7/2/22
Mouse infestation
Mouse infestation
I was living with mice for months. I had been traveling for work for a good portion of early 2022. One night, I saw something running around in my apartment and thought I lost my mind. Turned out to be a mouse as I confirmed the next day. They sent over someone from maintenance (not pest control) to put out traps. They caught one mouse and said it must've gotten in from the water heater. I was told they put in a temporary repellent and pest control would be following up.
Pest... control never followed up.
Fast forward a few months, I saw a live mouse fall from the top shelf of my pantry into a bag. Over the course of the next few days, I found droppings all over my place from the closet to the pantry to under the sink.
There were mice and mice droppings everywhere.
Management's response: put out traps. They put out a few traps but it wasn't until the 3rd or 4th visit that the actual areas of entry were sealed. I kept telling them they were coming from the water heater but it wasn't until the 4th visit that the water heater was actually removed by pest control to be evaluated.
Leila asked me if I had dog food out in an accusatory manner. I have a dog but so do others in the complex. My dog was also not present for the first incident due to my extended travels..
I was released from my lease but not compensated for all the damage. There was more than a few hundred dollars worth of non perishable groceries in my pantry, all contaminated by mouse poop. I had a box of coconut water in which I had been drinking that I later found mouse poop in.
My health was severely risked due to management's lack of attention.
I have since moved out but just got notice I would be charged a cleaning fee and trash disposal. I only left a few items in my coat closet because they were covered in mouse poop. Leila even told me via email I wasn't responsible for the mouse poop. And they also had the audacity to charge me for a cleaning fee after all the filth I was forced to live in. Of my $450 deposit, they gave me $50 back. That is $400 they are trying to keep from me after the inconvenience and risk my life was put at.
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