I had a very good experience with Sabet Management, but that might be on account of i speak enough spanish and portuguese to communicate with the maintenance. I lived in 133 Peterborough and had 2 maintenance men living in the basement of my building. They were kind enough to always ask me if it was ok for them to paint my apartment and I politely said No. They also had no problem with me asking for help. All and All I had a good experience with these guys! read more

Ask for an itemized receipt for your unreturned security deposit, it worked for me! I suspect they got in legal trouble for withholding security deposits for no reason, because I keep hearing their names dragged through the mud on college parent Facebook groups. The management company sent over maintenance to ILLEGALLY spray bug termination chemicals in response to a complaint about bedbugs given to us through the hallway carpet despite attempts to keep them out. In the state of Massachusetts, tenants have the right for licensed exterminators to be brought in by the management company. We did not know this, so the man sprayed our apartment with our consent. He asked if we wanted him to spray our beds and we said yes, thinking it was meant for that. We asked if we should open the windows or leave for any amount of time after, and he said no you can stay, you're fine. 30 minutes later, an exterminator shows up looking concerned. I don't know how this happened, maybe Sabet management is separate from the maintenance company. But either way, this exterminator shows up asking why it smells like it's already been exterminated. We tell him what happened, and he tells us he has no idea what these guys sprayed and that they weren't supposed to do that. He told us to open our windows and stay out of the apartment for at least 4 hours. We texted the maintenance company asking what they sprayed. I regretfully don't have the pictures as this was years ago and documented in my unsaved WhatsApp group chat. But they used a type of bug spray that stated on the bottle that 1. It was ILLEGAL to spray on bedsheets, mattresses, and linens (I bet to protect us in this situation?), and 2. That it did require ventilation for a few hours and to leave. So yeah, I definitely do not recommend these guys. I proudly admit I figured out how to make the overpriced washers and dryers to run for free and stole a ton of money through it. Not that I used the dryers though, they never worked despite multiple requests from not just our apartment. Screw you sabet! read more

Frustrating Lack of Support and Communication The app itself works, but if you have sign-in issues, you have to resolve them via email. If that doesn't work (which has been an issue and it is how you pay your rent), the app tells you to call a number for help. However, when you call, you get no real assistance--just a rep directing you back to the app that you can't access. To summarize... Their office doesn't answer, and their 24/7 service is useless. It's an endless loop with no real way to get help. If you need a responsive property management company when you rent an apartment, this isn't it. Sidenote... They do not update, paint or repair anything in the apartment before you move in - the prior tenant moves out at midnight and you move in 12 hours later. They offer nothing and overcharge. Elevator is never working. Interior is dirty and cleaning is subpar. read more

Dear Sabet Management, 1) you cannot "kill" black mold on the ceiling with paint 2) you can't barge into our apartment to harass us for "scaring away open house visitors" (my roommate told clients that there are roaches and maintenance take too long to be dispatched) 3) you can't take $1900 out of our security deposit for normal wear and tear. 4) you can't generate fake invoices for the wall repaints and attach your maintenance hotline number onto the top left corner of the receipt 5) you can't threaten us over the phone three days before your small claims trial I have nothing good to say about Sabet Management, and I advise people to not let real estate agents rush you to sign a lease without you knowing that it's managed by Sabet. There are a lot of fishes in the sea, but 133 Peterborough was not it. read more

Sabet Management - $1900 of our security deposit was deducted over "black marks" We earned back $1400 out of $1900. - Property Management Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Several people from Sabet Management illegally entered my home on move-out day, between the times of 9 am and 12 pm. The move out time was 5pm. One of those times they entered while I was in the shower. One on occasion a man entered who did not knock, ask for permission, nor introduce himself. He then harassed me about not moving out soon enough. I was in the middle of working and he proceeded to take pictures of the place as I was working, presumably to lie about the move-out condition. He did not leave when I told him to leave. Sabet Management provided me a filthy, uncleaned apartment full of the previous tenants possessions. They left two of their laundry machines broken all summer. Do not rent at 20 Hemenway St. in Boston. read more

