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Lenny Long
LANDLORD'S ADDRESSES (1)
100 Jenkins St
Providence, RI 02906
UNITED STATES
LANDLORD'S PROPERTIES (1)
72 Doyle Ave
Providence, RI 02906
UNITED STATES
RATINGS
	OVERALL
(1)	The landlord was easy to work with.
(1)	The landlord was forthcoming and accomodating.
(1)	The landlord communicated in a timely manner.
(1)	The landlord addressed my concerns.
(1)	The landlord's expectations of me were reasonable.
(1)	The landlord conducted a proper move-in inspection.
(1)	The landlord respected my privacy.
(1)	The landlord promptly completed repairs.
(1)	The landlord accurately completed repairs.
(1)	The landlord conducted a proper move-out inspection.
(1)	The landlord promptly refunded my deposit.
(1)	I would rent from this landlord again.
COMMENTS (1)
[23-Aug-2020] We spent three years in Lenny’s property, but had to put up with many ridiculous things that ultimately caused us to leave in frustration. The things we did like: he built us two garden beds that provided me much joy, and he is active in the community, volunteering with many local organizations. He is an artist and art instructor, and the building, especially the basement, was filled with old works by him and his students. However, our main issue was that the building is in serious need of renovation, and he never did the necessary work to make sure rodents/animals wouldn’t keep finding their ways in. Every fall, we would get 6 to 12 mice, and Lenny would drop off a packet of mouse traps. Then there was the squirrel that got into the crawl space in the apartment above us. Then there was the bat in that apartment. The tenants ended up getting rabies shots because they came in contact with the bat while trying to get rid of it. A week later, a bat appeared in our apartment late at night, terrifying my partner while I was out of town. We had a conversation with Lenny, and he made it clear that he was not going to do any preventive maintenance, such as patching up the numerous exterior holes, that would prevent future visitors of the sort! It’s not as if the house wouldn’t benefit from a little bit of work. Like many in Providence, the building is probably 80-100 years old, but this one is in particular disrepair. We thought we would save money on heating when we voluntarily raised our rent and signed a new, two-year lease in exchange for Lenny replacing the windows. Not only did he go with the cheapest contractor and do a botched job (there are cracks between the new window frames and the walls), but we learned that replacing the windows had no effect on the building’s insulation. The limiting factor is apparently the walls, which are completely hollow, resulting in heating bills close to $2000 a year (even while wearing sweaters all winter), and providing ample habitat for rodents. Every request for maintenance was met with a Band-Aid repair, although he did replace the boiler and the dryer when they broke. Other work he did on the property while we lived there included replacing half the boards on the back porch, and putting a few new roofing boards on the hoarder garage (although squirrels still live in its roof). In the meantime, the interior walls sag when you lean on them, there is no insulation, and the front porch support beams are rotting away. The most work I’d ever seen him do on the building was weed whacking every summer when the lease was up in one of the units and he was showing it to potential tenants. I am writing this review in hopes that I can divert some people from supporting this landlord’s predatory tactics. He owns over a dozen units on the East Side, and, although I have only been in one other, I can’t imagine any of them being in great repair. I never saw the lease until a few days after I moved in, which was when I learned that there is a clause requiring the tenant to pay all legal fees in the event of a dispute. I asked if I could spend a day looking at the lease and running it by a lawyer in my family, and Lenny pressured me enough that I signed right then and there. We sure regretted agreeing to this lawyer fee clause when we were trying to convince him to patch up the rodent entry points. Some of these deficiencies are not evident, even upon an apartment walk-through. To a naïve renter, the place might even appear desirable, because it is large and sunny, and some might not have the opportunity to read a review of the landlord before paying their deposit. Two months after our second bat, and after we had moved out, Lenny finally hired a contractor to patch up the exterior holes, as evidenced by construction scaffolding. It remains to be seen whether this is just another Band-Aid fix or the complete overhaul of the exterior the building needs. Meanwhile, the rent is $150 higher for the next unwitting tenant. We respect Lenny for his role in the community, but his rental business needs some work.
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