If I could give negative 100 stars I would.
The house they rented out is 14391 Gage St. Taylor MI.
This house looks good at first glance, and when looking at it, it looked decent for what I needed at the time. However, as time would tell after moving in, this company proved to be dishonest and mis leading in their representation of this rental home.
Especially after speaking with the neighbors about the history of the house and previous tenants, and how the company misrepresents this house over and over, just for every tenant to move out within 6 months. The neighbor next door has said
"Good thing you're moving out, that house needs to be torn down, its a shame what that company does to trick people into renting that dump"
The saying "Lipstick on a pig" doesn't even do it justice, but its close.
The house was normal from November to March, only during the cooler months..when it started getting warm out is when I realized that the house had no AC unit..mind you when I first saw the listing it stated it had Heating and cooling. Also I didn't think to look for an AC unit as it was my first time renting a house.
During the hot months, during the summer was FUN.
Mice eating their way in through the walls, ruining the carpet with their tearing, and chewing of the carpet. Not to mention, the BUGS!, all the bugs..ants, spiders, everything coming in from outside with the spaces that are not sealed all around the doors and windows. An issue, mind you that I brought to the company's attention, and they came out to "fix it"... LOL, their fix was to put cheap sticky black insulation foam tape on the outside opening that didn't seal anything, but fell off 2 days later. The outside of the doors, have separations/cracks in the foundation where bugs and rodents were coming and going as they please.
The WINDOW SCREENS on the outside of the windows, they are SCREWED ON, as if that isn't a safety or FIRE HAZARD! Nor is there a fire extinguisher.
The Countertop between the stove and fridge is just setting on top, not nailed in, or adhered on, I lifted the counter by accident.
The kitchen window is broken, unless it's propped open with a Stanley cup, or something of the sort, it doesn't open and will fall forward out of the frame.
The locks/Door frame to the front door, that's a joke. There have been many times I have locked myself out of the house, just to be able to jimmy the door open with a zap zone gift card, the old school way.
The entirety of the house becomes a literal furnace due to the NO AC, and I have no idea why there is no airflow even with all the windows open, but its a miserable house to live in. Which is why a major of my time there, my children opted to stay with my mother due to the unbearable heat of the house, and the fact that mice kept coming in and out.
To fix the mouse problem, I opted for what was the most cost effective at the time. Rodent repellant expanding foam.
I put the expanding foam into the mouse holes to seal the inside of the walls, and when I say I went through 2 cans in 1 room, I was blown away. And the mice still came into all the rooms, chewing their way in. But I was told it was MY problem.
I had to move out before the lease end date because I simply could not subject myself or my children to those living conditions anymore, we were all miserable and it was more work that it was worth. I expected to get fees afterward, but this company is a scam and will charge you outrageous fees to turn a profit.
The fees they are charging me for this 850 sqft house, was a deposit of $2500, and monthly rent $1435. Yet SOMEHOW, they want to charge $2600 for carpeting with no sub floor, and $1600 for repainting. And yet the deposit I paid to cover rent and damages was NOT applied, so they stole it and took it as profit and want me to pay an outrageous amount money that doesn't adequately reflect the wear and tear, and minimal damage that occurred during my lease.
This company is full of scammers!
I would encourage thorough inspection of any rental property they have! read more