Sabet Management - This is how the room was presented to me on move-in. - Property Management Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

It's only been one month into my lease and I really don't know how I'll last the rest of the year. Overpriced and downright illegal--the elevator's certificate is expired 5 years, there is CONSTANT extremely loud construction outside everyday in the early day and even into the night. Sometimes due to the construction, the water becomes murky and unusable, and we are never warned beforehand. There is black mold in the walls which makes me break out and get sick every other day, and stinks up the apartment. Everything in my apartment itself is broken--the sink isn't even attached to the bathroom wall, the WINDOW fell straight off its hinges and smacked me straight on the head, my bedroom has one singular working outlet. There is absolutely no way to contact the landlord, the broker and any other phone line will direct you to some third party app even when you directly ask to contact the landlord. As if that wasn't bad enough, a load of laundry takes $8 to wash and dry as well straight up thievery. Mind you, this is all within the first month read more

Would give 0 if possible. The reviews of how bad the management is are all spot on. They refuse to put out rodent traps. Rats got into my. roommates care and caused over $8k worth of damages and nothing is being done. Supposedly newly renovated but done poorly and we have had issues every month of the 2 years we have lived here. Building pipes are so loud and laundry has never worked in this building even though they are aware of the problems. read more

The worst management group in NYC. They are poorly managed, the properties heat and water constantly don't work. I recently was locked out due to the door entrance being broken (not to my apartment, to my building). They told me they "don't handle lockouts" and to call and pay a locksmith. This was the entrance to their building, and not an individual apartment. Do not use this company as any other management company will be better read more

Their customer service is bad. And whoever is answering the phone is very rude. It's hard to get helpful and clear answers from them

When I lived there for a year from 2019-2020, it was the worst apartment I have ever lived in. The front door of the building didn't lock for half the year, my own mailbox didn't close (I notified them about this multiple times) and to top it all off, they came into my apartment while I was sleeping once COVID-19 was around, without a mask on. Happy Apartment hunting, try not to choose any apartments managed by Sabet. They aren't hard to spot because they look okay on the outside, but the apartments themselves are dirty and grimey. Look very hard in the bathrooms and kitchens too because there's usually dirt behind the appliances or Crusty mold in the sink. read more

Sabet Management - This was behind the stove when I first moved in. Also the back of the bottom cabinets were all open and exposed to the piping. - Property Management Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

They also have a yelp The Sabet Group - either way a horrible company. Leor Sabet is the worst of the worst. He acts like he will be your best friend but you soon find he is rude, a liar and has zero compassion. He lives on Park Ave across from central park and doesn't seem to care that there are tenants living through year-long construction and terrible heat, water and general building safety issues. There is no super. They list Peter Tran but he's also listed as an owner and also as a super on 45 other buildings so... They use maintenance people that are ill-equipped by Sabet Group and overloaded with so many jobs they can't spend the proper time. There is no one to reach at night and weekends except Leor who is a real jerk when you reach out. We've had major dust issues from construction, faulty renovations/cheap renovations, people who they won't send lease renewals to, people they are bullying by saying they owe money they don't owe - it's really awful. Home is supposed to be a place you can feel safe and comfortable. Sabet Group is making tenement apartments that they market to the only people who have few enough items to live in them and parents who can pay for them: college kids. High turn over = more money for them. Used to be families in the buildings and real neighborhood vibes. Sabet Group is a destroyer of communities. read more

Hard to get them to do any repairs beyond some very basic things . Have to call the city ,even then many times they won't do repair .Thst seem Tobe a theme with them . I heard some tenant hD issues when moving out .Even thought their lease was not over yet .The landlord sent his people into the apartment.My one neighbor they threw out his TV and other items .When he came back to get those things his stuff was gone. Heard other tenants had issues getting their security deposits back . read more

