at our "Royal Parc Lease" webpage. If, after reading these guidelines, you believe you qualify for a rent off-set, be prudent and confirm your eligibility with a competent landlord-tenant attorney.

More Quick-List Items To Come in the Days Ahead.

Tenants Should always demand to be automatically sent a copy of their lease agreement within ten (10) days after signing it. The Royal Parc Tenants' Association will be drafting a letter on behalf of all Royal Parc Tenants, demanding that this be done automatically, as a matter of 'due course' without the Tenant needing to ask for it or beg for it, and without the Tenant being given a run-around with lame Royal Parc excuses why it has not complied. This letter will specifically demand that it be mailed to the Tenant, so the Tenant is not required to go to the rental office to get it. We will post a copy of that letter here at our website. Nevertheless, Tenants should always individually make this demand as well.
Tenants should request that all Royal Parc communications of important matters be done "in writing" so there will be an accurate record which no one can dispute. A written record is important because it substantially reduces the possibility of confusion and misunderstandings between landlord and Tenant. A request that all communications of important matters be done "in writing" is a reasonable request. Because of this landlord's past, present and on-going 'Bad Faith' unscrupulous practices and policies, there is a higher-than-normal likelihood that disputes will develop regarding statements Royal Parc has made. Because of this landlord's past, present and on-going penchant for misrepresenting and misstating both the law and the lease provisions, and because of Royal Parc's penchant for misleading and deceiving Tenants, this "in writing" request would be reasonable and would constitute a most prudent course of action to take.