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Elvira Fanfa

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Landlord's Addresses (1)
54 Webster Ave
Apt 3
Cambridge, MA 02141-1947
UNITED STATES
Home: 617-501-2557
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Landlord's Properties (1)
54 Webster Ave
Cambridge, MA 02141-1047
UNITED STATES
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one-and-one-half stars (1)The landlord was easy to work with.
two stars (1)The landlord was forthcoming and accomodating.
three stars (1)The landlord communicated in a timely manner.
one-half star (1)The landlord addressed my concerns.
two stars (1)The landlord's expectations of me were reasonable.
two-and-one-half stars (1)The landlord conducted a proper move-in inspection.
one star (1)The landlord respected my privacy.
one star (1)The landlord promptly completed repairs.
zero stars (1)The landlord accurately completed repairs.
this landlord has not been rated on this particular questionThe landlord conducted a proper move-out inspection.
this landlord has not been rated on this particular questionThe landlord promptly refunded my deposit.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS (1)
[25-Jun-2007] Although Elvira is a friendly and courteous neighbor, the positives pretty much stop there. I was immediately suspicious of her when she revealed that she only planned to refund the interest on the security deposit because I had specifically pointed out that she was required to do so. She had to be asked several times to finish the renovations to our bathroom that were supposed to be complete before we even moved in (we still do not have any towel racks, the shower faucet leaks after two repair attempts, and the light fixture over the vanity, which she took six months to install, was eventually mounted to a temporary-looking, unfinished wooden box that was obviously constructed in a few minutes by the electrician himself).

More recently there were a few other annoyances:
-She originally told us that we could sign a lease from Sep 1 to July 1 with the option of extending the lease to Sep 1. Come June, she now claims she never said we could stay here until September and instead wants us out by August first so that she can "have time to clean the apartment before she shows it to perspective tenants." Of course this makes life very difficult in Cambridge where few apartments are available for lease starting in August.
-She has not given us keys to all of the locks on the our doors. Both the front and back door have both a deadbolt and a handle lock. We have only the key to the handle lock on the front door and the deadbolt on the back door. This was only a minor annoyance in the relatively safe city of Cambridge until one day I came home to find the handle on the back door locked. I thought it was a little odd but decided to overlook it. Then one day I came home and the deadbolt was locked on the front door. It was fairly obvious that she (or someone with a key) had been in our apartment that day completely without asking. It was a little unnerving to say the least.

In general she seems to care little for the upkeep of the space, seems to have little understanding of the specifics of the housing laws and takes an unconcerned approach toward the maintenance of the building. She is a pretty typical lazy landlord.
 
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