SLM Property Management

This property management «company» took over my building when my landlord was foreclosed on. They just showed up one day and began pounding out locks with screwdrivers and hammers. Their first note introducing themselves was a memo saying that someone who once worked for them was no longer working for them and not associated with their office. The memo listed her name and in ALL CAPS DOES NOT WANT US TO CONTACT HER.
When Serafin Chavez knocked on my door the first time he told my roommate that we «may have to get out soon» but had no details whatsoever to explain. He told us that we’ve been paying rent to the wrong people, an unfounded claim based on the zero information he possesses.
When Serafin knocked on my door the second time it was to ask if he could borrow power from an outlet in my unit to aid his three guys changing locks/​pounding doors. When I told him that they were making quiet a lot of noise, that we’d all lived here for six years and today he shows up heavy footed on our 100 year old building staircase with his crew of strangers pounding and drilling, his only reply was a callus, «yeah this work is loud, but you know, it is a workday…»

This is my first time renting with a Property Management company. I work for one, that leases out apartments on the Southside of Chicago so I know what to expect. I have to say, I’m really happy with my new home. Sam has been great. I look forward to my future with this group. They’re just getting started and are already showing great potential!