Dyker Heights – Rapid Realty

This review is for their dyker heights and Carroll gardens offices. I rent a very shitty apartment from the owner of both offices Jason Lewis. The landlord Mike and the agent have a very good relationship. So they set you up for a piece of sh*t!!! The agent saw with me what a piece of crap the apt was but he didn’t say a word. I didn’t have much experience checking out old apts. So I was stupid to have taken that apt. After I signed the lease, he said you saw how trashy that place was, etc. Btw the address is 1690 66^th st, Brooklyn, NY, 11 024 or 6602 17^th ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11 204. If you ever look for an apt that has mice, roaches, water bugs digging holes off from ceilings, centipede, mold, rotten wood, half living room ceiling falling off from rain /​water leaks, that is the place. Landlord won’t wanna spend the money he’s supposed to spend to fix the ceilings, so expect holding an umbrella living in that apt. And the landlord would threaten you by saying «I don’t give a shit about the law. I’m a nuts. I can just kick tenants out.» Etc. I needed to get out of there earlier cuz the place had turned really inhabitable after heavy rain in NYC. The landlord PROMISED to give me back my full security. Of course he didn’t give my full security back and kept harassing me by saying taking me to court for breaking the lease, even if I didn’t do any damage and he gave his promise in the first place!
When the agent and the landlord take advantage of tenants together, that’s really a nightmare… I would not even live in that horrible place even if Jason paid me any money to be honest!!! My life and health was threatened in it!!!
I would give negative one star!!!

Scam!!! Do not give them any money!!! They will ask you for 500! and it is not refundable! Go through the apt management for an apartment!!! Be aware of the laws!!! Inexperienced workers!!!

I wish I could give them zero stars. If you are reading this you probably have been ripped off by them, because most folks, including myself do not check out reviews of brokers before hand. We assume they are all pretty much the same.
Here is what these jokers do…
1) They will show you an apartment like any other broker. If you like the apartment they take you to their office.
2) They make you put a down payment down to hold the apartment so they can «show the owner you are serious.» They tell you it is non binding and if you do not get the apartment or change your mind you will get your money back.
3) if you like the apartment and get the apt no problem, but if you change your mind or get rejected by the owner they hold your down payment money.
Basically my girlfriend had to call them for a month and threaten them to get her $ 500 down payment back.
If you find yourself in a similar situation file complaints with the state of New York department of Education, the city of new division of consumer affairs, and the new York city/​state real estate board.