Moved in less than one week ago. My apartment was filled with trash on move-in date and I merely asked them to clean it. After four days, I received a response from the Property Manager (Charlet): "First off, you have a brand new unit- literally it was used for 6 months and than you entered , so it baffles be how you describe it to be less than stunning. You got a real deal on rent from my communication with the brokers , yet you are acting as if this is the Ritz Carlton. Please appropriately appreciate what you have and what you are paying, apples to apples." I have to be honest, the answer is so much beyond absurd, that I honestly don't know how to react nor respond. Wish I read about them before - and will ensure that I find out which Property Management that is renting the apt next time I sign a lease. read more

The worst management ever. They will steal your deposit for their required painting jobs.

My daughter is a Boston college student and we are renting an apartment for her at 105 Peterborough St. Since she has moved in we have dealt with coach roaches, mice and BEDBUGS! It has been a true nightmare. We have continued to have to beg to get an exterminator. I strongly advise against moving into this building!!! read more

HORRIBLE. Leor is notably awful. Could not be more rude or unhelpful-- if you need something repaired you're better off fixing it yourself. They advertised our apartment as having a dishwasher, which was broken since the first day that we moved in. They then advertised the apartment with the same broken dishwasher after we left. The dishwasher has likely been broken for 6+ years and we put in over 20 requests for it to be fixed & replaced-- never happened. I know that NYC landlords are known to be scummy, but these people are another level. read more

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJPcNEPt/ Please watch this TikTok. If I could give -10 stars I would. My biggest mistake was not reading reviews before moving into Hemenway. If you're too lazy to watch it I will summarize for you: -Windows that don't stay open -WINDOW PANEL FELL OFF AND ONTO MY ROOMMATE'S HEAD -MULTIPLE MICE INFESTATIONS and slow or no response to our calls for exterminators -lights with no covers - too bright -nails sticking out all over the floor -broken kitchen cabinet doors and panels -loud construction every morning before the sun rises due to the building across that burned down -stolen packages all the time -took months to fix the broken front door that wouldn't lock -freezer with no shelf -OUR SINK EXPLODED WITH HOT BOILING WATER AND FLOODED THE 2 FLOORS BELOW US. I could've been seriously injured from this -rude and condescending attitude from management -doors don't close properly read more

No heat, no hot water every other week in winter. With 25 degrees outside. Front door would not close resulting in most parcels stolen. 50% of the front door keys do not work. Rented from the Sabet group on 92 Second Ave. Hated every day of my stay. They will never be helpful, always deceiving. Your requests for fixes will be at best ignored. AVOID THE SABET GROUP read more

Shitty management. They will deduct large amount of fees from your deposit just to do regular cleaning, even if you keep your apt nice and clean. read more

This by far is the worst apartment I have ever lived in. My girlfriend and I decided to rent from sabet management and moved into our apartment on September 1st. A separate management team contacted us and asked us to send in a letter of conditions that the apartment was in. We had a rat infestation problem, no hot water, mold in the bathroom, trash all over the place outside of the apartment, apartment was broken into. All within the first month. It's been impossible to contact somebody to come out to fix these issues. We noticed everyone of our problems and nOthing happened. We also had no batteries inside of ooze fire alarm. All of our problems accrued in our first month of living there and it's now going on 5 months. Please do not rent an apartment through sabet management. There's so many more problems I just don't have the energy or space to type everything. read more

Sabet Management - This is a baby rat - Property Management Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I wish I had done my research before moving into a Sabet-managed building. They are extremely unresponsive and impossible to get in touch with. They stole our deposit because they claimed they needed to repaint, even though we left the apartment spotless upon our departure. When we tried to get our full deposit back, they screened our calls and ignored our emails. They refused to fix the lock on our building's front door (I lived on a busy street in Manhattan in front of a bus stop) - this led to strangers waiting for the bus inside our building. On numerous occasions, I came home to homeless people sitting in our hallway for shelter due to an unlocked front door. One time, someone defecated in the hallway and Sabet took three days to return our calls and clean it up. I had to send pictures of the mess to the NYC Housing Authority to get Sabet to come deal with it. On the off chance you do get to speak to a human being when you call Sabet's "emergency number," you are speaking with someone who works at a call center (not someone from the Sabet office), and they're not allowed to take messages. Truly the most despicable building management company I have ever come across. Save yourselves a lot of grief (and money) and stay away. read more

