Joe Allan Properties

In one line: Collicky landlord but super awesome maintenance staff!
I think the landlord is spotty with relaying requests to maintenance but the maintenance staff itself is phenomenal. They are so fast, knowledgeable, and friendly. I wish they were the landlords instead heheh.
Unfortunate that it has had to come to this. My landlord violated the lease on exactly the terms that she did not want to put in writing. I did not want to take up the issue with a third party, but after 4 documented instances of contact… I had to. Normally, I would want to keep the dispute between us as much as possible– even at 4 instances of contact– but purely because she sneered «What are you gonna do about it [if she broke the lease],» I’m taking up her challenge.
She called me again to ask what it is that I wanted and that I’ve taken this too far… Well, considering that I have stated both verbally and in writing an exact request, I don’t know why I’m continuously being asked what I want. Each time, they get to delay their response a little bit more by feigning confusion. My directions are foolproof. If A, then B. If not A, then C. Very simple. This is the third major time that I’ve repeated myself. Even within one phone call she will ask me to repeat again «what it is that [I] want.» And then she’ll be too busy to pursue it at the moment and/​or slam the phone down in my midsentence.
There’s a relevant review on Reddit about this landlord (
): «the landlord doesn’t like to address issues and tries to make you feel stupid for asking.» Just search a landlord in r/​UIUC and you will find more reviews.
It’s so sad that landlords in Chambana are such scum. They are all the same. No incentive to go above and beyond because their tenant base is continuously refreshing itself and there are plenty of naïve sophomores and naïve upperclassmen to fuck with spiky dildos (that’s my favorite expression for describing what interacting with landlords are like). Never trust a scamlord. It’s in their best interest for you to remain ignorant of the law. Do yourself a favor and educate yourself. I highly recommend holding the Tenant Union and Student Legal Services’ hands while you can.
Still, I am quite happy with the apartment itself albeit it is dirty af and hideous (but only on the outside– the apartment has a GREAT personality). But mostly nice. It’s just the landlord that is problematic.