Things wrong with the apartment

The Neil Company are slum lords.

- Even after the previous VISTAs living in the Fromdahl house complained about the leaky roof, and were assured it would be fixed (a) sometime during the summer, and later (b) before the new VISTAs moved in in August, nothing was done with the roof until late November, after mentions of legal action and not paying the rent until it was fixed. When asked why they took so long, the representation said, “We thought it had already been fixed.” Even though roofers were seen working on re-shingling, over Christmas break, the garage flooded, and ruined several pieces of furniture and luggage being stored.

- The sink in the Goedeck apartment became clogged on a Wednesday, and after buying Drano to try to fix the problem, E called the rental company on Thursday morning to ask them to fix the sink. Friday afternoon, we called again, and again on Saturday morning. On Tuesday, S's supervisor called Cathy Hummel, the owner of the Neil Co., to remind them that we were not able to use our sink, and consequently, our dishwasher, and that we were washing dishes in the bathtub when absolutely necessary, and stacking them up otherwise. Thursday afternoon, the sink was fixed when I came home.

- The Goedeck apartment constantly smells like cigarette smoke, though none of the girls smoke. They are pretty sure it is either the upstairs neighbors or the downstairs ones, and the smoke is seeping through a vent somewhere. They try to ignore the cigarette burns all over an apartment they were told when they moved in was 100% smoke free. Constant complaints to Neil Co. have been ignored, though 'Elise remembers how at the Fromdahl house, whenever the neighbors complained about the state of the yard, and the girls would receive notices warning them immediately.

We feel unsafe.

- Merely walking from the unlighted parking lot to our door at night is a harrowing experience.

- The upstairs neighbors are constantly screaming and threatening to beat the crap out of each other and their kids. The police have been called twice, Child Services once, and the Neil Co. repeatedly, but the girls are still constantly woken up in the morning and kept up at night by any number of things
1. Children screaming and running from one side of the apartment to the other
2. Heavy objects being dropped on the ground
3. Children screaming and crying hysterically while adults tell them to “shut the fuck up”
4. Loud sex
5. Loud throwing up

- Since the police have been called, we live in constant fear the upstairs neighbors will find out we were the ones who called, and try to retaliate, either by destroying our property, or killing us.