Here is a quick story:
About a year ago, when apartment hunting, we came across a cheap stand alone 3+ br on craigslist. We loved it. It had its issues, but hey, no biggie.
When we went in to sign the lease, I made the mistake of reading it. There was language in there that basically said: If any appliance breaks, it is your responsibility to get it fixed.
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Anywho... they were indignant that we had a problem with the contract and with our insistence that they fix the not to code kitchen (gas range, no fume hood)
needless to say, negotiations fell through.
in the weak 21st century revenge I am so keen on taking, I yelped them.
06/18/2007Man I love talking shit.I think finding an apartment in San Francisco is hard enough, but Makras shattered my previously formed concepts of ineptitude, dishonesty, and sheer laziness.
I and my two friends were excited about a "Huge 3 bedroom" apartment in the USF area. I wont give the address, but let's just say that it rhymes with...718 Barguello. When we went in to sign the lease. The property's agent, Judith, became indignant when we began questioning terms in their standard lease which kept them from ever having to fix anything. Being that the kitchen was a fire waiting to happen and the appliances were all circa the American revolution, it seemed like something we may want to discuss.
F'ing Crooks. Judith spat, "nobody has EVER had a problem with this lease...I have never spent 2 hours on a lease!" this was after minute 31 of discussing things ALREADY BROKEN in the spot. She obviously is not a student of the ancient art of clock reading.
She shuffled our papers, flipped through them and then kicked us out after one of my potential roommates could not produce the backside of the check copies his boss provided. The next day, he faxed them in, and was subsequently called a liar for not having all the info for them in the first place.
Victor Makras, King douche of the criminal empire that is Makras Realty, is well connected. He has scores of plaques and certificates in his meeting room which together amount to "Feminine Hygene Product of the decade." Apparently in the eighties, he lost out to Regan for that award. Victor rudely insulted the honor of the group. Victor did not have the common decency to call us when he denied our agreement and reposted the listing. Victor will pay for his crimes in this life or the next.
First a few warnings from previous experience:
- Do not rent from Makras unless you have a lawyer on a leash tied to the parking meter outside ready to rush inside and rip your agents jugular out with his gold nib fountain pen
- Do not rent from Makras unless you can afford to waste hours of your life with no expectation of ever getting them back
- Do not rent from Makras unless enjoy being forcibly raped with a rental agreement
- Lastly, Do not rent from Makras if you can read English.
Update 1/16/08
Call me crazy. Either Vic Makras has made a New Year's Resolution to stop being an exploitative, soul-stealing, bag of dicks, or he has enlisted cronies to bump the yelp rating up. Why are there 5 star reviews all of a sudden? Hmmmm. I hope the former is the case, but I fear that it is the latter. Happy hunting, just don't shot in the face by Vic.