My Place Apartments Is A RIP OFF
October 13, 2012 in Get to Know Me
LRS READERS, I NEED YOUR HELP!!! I need as many of you all who will to share this post “My Place Apartments IS A RIP OFF”. As of Monday I will officially be homeless. Due to having some credit challenges, I used this apartment search service because they said they could help me. I gave over $1000 and I trusted these people to find me an apartment. They sent me to the apartment you see pictured below and told me if I did not take it I could not get a refund. Of course I declined because it did not meet my “placement criteria” and now I am out of money and still don’t have a place to live.
I just searched them and they have an (F) on the BBB. They are scamming people out of their money because they think no one has the means to fight them. Obviously they don’t know me!!! They may have taken my $800 deposit for an apartment but my goal is to not stop until the lose 10x as much. No one should be taken advantage in a time of need. So I will be THE VOICE for others who did not have to energy to FIGHT this injustice.
So PLEASE….PLEASE for me take a few minutes to share this story and let others know NOT to use them by saying “My Place Apartments IS A RIP OFF”. Also, if you have a had a negative experience with this business or know someone who has, please share!
Thanks!
You should know…http://www.callmpa.com/index.html Read the alleged letter sent to the BBB. The level of professionalism in addressing complaints is sub par to say the least. I pray that you and the others affected by their unfair business practices are vindicated.
I left a comment on your Facebook post on the same subject. I appreciate you trying to get the word out using Social Media, but the only way to stop this crooked business is for as many victims as possible to file disciplinary complaints against their real estate license and file consumer fraud complaints with the city and State’s Attorney. If enough complaints with the same allegations & patterns come pouring in, they will have to act. I have links to the appropriate forms/sites to do this. All it takes is a printer, fax, and 30 minutes of your time.
Thank you for responding and for the reminder to stay on top of filing a complaint with the appropriate authorities. I have been speaking with several lawyers as well about taking legal action against this real estate company as well. So yes, social media was just round one of the fight. It’s definitely NOT OVER!!!
Can you please post the links to the appropriate forms and sites? I just signed a lease, moved in and Dave “forgot” to tell the landlord I have a dog. It was clearly written in the application I filled out with them and he refuses to call be back. I don’t know what to do.
My apologies for not following up with this post on a timely basis
Here are some links for your convenience. The IDFPR will probably be the most effective because it could jeopardize their licenses.
Attorney General:
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/conscomp.pdf
City of Chicago
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/provdrs/consumer/svcs/consumer_fraud_complaint.html
Illinois Dept. of Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Paper form:
https://www.idfpr.com/Admin/Filing/DPR/F1717enf.pdf
Online Form:
https://www.idfpr.com/Admin/Filing/DPR/complaint.asp
(The paper form allows you to attach copies of evidence. The online form does not, but the investigator may request it when following up)
I recommend filing IDFPR complaints on Robert Sher (Leasing Agent) and Jack Shaw (Real Estate Broker.)
Let me know if you have any questions.
Rob
Quite a few people have sued them. I don’t know if they’ve had much success. Keep in mind, the owner’s daughter is an attorney, so it costs them virtually nothing to fight a lawsuit and drag it out as much as possible.
I strongly recommend filing with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (see me links in my reply to Maria below). This department can pull their real estate license!! The greater the numbers of complaints, the better the case they have to take action.