Stay away from sabet! 1- maintenance people barely speak english so it's really card to communicate 2- they shut the elevator down for days when people are moving out 3- the elevator license expired almost 2 years ago 4- they tried to charge us $500 on rent even though it shouldn't happen 5- Management is really rude. read more

I'll keep it short: Sabet attempted to keep my daughter's deposit. We sued them. The judge ordered it returned. We had to get the sheriff involved. Over a year later, we finally got it back (after they exhausted every possible delay tactic imaginable). I guess they figure most people will give up sooner or later. We didn't. They suck. read more

Let me preface this by saying, I'm the type of person who goes on Yelp all the time (especially before renting apartments) and reads all the reviews of a company. Since most realty/management places tend to have terrible reviews anyways, I took them with a grain of salt and thought maybe it wouldn't actually be as bad as everyone says. My mistake. PLEASE listen to everyone's reviews about this terrible terrible company. I was a college student looking for an apartment close to campus. These people FEED off of college students. NEVER RENT FROM THESE SLUMLORDS. Even if you are the perfect tenant, pay everything on time, keep your place clean, never make loud noise, etc. I'm positive you will have more than one issue with this place during the year that you are there. To sum it up, I had issues with the stove, the heat, mice, the refrigerator, getting someone to paint the apartment (which they ended up charging me for), and plenty of other things; all of which they profited off of me from. They never answer their phones, respond to email, or are even in the office when you physically go there. The guy who owns this business is literally sitting in his 5 homes laughing at all the money he's raking in off of poor college students. He employs foreign "handyman" workers who have no idea what they're doing and is too cheap to hire professional companies to fix important things. I don't know how the city allows this. read more

Mohsen is awful. Something goes wrong with our apartment every single day. We almost died of CO2 poisoning......

If I could give negative stars I would. I lived in a Sabet building for two years and they were complete nightmares throughout the entire process. They have nice apartment listings BUT DO NOT BE FOOLED. It is not worth it to work with these unprofessional slime bags. *they tried to raise our rent $500 after one year *the super's number got disconnected 2 weeks after we moved in, there was never another one *Leor and Matt are impossible to get in touch with unless they need something from you. Had to hold rent a couple time just to get them on the phone. Even now after having moved out we are dealing with a law suit to get our security deposit back. STEER CLEAR read more

Horrendous. They had to re-paint our living room when we moved in and they got paint on our brand new dining table. This is just one example of the many things they've done wrong. And most of their workers do not speak English so it's virtually impossible to convey what you need- if you can reach them. Steer clear of these slumlords. read more

Sabett is truly the most incompetent, inconsiderate group of humans in all of Boston. Such a disappointment renting from them with 5 friends in college at 103 Hemenway St. for over 2 years. After all the terribly things that happened with them we all paid our rent on time and were as understanding as possible with their terrible service. NOW, 6 YEARS LATER SABETT MANAGEMENT IS STILL PULLING DOWN MY CREDIT SCORE?!? I cannot understand how or why they decided to take legal action against music students consistently paying their rent, meticulously taking care of their apartment, but they did. I have two derogatory marks from them that are pulling down my credit score and that I cannot get removed. DO NOT RENT FROM SABETT. They will sue you for NO reason and you will not be able to get rid of the black mark on your credit score. I have never missed a payment on a credit card and I have never been late with rent. Sabet Management is the worst and honestly, they probably accidentally sued the wrong tenant, realized it but didn't care enough about me to fix their mistake because they are the LAZIEST. This is the only review on Yelp I have ever taken the time to write. I could write a book on Sabett's incompetence. Fin. read more

WORST property management ever. constant construction. it never stops. they dont answer the phone. they actually suck so much i cant explain

Worst manager ever. They stole our deposit for no reason. In addition, Leor Sabet was extremely rude. Never hire them.

