Comments on: Real Estate Karma http://blog.lucidrealty.com/2008/08/06/real-estate-karma/ The real story on the housing market and real estate industry in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:53:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shelly & Michael http://blog.lucidrealty.com/2008/08/06/real-estate-karma/#comment-29 Shelly & Michael Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:48:07 +0000 http://blog.lucidrealty.com/2008/08/06/real-estate-karma/#comment-29 BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!! My husband and I own unit #3 At 6832 S. Clyde Ave. Chicago IL. 60649. We were also the first ones to move into our unit and have experienced very similar problems. The audacity of this developer!!!!! He should be called out for what he truly is a "SLUMLOARD"! We had our first inspection before we bought our condo and we had many issues to be taken care and we were told by the developer that they were. After a few months in our new place we started to experience many problems such as leaking roof, electrical wiring issues,ventless fireplace could create pyrophoric conditions- a fire hazard not only in our unit but the other three units also., Whirlpool tub throwing the breaker, leaking windows, and so on................. At this point we knew it was time to have another inspection. We had the same inspector come to 6832 S Clyde Ave. Unit #3 Chicago Il. 60649. He found that many of the issues in our first report had not been taken care of. We still had many code violations and still do. We have tried numerous times to resolve the issues with the developer but to no avail. So, my husband and I started to document all the problems pertaining to our unit (We are still under our first year contract.) as well as the empty garden unit still for sale. We have watched the developers crew come in and remove wet drywall from the garden unit and try to cover up all the damage from rain so he can unload the last unit. He pulled the wool over our eyes but we will not let it happen again especially to a potential buyer. After the storm on 8-04-08 the garden unit flooded once again. The building superintendent informed us that there was as much as 6"-8" inches of water in the garden unit. The next day the crew was here once again trying to cover up the damage. This time we took over 70 photos of the crew hauling out the ripped off baseboard, soaked carpeting, and drenched drywall. The garden unit door was left open so we even got a great photo of the inside. Two days later the crew came back to finish the cover up. Once again I took photos of the crew hauling in fresh drywall and starting this process over. Like you said "How many times are they going to do this". If my husband and I can help it not many moore. We have made two packets containing all the pictures, the two identical but seperate inspection reports of our unit, and the corespondence with our attorney, and lack of correspondece from the so called developer. One packet is about to be turned over to our attorney so we can start legal procedures. The other packet will be presented to any buyer that is interested in the garden unit. What goes around comes around!!!!! We as owners here at 6832 S. Clyde Ave. Unit #3 will not let someone else be taken advantage of. The motto for this developer (Mansion View Development) must be "Take the money and run" because that is all we have seen!!!!!!!!!!! If there is a way this response can be posted for the public please do. It is not slander when we own the property and have the proof to back up what we are saying. We would love to hear from the developers attorney. Thank you so much for this blog. We hope this saves someone from going through all the hassles we have. It should not be this way. Thank You, Shelly and Michael BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!! My husband and I own unit #3 At 6832 S. Clyde Ave. Chicago IL. 60649. We were also the first ones to move into our unit and have experienced very similar problems. The audacity of this developer!!!!! He should be called out for what he truly is a “SLUMLOARD”!

We had our first inspection before we bought our condo and we had many issues to be taken care and we were told by the developer that they were. After a few months in our new place we started to experience many problems such as leaking roof, electrical wiring issues,ventless fireplace could create pyrophoric conditions- a fire hazard not only in our unit but the other three units also., Whirlpool tub throwing the breaker, leaking windows, and so on……………..
At this point we knew it was time to have another inspection.

We had the same inspector come to 6832 S Clyde Ave. Unit #3 Chicago Il. 60649. He found that many of the issues in our first report had not been taken care of. We still had many code violations and still do. We have tried numerous times to resolve the issues with the developer but to no avail. So, my husband and I started to document all the problems pertaining to our unit (We are still under our first year contract.) as well as the empty garden unit still for sale. We have watched the developers crew come in and remove wet drywall from the garden unit and try to cover up all the damage from rain so he can unload the last unit. He pulled the wool over our eyes but we will not let it happen again especially to a potential buyer.

After the storm on 8-04-08 the garden unit flooded once again. The building superintendent informed us that there was as much as 6″-8″ inches of water in the garden unit. The next day the crew was here once again trying to cover up the damage. This time we took over 70 photos of the crew hauling out the ripped off baseboard, soaked carpeting, and drenched drywall. The garden unit door was left open so we even got a great photo of the inside. Two days later
the crew came back to finish the cover up. Once again I took photos of the crew hauling in fresh drywall and starting this process over. Like you said “How many times are they going to do this”. If my husband and I can help it not many moore.

We have made two packets containing all the pictures, the two identical but seperate inspection reports of our unit, and the corespondence with our attorney, and lack of correspondece from the so called developer. One packet is about to be turned over to our attorney so we can start legal procedures. The other packet will be presented to any buyer that is interested in the garden unit.

What goes around comes around!!!!! We as owners here at 6832 S. Clyde Ave. Unit #3 will not let someone else be taken advantage of. The motto for this developer (Mansion View Development) must be “Take the money and run” because that is all we have seen!!!!!!!!!!!

If there is a way this response can be posted for the public please do. It is not slander when we own the property and have the proof to back up what we are saying. We would love to hear from the developers attorney. Thank you so much for this blog. We hope this saves someone from going through all the hassles we have. It should not be this way.
Thank You, Shelly and Michael

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