Unfortunately, all of the below reviews are correct. They will keep your security deposit. They will not do a final walk through. Buildings are not up to code. Avoid at all costs. read more

The management for the building is a dick. His name is Mohsen, he acts nice and smiling, saying he will help you if you need anything. But if you go to him with any problems with your apartment, he doesn't ever show concerns or willingness to help you. Maintenance is great and kind, Mohsen is just the worst tho and he is their boss... 1. My apartment was under CONSTRUCTION when my roommate and I moved in, and when we brought this up to Mohsen, he told us to SHARE ROOMS while the other room is under construction. That was NOT what we signed for, as we were supposed to have TWO rooms ready by the time our contract started. He kept saying that we are lucky they're building us a new room, and we should be thankful instead of complaining to him. Under normal circumstance where we move in and the apartment is new, sure. But on the day we move in, expecting to find a place ready for us to move in to and sleep??? NOT OKAY. Also, it was the property's decision to invest in the reconstruction of this room for THEIR future profit, still not our price to pay or for us to be taken advantage of. It wasn't our decision. 2.With no other choice, we stayed. The construction lasted over a month and a half, and openings in the floors/walls meant that there were mice and roaches crawling in. There was no bathroom for one of the weeks during. 3. We caught 3 roaches just within the first week of being there. Even when construction was finished, we kept hearing mice in our kitchen; that was when discovered a hole behind our oven that wasn't filled in properly, and it was literally the size of a hot dog bun. Any creatures could have crawled in honestly... 4. We scheduled to meet him in his office to discuss our options, and he had a huge attitude, calling us ungrateful and other names. The entire time when we are trying to talk to him in his office, he was jerk and seemed like he never really planned to listen. He was cussing at us, starting with "who the F*** is this?" as he refers to my roommate. 5. Throughout the course of our conversation, he picked up 2 phone calls. He was stubborn and kept telling us to leave. Some new tenants came to his office with questions, and he dismissed us, saying, "no, you guys don't know what you're talking about." Then he turned around, tended to the people who just walked in, and completely ignored us. Given the fact that the ones who entered his office after us were male, and he treated them completely differently than how he treated my roommate and I, who are both female, I dare to add sexist and condescending to the list of how to describe him. 6. At the end of the contract, we cleaned out the apartment completely, broom swept the floors, mopped the floors, repainted the walls, anything we could do to minimize the security fee deduction. A month later, we got our security deposit back only to find out that they actually had the audacity to charge us $1300.00 for CLEANING FEES. Any other places in Boston will charge at most a few hundred. We got charged THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS!? From my point of view, he gets off of taking advantage of college students and their money, and is totally loving it. TL;DR Mohsen the manager was very unprofessional, rude, wasn't willing to listen/difficult to talk to, didn't care about anything we had to say, never resolved any of our concerns, charged us unnecessarily high for security deposit, 10 out of 10 wouldn't recommend anyone to stay anywhere this manager runs. read more

The worst most pathetic property managers around.Do not respond to maintenance requests, do a poor shoddy job and then take away our security deposit for cleaning services and mattress removals when there was nothing in the apartment when we moved out. Also, we made sure it was clean before we left. Do NOT rent with these criminals. Apparently they don't have a number for the New York office, and that's where you have to call if yo have questions about your security deposit. It's not worth it, seriously. read more

I had the same experience as others. Unfairly deducted security fee. Everyone should be aware of their scam.

THIS IS THE WORST COMPANY IN THE WORLD. If I could give negative 5 stars I would. They took a chunk out of our security deposit to repaint when they are REQUIRED to repaint every 3 years by law and I lived in that apartment for THREE FULL YEARS. The apartment was always left in a disgusting state. There was a time where someone threw up on the second floor landing and they left it there for over a month. When I filed a complaint with management, they called me a princess. These people are awful. I have every intention of legally pursuing them and recommend anyone else who has had a similar experience do the same. They cant keep getting away with this!!! read more

Every year that I lived in the apartment managed by Sabet, I saw new people moving in, commenting: "Look, it's such a nice place", but I know for a fact that a few days later they will realize their dream shattered into fragments of a nightmare. Folks, if you see this review, please believe that if every single review of a company is a one-star, you really need to avoid it. Here's a summary of things that I've encountered over the years living in a Sabet building: The manager appears very nice and is the only one who speaks English that you can get in touch with for fixes. He will appear to try to get things done but the reality is he won't. He probably knows the buildings are beyond repair and just wants to get by. Supers: these guys don't speak English. None of them does. You need things fixed? You're lucky if they don't break a few things of yours in the process of trying to do the repairs. Jennifer: The rudest and second most incompetent person I've seen in my life. No matter what you ask of her, expect her to get it wrong, and expect her to blame it on you. Victus: Wondering who is the most incompetent now? This guy. He doesn't know anything when you ask him, and will pretend raising $300 per month of rent is Sabet showing you mercy. Their only hope is to deceive newcomers to Boston into renting an apartment they manage, but if you could see this review, please do your best to avoid this company, and please tell your friends to avoid them. You'd be doing yourselves and Boston a huge favor. read more

Sabet Management has been so far the absolute worse management I ever had to deal with. 3 months to get a clogged sink fixed! An extremely dirty appartment when we moved in! Elevator always broken and never fixed! Very dirty common areas! Not to say gross! They did not do anything even after we called them several time to complain about the noise from other tenants ( @ 3am every single night of the year) so we had to call the police. We did not have heat for a month at the end of the winter ( 40-50°F outside) and had to call the Boston Mayor office social services to force them to put the heat back on. In a word, absolutely scandalous! Not to mention that we had to wait for a month and a half to get our security deposit back and they billed us for cleaning/painting! 310 for cleaning a place that we return in a better state than what we found!! Quite amazing isn't it!! Finally,it is very hard to get an hold on them: calling or emailing seem to be worthless!! We never get answers or if we get finally someone to talk to, it was never the same person, always someone new who did not know about us or even where the building was. So, if you rent a place make sure to check who is your REAL management company ( sometimes it is not super clear!!) and good luck!! read more

Last year was my first year in Boston and I rent an apartment in 109 Peterborough St remotely, so I didn't know it is Sabet Management and that was the start of my horrible experience. 1. The building was old and there are rat showing up at the third day I move in, so I have to buy some rat sticker online to catch them. And there are also cockroach inside the building 2. The heat come very late during the last winter, and during some of the winter time they didn't provide heat. Like the thanksgiving day, for god sake it was under 50F outside, and the single layer window can not prevent the cold come into the room. I have to call 311(public service) to seek for help. Luckily a nice officer came to verify the situation and called the management office to warn them, five minutes later they turned on the heat. But it seems that management office weren't afraid of the government and they stopped heating supply several times after that. 3. The elevator is also another thing that I can bear with, through the move in and move out day the elevator was not working, and the license of the elevator expire almost one year. It also broke down through the daily usage. 4. After moving out about one month they start sending out the deposit check, and my apartment was charged more that $2000, for the so called "wall damage", it is totally unreasonable and unacceptable as we live carefully through out the whole year and they didn't gave me a checklist when I was moving out. I am ready to see them in the court for the charge. In the last, if you haven't move into the apartment under Sabet Management and see this review, please do not move in, there are other better apartments nearby that worth consideration. read more

I cannot speak less of Sabet after 1 year of living there. It's the worst experience of my renter's life ever. I should've looked it up in Yelp before I moved in, but every bit of review in this page is correct. Stay away from them! 1. Elevator conveniently broke when people are moving in and out. Even in regular days, it was constantly out of order. The inspection expired for 2 years and no one from the management seems to care. 2. You can't find management staff in the office whenever you want to talk to them. You almost always have to call and wait. 3. They didn't turn on the heat until December last year, after several calls to maintenance and requested them to turn it on in November when it started to get cold. There was one guy saying s/he would complain it to city inspector, the next day the heart started and the letter s/he left to management was shown in the lobby w/ "What's your apartment #" on the letter. 4. The heat didn't work sometimes in winter. For example, in Super Bowl LI, there was no heat for the whole day! That was in freaking February. 5. They lowered the heat starting from early March and shut it off later in the month. For God's sake it was still 40-50F outside. 6. If you think you can use space heater in the apartment, you are wrong. The whole apartment is using the same circuit, aka the whole load on the circuit can be no more than 1500W, good luck using your 1500W space heater and try to do anything else using electricity (like Microwave) or your roommate needs to warm up as well. 7. The hot water was not even lukewarm for two weeks in late March after 9:00 pm-ish. Plus there was no heat.. Good job at freezing students. 8. They wanted to paint our apartment in early September, claiming that if we didn't accept, then later we needed to be responsible for paining after we moved out. Guess what, we were still charged for paining after all (more than half of the security deposit). They seem to paint every year and deduct it from your security deposit. 9. They only return your deposit after about 1 month after moving out, making it hard to justify and argue their deductions. Why not just do it fair and square on the moving-out day? 10. Constant packages stealth. I've lost 5 or 6 packages in total and every time I had something delivered to my place I was so nervous to find it was gone. There was one time that I thought my package was stolen and later discovered it was left on the folding table in the basement, with cardboard box thrown in the waste bin nearby.. I don't know if the thief is from inside or what. And the management has done nothing about it. 11. I didn't even receive a letter from them to ask if I want to renew my lease and not, and suddenly people were showing up in the apartment. I definitely wouldn't renew my lease but where was your courtesy to ask? Once again, stay away from these buildings under Sabet as far as possible. read more

I've spent three years under Sabet Management across two different properties (like any good slumlords, it seems like there's practically a district under their slimy grasp). Really, really horrible. First apartment, on Hemenway Street, had a hole in the floor through which I was regularly visited by mice; the stove's pilot light was spotty and spewed noxious fumes through the closet-sized "one-bedroom split" (that's a laugh, but for $2200 a student can't handle it alone) until I called in an engineer, no recycling of any kind, chipped paint everywhere, a busted refrigerator, the list goes on. I send an email to them with this list of complaints, and receive zero reply for two months. I send another email, no reply for another month. My roommate and I decide to exercise our state-given tenant rights and withhold half of our rent until our issues are addressed - eviction notice. I confront management with threat of legal repercussions for violating our tenant rights, suddenly the email gets a reply and the crook of an owner personally shows up at my door begging us to pay! Alrighty then. They cranked the rent up by $500, so I moved. Second apartment - I know, I know, I'm a glutton for punishment - the radiator lacks any kind of valve to regulate heat, so heat spews endlessly and makes my room a sauna. Phone calls, emails, no reply for a month. The heat starts to result in health issues for occupants, so I place a message bringing this to their attention and that they're at fault... suddenly the phone call gets a reply! Later events included management employees and handymen strolling right in and walking around the apartment at all hours of the day to their heart's content, a painter meant to paint the bathroom ceiling (chipped from leaks, of course) who painted everything but the ceiling, got paint all over the floors and kitchen appliances, and then left the door unlocked as he went (through which his friend came in later yelling for him, that was fun). To top it all off, that "last month's rent" only seems to go so far - we're supposed to be out midday on the 31st. Because nothing makes moving day in Boston easier than the last month I paid for suddenly becoming a month minus half a day! I know there's so much hyperbole about management companies and real estate offices, but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE never give these creeps a dime. read more